Abstract Background Knowledge brokers (KBs) work collaboratively with key stakeholders to
facilitate the transfer and exchange of information in a given context. Currently, there is a …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve public health's ability to promote the
health of all people in all communities. To successfully realize this potential and use AI for …

Background Acute myocardial infarction can be triggered by acute respiratory infections.
Previous studies have suggested an association between influenza and acute myocardial …

Objective To determine how machine learning has been applied to prediction applications in
population health contexts. Specifically, to describe which outcomes have been studied, the …

Background In late spring 2009, concern was raised in Canada that prior vaccination with
the 2008–09 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) was associated with increased risk …

Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear …

During a pandemic, news media play a crucial role in communicating public health and
policy information. Traditional newspaper coverage is important amidst increasing …

Background This study examined the incidence of a person's first diagnosis of a selected
chronic disease, and the relationships between modifiable lifestyle risk factors and age to …

Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Jain and Chaves, on pages 422–424.)
Background. Previous studies suggest that obesity may be a risk factor for complications …

Introduction Healthcare spending occurs disproportionately among a very small portion of
the population. Research on these high-cost users (HCUs) of health care has been …