Knowledge Translation Critique: Knowledge-to-Action Framework
To find ways to provide evidence-based health information to healthcare systems, Straus, Tetroe, and Graham (2011) outlined knowledge...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Mar 92 min read
Environmental Scan Critique: Mobile Apps for Adolescent Sexual Health Information
Unfortunately, I was unable to find an environmental scan specifically related to my health promotion issue of rising rates of syphilis...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Jan 63 min read
Key Learnings From MSHT631: Health Promotion 1
It is hard to believe it was just a few short years ago when I established my ePortfolio for the first course of the Masters of Health...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Dec 2, 20232 min read
And That's a Wrap: Final Reflection of MHST631
Reflecting on the past 12 weeks, I am in awe of my new knowledge. I have learned new health promotion and planning concepts that I can...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Oct 28, 20232 min read
Reflecting on my Health Promotion Learning Journey
As I sit here halfway through the MHST/NURS 631 Health Promotion 1: Planning course, I cannot help but reflect on the valuable learning...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Oct 22, 20233 min read
Misinformation – Hormonal Contraceptives
As I previously quoted in a blog post (Pabillar, 2021, para 1), "Knowledge is powerful, but only if accurate." Anecdotally, this has been...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Looking Ahead to My Health Promotion Learning Journey
In 2010, I took a leap of faith and left critical care for a sexual health nursing position in public health. Little did I know at the...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Sep 22, 20233 min read
The Ottawa Charter... Still Relevant, However...
Over a quarter of a century later, and as health promotors strive to enhance health and reduce inequities, they still consider the Ottawa...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Nov 1, 20225 min read
My Personal Leadership Philosophy
More so than previous experiences, my personal leadership philosophy has tremendously evolved as I have been both a follower and a leader...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Apr 5, 202111 min read
The Complexity of Simplicity: Curated Synthesis & Integration of Canada's Health System
Athabasca University's Foundations of Health Systems in Canada is a graduate course that offers an introductory exploration of Canada's...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Mar 25, 20217 min read
Early HIV Detection & Treatment as Prevention: Future Direction of Healthcare
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes an infection that affects and attacks the immune system. The immune system is the part of...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Mar 19, 20218 min read
Not a Skim Only Blog Post - Human Trafficking: Indigenous Girls & Womens Vulnerability
The 2016 statistics show that Canada's Indigenous people make up 1.6 million of the population, representing 4.9%. In Halton Region,...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Mar 7, 20219 min read
Knocking Back Too Many "Quarintinis"? The Pandemic and Its Rise in Alcohol Use
Substance use has always been a significant health care problem that exists on many multifaceted levels of our system and contributes to...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Feb 13, 20217 min read
Social Determinants of Health - An Upstream Approach for Downstream Concerns
At the beginning of this unit, we were all to look at the WHO definition of health from 1948. My end thoughts and suggestions on...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Feb 8, 20215 min read
Progress Not Perfection: Redefining "Health"
In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) proclaimed the definition of health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Social Media & My Digital Identity as My Worlds Intertwine
Anyone with a broadband connection, a resource to share and much worse, a bias opinion could potentially cause irreversible damage to...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Feb 1, 20215 min read
Conversation With A Classmate - COVID-19, Vulnerable Populations & Barriers to Overcome
I had the opportunity to connect with another Masters of Health Studies Graduate Student – Darri O'Neil. I will be the first to admit...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Jan 27, 20214 min read
Canada's Health Care System - A One Size Fits Most?
I have often thought about what it would be like to live in a country where health care is private. I am sure the wait times would be...
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Julie Pabillar, BScN, MHS Student
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Content Credibility - Anyone With A Broadband Connection & A Resource to Share?
Knowledge is powerful, but only if accurate. I am unsure how many times I have said this in my lifetime, but nothing frustrates me more...
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