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Aleck Ostry

ResearcherUniversity of Victoria

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Aleck Ostry

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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No publications since 2016.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 CIHR, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2017.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2011.

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Research

Aboriginal Health British Columbia Health Impact Assessment Mining Occupational Health Population Health Social And Cultural Determinants Of Health Determinant Of Health Data

Latest papers

Hospital support services and the impacts of outsourcing on occupational health and safety.
International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2016
Air pollution, neighbourhood and maternal-level factors modify the effect of smoking on birth weight: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.
BMC public health · 2016
The reduction of birth weight by fine particulate matter and its modification by maternal and neighbourhood-level factors: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.
Environmental health : a global access science source · 2016

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Establishing a culturally appropriate health surveillance system for British Columbia First Nations
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$508,726
The Health Impacts of Mining on Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$410,897
Income security and labour-market engagement: envisioning the future of disability policy in Canada
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$2,760,782

All 17 grants and awards

10 publications.

Hospital support services and the impacts of outsourcing on occupational health and safety.

Siganporia P, Astrakianakis G, Alamgir H, Ostry A, Nicol AM, Koehoorn M

International journal of occupational and environmental health2016

DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2016.1227035 PMID: 27696988

Air pollution, neighbourhood and maternal-level factors modify the effect of smoking on birth weight: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.

Erickson AC, Ostry A, Chan HM, Arbour L

BMC public health2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3273-9 PMID: 27784277

The reduction of birth weight by fine particulate matter and its modification by maternal and neighbourhood-level factors: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.

Erickson AC, Ostry A, Chan LH, Arbour L

Environmental health : a global access science source2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0133-0 PMID: 27079512

The privileged normalization of marijuana use - an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997-2007.

Haines-Saah RJ, Johnson JL, Repta R, Ostry A, Young ML, Shoveller J, Sawatzky R, Greaves L, Ratner PA

Critical public health2014

DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.771812 PMID: 24574580

Integrating food security into public health and provincial government departments in British Columbia, Canada.

Seed B, Lang T, Caraher M, Ostry A

Agriculture and human values2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10460-013-9426-x PMID: 32214645

Mental health differences among middle-aged sawmill workers in rural compared to urban British Columbia.

Ostry A, Maggi S, Hershler R, Chen L, Hertzman C

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2010First author

PMID: 21086778

A health and nutritional evaluation of changes in agriculture in the past quarter century in British Columbia: implications for food security.

Ostry A, Morrison K

International journal of environmental research and public health2010First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7062653 PMID: 20644694

Publically funded recreation facilities: obesogenic environments for children and families?

Naylor PJ, Bridgewater L, Purcell M, Ostry A, Wekken SV

International journal of environmental research and public health2010

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052208 PMID: 20623020

Climate change and health in british columbia: projected impacts and a proposed agenda for adaptation research and policy.

Ostry A, Ogborn M, Bassil KL, Takaro TK, Allen DM

International journal of environmental research and public health2010First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7031018 PMID: 20617016

A case control study of differences in non-work injury and accidents among sawmill workers in rural compared to urban British Columbia, Canada.

Ostry A, Maggi S, Hershler R, Chen L, Louie A, Hertzman C

BMC public health2009First author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-432 PMID: 19939268

Establishing a culturally appropriate health surveillance system for British Columbia First Nations

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck S

Keywords: Determinant Of Health Data; First Nation; Health Data; Surveillance

$508,726

The Health Impacts of Mining on Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck S

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; British Columbia; Health Impact Assessment; Mining; Occupational Health; Population Health; Social And Cultural Determinants Of Health

$410,897

Income security and labour-market engagement: envisioning the future of disability policy in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Partnership Grants

Keywords: disability policy; income security; disability benefits; labour-market engagement; return to work; workers' compensation; social safety net; social assistance; Canada Pension Plan Disability; Quebec Pension Plan Disability

$2,760,782

The Health Impacts of Mining on Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: First Nations, Inuit and Metis Health

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck S

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; British Columbia; Health Impact Assessment; Mining; Occupational Health; Population Health; Social And Cultural Determinants Of Health

$100,000

Canada Research Chair in the Social Determinants of Community Health = Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les déterminants sociaux de la santé communautaire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck

Keywords: food policy; food security; nutrition policy; climate change and food security

$500,000

The impact of rurality on charitable food provisioning in British Columbia

SupervisorCIHR2011Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Bocskei, Elietha M

Keywords: Charitable Food Assistance; Community -Level Response To Food Insecurity; Rurality; Vulnerable Populations

$17,500

Climate change and the geography of local food security in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck S.

Keywords: geography; food security; climate change; emergency planning

$92,400

Reducing Health Inequities: The Contribution of Core Public Health Services in BC

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity

Principal investigators: Pauly, Bernadette M; Hancock, Trevor; MacDonald, Marjorie A

Keywords: British Columbia; Determinants Of Health; Ethics And Values; Health Equity Tools And Frameworks; Health Inequities; Intersectoral Collaboration; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Population Health Interventions; Public Health Policy; Public Health Services

$1,375,000

Translating Insights from Research on the Social Determinants of Rural Health

Nominated PICIHR2010Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Ostry, Aleck S

Keywords: Rural Economic Development Planning; Social Determinants Of Rural Health

$100,000

Reducing Health Inequities: The contribution of Core Public Health Programs in BC

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Pauly, Bernadette M; Hancock, Trevor; MacDonald, Marjorie A

Keywords: British Columbia; Core Public Health Functions; Determinants Of Health; Health Equity; Health Impact Assessment; Public Health Interventions

$15,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Aleck Ostry

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Hospital support services and the impacts of outsourcing on occupational health and safety.

Air pollution, neighbourhood and maternal-level factors modify the effect of smoking on birth weight: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.

The reduction of birth weight by fine particulate matter and its modification by maternal and neighbourhood-level factors: a multilevel analysis in British Columbia, Canada.

The privileged normalization of marijuana use - an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997-2007.

Integrating food security into public health and provincial government departments in British Columbia, Canada.

Mental health differences among middle-aged sawmill workers in rural compared to urban British Columbia.

A health and nutritional evaluation of changes in agriculture in the past quarter century in British Columbia: implications for food security.

Publically funded recreation facilities: obesogenic environments for children and families?

Climate change and health in british columbia: projected impacts and a proposed agenda for adaptation research and policy.

A case control study of differences in non-work injury and accidents among sawmill workers in rural compared to urban British Columbia, Canada.

Establishing a culturally appropriate health surveillance system for British Columbia First Nations

The Health Impacts of Mining on Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia

Income security and labour-market engagement: envisioning the future of disability policy in Canada

The Health Impacts of Mining on Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia

Canada Research Chair in the Social Determinants of Community Health = Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les déterminants sociaux de la santé communautaire

The impact of rurality on charitable food provisioning in British Columbia

Climate change and the geography of local food security in Canada

Reducing Health Inequities: The Contribution of Core Public Health Services in BC

Translating Insights from Research on the Social Determinants of Rural Health

Reducing Health Inequities: The contribution of Core Public Health Programs in BC

Frequent collaborators

Laura Arbour

Richard Sawatzky

George Astrakianakis

Patti-Jean Naylor

Jeannie Shoveller

Mieke Koehoorn

Clyde Hertzman