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Katherine L. Frohlich

Professor of Public Health,Université de Montréal
Verified email at umontreal.ca
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Food and eating as social practice–understanding eating patterns as social phenomena and implications for public health

T Delormier, KL Frohlich, L Potvin - Sociology of health & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, public health agencies recognise obesity trends among populations as a priority.
Explanations for population obesity patterns are linked to obesogenic environments and …

Health disparities in Canada today: Some evidence and a theoretical framework

KL Frohlich, N Ross, C Richmond - Health policy, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper documents contemporary evidence on patterns of health disparities in Canada
and suggests theoretical mechanisms that give rise to these patterns. The overall health of …

Transcending the known in public health practice: the inequality paradox: the population approach and vulnerable populations

KL Frohlich, L Potvin - American journal of public health, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Using the concept of vulnerable populations, we examine how disparities in health may be
exacerbated by population-approach interventions. We show, from an etiologic perspective …

A theoretical proposal for the relationship between context and disease

KL Frohlich, E Corin, L Potvin - Sociology of health & illness, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of 'context'are increasingly widespread. These studies often become entrenched in
methodological debates rather than being conceptually satisfying. We suggest that part of …

Health inequalities and place: a theoretical conception of neighbourhood

P Bernard, R Charafeddine, KL Frohlich… - Social science & …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past 10 years, interest in studying the relationship between area of residence and
health has grown. During this period empirical relations between place and health have …

Reducing social inequities in health through settings-related interventions—A conceptual framework

M Shareck, KL Frohlich, B Poland - Global health promotion, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The creation of supportive environments for health is a basic action principle of
health promotion, and equity is a core value. A settings approach offers an opportunity to …

Capitals and capabilities: Linking structure and agency to reduce health inequalities

T Abel, KL Frohlich - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
While empirical evidence continues to show that low socio-economic position is associated
with less likely chances of being in good health, our understanding of why this is so remains …

A theoretical and empirical analysis of context:: neighbourhoods, smoking and youth

KL Frohlich, L Potvin, P Chabot, E Corin - Social science & medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Numerous studies are currently addressing the issue of contextual effects on health and
disease outcomes. The majority of these studies fall short of providing a theoretical basis …

Context as a fundamental dimension of health promotion program evaluation

B Poland, KL Frohlich, M Cargo - … practices in the Americas: Values and …, 2009 - Springer
Context can be broadly defined as “the circumstances or events that form the environment
within which something exists or takes place”(Encarta, 1999). That 'something'can be health …

Playing for health? Revisiting health promotion to examine the emerging public health position on children's play

SA Alexander, KL Frohlich… - Health promotion …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Concerns over dwindling play opportunities for children have recently become a
preoccupation for health promotion in western industrialized countries. The emerging …