I enjoy writing for a variety of audiences on topics around health, health care, and healthy public policy. Below are some examples of my writings in popular media and in peer-reviewed and grey-literature:
POPULAR MEDIA
“Population Health” and the evolving role of healthcare to improve it. Patchwise Labs
Ontario public health cuts will endanger the public. The Conversation / National Post
The post-MPH PhD: Why the research path may be for you. PHSPOT.
Explainer: How we all benefit from the public health system. The Conversation Canada. *Reposted in the National Post and Upstream: Institute for a Health Society.
Co-operate on the Path to Food Security. Upstream: Institute for a Healthy Society.
Downstream Disaster: The Husky Oil Spill and the social determinants of health. Upstream: Institute for a Healthy Society.
How Can We Reduce Health Inequality? The World Economic Forum
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Bandara, T. (2019). Equity-based childhood immunization policy-making in urban centres across the Canadian Prairies: A Comparative Study (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Saskatchewan. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/12051
Goodridge, D., Bandara, T., Marciniuk, D., Hutchinson, S., Crossman, L., Kachur, B., Higgins, D., Bennett, A. (2019). Promoting chronic disease management in persons with complex social needs: A qualitative descriptive study. Chronic Respiratory Disease. January 2019.: doi: 10.1177/1479973119832025.
Fuller, D., Neudorf, J., Lockhart, S., Plante, C., Roberts, H., Bandara, T., Neudorf, C. (2019). Individual- and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in diabetes mellitus in Saskatchewan between 2007 and 2012: A cross-sectional analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open. January 21, 2019: doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20180042.
Bandara, T., Banerjee, A., Dhillon, J., Rafferty, E. (2015). Developing the tools to manage complex crises: Training students in interdisciplinarity. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. December 2, 2015: doi: 10. 1177/2373379915614867.
Bandara, T. (2014). Housing-First and the Primary Health Care Approach to Health Equity. Health Science Inquiry. 5;1, 99-100
Bandara, T. (2013). A Multi-Level Approach to Addressing Mental Health Stigma in Canada.
Health Science Inquiry, 4;1, 83-84
Bandara, T., Muhajarine, N. (2013). Neighborhood Design and Quality of Life in Saskatoon.
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 2013 Edition, 4318-4324
Bandara, T., Moraros, J., Bird, Y. (2012). Incidence of Male Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Physical Violence Against Pregnant Women in Cuidad Juárez, Mexico. The Health Education Monograph Series, 29;2, 6-12
REPORTS
Changes in Social Inequalities in Health Over Time in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Equity Study.
Clearing the Air: Using Community Based Social Marketing Strategies to Foster an Idle-Free Saskatoon. Saskatchewan Environmental Society
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