Healthy Eating Nova Scotia (2005)
Healthy Eating Nova Scotia is the province’s new healthy eating strategy, produced by the Nova Scotia Alliance for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. I wrote and did much of the research for this document under the direction of the Healthy Eating Action Group.

What Works! Putting Community Issues on the Policy Agenda (2004)
What Works! is a collection of stories about community organizations that have succeeded in getting their issues on the policy agenda. The work was done for the Atlantic Regional Office of Health Canada's Population and Public Health Branch. Available in French and English.

Home Visiting to Support Young Families in Nova Scotia (2003)
Home Visiting to Support Young Families in Nova Scotia is the report of a province-wide environmental scan of home visitation programs commissioned by the Nova Scotia Department of Health, to support the implementation of the Healthy Beginnings: Enhanced Home Visiting Initiative. The work was done in collaboration with Phyllis Price.

Public Health Agency of Canada, Atlantic Region Website (2000)
Since its inception in 2000, I have been responsible for structural and stylistic editing of all text for this web site.

Projects Plus (2003)
Projects Plus is the newsletter of Health Canada’s Atlantic Region Prevention and Promotion Contribution Program, Canadian Diabetes Strategy. Available in French and English.

Policies for Aging Populations: An International Perspective (2002)
Policies for Aging Populations is a scan of policies and programs adopted in Finland, Australia and Japan to prepare for and respond to their aging populations. The report was written for and produced by the Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Regional Office, Health Canada. Available in French and English.

Reorganizing Stroke Care in Nova Scotia (2002)
Reorganizing Stroke Care in Nova Scotia was produced by the Nova Scotia Integrated Stroke Strategy Committee, through a collaborative, trans-provincial team effort. My work consisted of guiding the team in the organization and communication of their ideas, and weaving their numerous sections and drafts into a cohesive report.

Preventing Diabetes in Atlantic Canada (2000)
Preventing Diabetes in Atlantic Canada is the report of an environmental scan on diabetes prevention commissioned by the Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, to support the implementation of the Canadian Diabetes Strategy. Available in French and English.

An Annotated Bibliography on Indicators for the Determinants of Health (2000)
This annotated bibliography was developed in the winter of 1999 for the Atlantic and Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Offices of the Health Promotion and Programs Branch, Health Canada, as an initial step in developing a system for assessing the impacts of their work. Although it was developed for internal use, it has now been updated, revised and translated for public distribution. Available in French and English.

Shifting Sands: Demographic and Economic Trends in Atlantic Canada and their Impacts on Seniors (1999)
Shifting Sands is a discussion paper that reviews existing data on economic and demographic trends in Atlantic Canada and speculates on the impacts of these trends on future generations of seniors. It was produced for Health Canada and was written in collaboration with Joan M Campbell. It is available in French and English.