MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS
Media Coverage:
Radio Interview by Greg "GTAP" Tapscott: Greg talks with me about being raised in South Africa under Apartheid. Dalhousie University Newspaper article: Alumni Outside the Box: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2019/09/30/alumni_outside_the_box__debra_a__barrath.html |
Chapters in Edited Books
· Barrath, D. (1995). "Race and Racism". Naomi Zack (Ed.), In American Mixed Race: The Culture of Microdiversity. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
· Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center and Maritime Center of Excellence for Women’s Health. (1999). “Challenges in Multicultural Health Research”. In Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals: Navigating the Road to Success. Halifax, NS: AHPRC and MCEWH.
Article in Peer-reviewed Journals
· Tomblin Murphy, G. & Barrath, D. (2002). A Survey of Web‑Based Health Human Resource Planning Activities in Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 33(4),123-137
Newsletter Article
· Barrath, D. (1997). Multicultural Health Policy in Nova Scotia. Cultural Connections,4(2),4-10
White Papers and Reports
· For Alberta Health Services. (2011). Primary Care Integration: Creating a Framework for Continuous and Coordinated Care. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2011). Enhancing Primary Care: A Model for Alberta. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2010). A Framework for Community Health Centers throughout Alberta. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2010). Strengthening Communities: A Rural Health Strategy for Alberta 2010-2040. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2009). Alberta Health Services Community and Rural Planning Framework: Literature Synthesis. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services/Calgary Health Region. (2009). Specialty Orientation Programs in Alberta: Phase One: Review of Emergency Room, Operating Room and Critical Care Specialty Orientation Programs. Calgary, Alberta.
· For the Calgary Health Region. (2008). Workforce Optimization Initiative: Final Report of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Design Team. Calgary, Alberta.
· For the Nova Scotia Department of Health. (2006). Nursing Leadership Development for Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Nova Scotia Department of Health. (2005). Rural and Remote Nursing Recruitment in Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Maritime Center of Excellence in Women's Health. (2000). Feasibility Study for an Atlantic Region Metropolis Center of Excellence. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· Barrath, D. (2000). Refugee Mothers' Perceptions of Stress Related to the War in the Former Yugoslavia. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Nova Scotia Council on Multicultural Health/Maritime Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. (2000). Keeping Canadian Values in Health Care. Inclusion, Diversity and Social Justice in Health: Newcomers from Kosovo, Halifax, NS.
· For the Midlife Women's Health Program Planning Group. (1999). Comprehensive Midlife Health Programs for Women, IWK-Grace Health Center, Halifax, NS.
· For the Health Human Resources Development Committee. (1998). Health Human Resources Development Report, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
· For the Research Committee, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University. (1997). Faculty Research Development: Institutes and Programs of Research in Schools of Nursing in Canada and the USA, Halifax, NS.
· For the International Students’ Association, Dalhousie University. (1993). Differential Fee Increases for International Students attending Canadian Universities, Halifax, NS.
Research Proposals
· Barrath, D. (1996). Mothers' Perceptions of Their Young Children's Coping with Political Violence and the Maternal Strategies Used to Facilitate Coping. For Masters of Nursing degree at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For Seniors’ Self Help/Mutual Aid Research Program. (1996). Face to Face Self-help Groups For Widowed Seniors. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center, Dalhousie University.
· For Seniors’ Self Help/Mutual Aid Research Program. (1996). Telephone Support Groups for Seniors with Limited Mobility. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center, Dalhousie University.
Conference and Workshop Presentations (Invited)
· August 2006. Nursing Professional Practice Challenges In Sub-Saharan Africa. Delivered in Nairobi, Kenya and Bloemfontein, South Africa. August 2006.
· April 2006. Concept Analysis: Vulnerable Populations. Poster for the Western Institute of Nursing Annual Conference.
· Nov 2004. Nova Scotia’s Nursing Strategy. For the Annual NSAHO Leadership Conference
· April 2002. “Population-based Health Human Resource Planning”. For the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch National Nursing Meeting, Health Canada.
· July 2001. “Refugee Mothers’ Perceptions of Stress Related to the War in the Former Yugoslavia”. For “Refugee Mental Health”, World Assembly on Mental Health
· April 2001. “Nova Scotian Response to the Arrival of the Kosovar Refugees”. For “Women’s Health & Diversity”, Centers of Excellence for Women’s Health
· June 2000. “Recognizing the Impact of Cultural Values and Beliefs on Death and Dying”. For “Perspectives on Death & Dying: A Workshop for Nurses”, Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology.
· July 1998. “Families and the Effects of the War in the Former Yugoslavia: Cross Cultural Mental Health Panel”, Cross Cultural Mental Health Project, Canadian Mental Health Assoc.
· May 1998. “Cross-cultural Health and Communication”, Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia
· Sept 1997. “Multicultural Health Policy Development”, Nova Scotia Council on Multicultural Health
· April 1997. “Multicultural Health Policy Development”, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Consultations with Canadian Federal Government/Health Canada (Invited)
· March 2003. Health Canada: Ottawa - National Symposium on Immigrant Health in Canada - Ottawa, ON.
· Sept 2000. Health Canada: Atlantic Region - Consultation on a Sustainable Development Strategy - Halifax, NS.
· April 1999. Health Canada: Health Minister's Office/ Health Protection Branch -Consultations on Office of Consumer Affairs and Public Involvement - Ottawa, ON.
· Sept 1998. Health Canada: Health Protection Branch - Consultations on Renewal of Federal Health Protection Legislation - Halifax, NS.
· Barrath, D. (1995). "Race and Racism". Naomi Zack (Ed.), In American Mixed Race: The Culture of Microdiversity. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
· Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center and Maritime Center of Excellence for Women’s Health. (1999). “Challenges in Multicultural Health Research”. In Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals: Navigating the Road to Success. Halifax, NS: AHPRC and MCEWH.
Article in Peer-reviewed Journals
· Tomblin Murphy, G. & Barrath, D. (2002). A Survey of Web‑Based Health Human Resource Planning Activities in Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 33(4),123-137
Newsletter Article
· Barrath, D. (1997). Multicultural Health Policy in Nova Scotia. Cultural Connections,4(2),4-10
White Papers and Reports
· For Alberta Health Services. (2011). Primary Care Integration: Creating a Framework for Continuous and Coordinated Care. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2011). Enhancing Primary Care: A Model for Alberta. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2010). A Framework for Community Health Centers throughout Alberta. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2010). Strengthening Communities: A Rural Health Strategy for Alberta 2010-2040. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services. (2009). Alberta Health Services Community and Rural Planning Framework: Literature Synthesis. Alberta, Canada.
· For Alberta Health Services/Calgary Health Region. (2009). Specialty Orientation Programs in Alberta: Phase One: Review of Emergency Room, Operating Room and Critical Care Specialty Orientation Programs. Calgary, Alberta.
· For the Calgary Health Region. (2008). Workforce Optimization Initiative: Final Report of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Design Team. Calgary, Alberta.
· For the Nova Scotia Department of Health. (2006). Nursing Leadership Development for Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Nova Scotia Department of Health. (2005). Rural and Remote Nursing Recruitment in Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Maritime Center of Excellence in Women's Health. (2000). Feasibility Study for an Atlantic Region Metropolis Center of Excellence. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· Barrath, D. (2000). Refugee Mothers' Perceptions of Stress Related to the War in the Former Yugoslavia. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For the Nova Scotia Council on Multicultural Health/Maritime Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. (2000). Keeping Canadian Values in Health Care. Inclusion, Diversity and Social Justice in Health: Newcomers from Kosovo, Halifax, NS.
· For the Midlife Women's Health Program Planning Group. (1999). Comprehensive Midlife Health Programs for Women, IWK-Grace Health Center, Halifax, NS.
· For the Health Human Resources Development Committee. (1998). Health Human Resources Development Report, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
· For the Research Committee, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University. (1997). Faculty Research Development: Institutes and Programs of Research in Schools of Nursing in Canada and the USA, Halifax, NS.
· For the International Students’ Association, Dalhousie University. (1993). Differential Fee Increases for International Students attending Canadian Universities, Halifax, NS.
Research Proposals
· Barrath, D. (1996). Mothers' Perceptions of Their Young Children's Coping with Political Violence and the Maternal Strategies Used to Facilitate Coping. For Masters of Nursing degree at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
· For Seniors’ Self Help/Mutual Aid Research Program. (1996). Face to Face Self-help Groups For Widowed Seniors. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center, Dalhousie University.
· For Seniors’ Self Help/Mutual Aid Research Program. (1996). Telephone Support Groups for Seniors with Limited Mobility. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Center, Dalhousie University.
Conference and Workshop Presentations (Invited)
· August 2006. Nursing Professional Practice Challenges In Sub-Saharan Africa. Delivered in Nairobi, Kenya and Bloemfontein, South Africa. August 2006.
· April 2006. Concept Analysis: Vulnerable Populations. Poster for the Western Institute of Nursing Annual Conference.
· Nov 2004. Nova Scotia’s Nursing Strategy. For the Annual NSAHO Leadership Conference
· April 2002. “Population-based Health Human Resource Planning”. For the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch National Nursing Meeting, Health Canada.
· July 2001. “Refugee Mothers’ Perceptions of Stress Related to the War in the Former Yugoslavia”. For “Refugee Mental Health”, World Assembly on Mental Health
· April 2001. “Nova Scotian Response to the Arrival of the Kosovar Refugees”. For “Women’s Health & Diversity”, Centers of Excellence for Women’s Health
· June 2000. “Recognizing the Impact of Cultural Values and Beliefs on Death and Dying”. For “Perspectives on Death & Dying: A Workshop for Nurses”, Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology.
· July 1998. “Families and the Effects of the War in the Former Yugoslavia: Cross Cultural Mental Health Panel”, Cross Cultural Mental Health Project, Canadian Mental Health Assoc.
· May 1998. “Cross-cultural Health and Communication”, Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia
· Sept 1997. “Multicultural Health Policy Development”, Nova Scotia Council on Multicultural Health
· April 1997. “Multicultural Health Policy Development”, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Consultations with Canadian Federal Government/Health Canada (Invited)
· March 2003. Health Canada: Ottawa - National Symposium on Immigrant Health in Canada - Ottawa, ON.
· Sept 2000. Health Canada: Atlantic Region - Consultation on a Sustainable Development Strategy - Halifax, NS.
· April 1999. Health Canada: Health Minister's Office/ Health Protection Branch -Consultations on Office of Consumer Affairs and Public Involvement - Ottawa, ON.
· Sept 1998. Health Canada: Health Protection Branch - Consultations on Renewal of Federal Health Protection Legislation - Halifax, NS.