Publications PHORCAST

1. Maximova K, Marashi M, O’Loughlin EK, O’Loughlin JL. “Systemic and organizational barriers for primary chronic disease prevention: A qualitative study of public health organizations in Canada.” Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice 2026 May; 46:5 [in press]. DOI:

2. Maximova K, Paradis G, Holmes E, Halligan M, Penney G, Mowat DL, Riglea T, Marashi M, O’Loughlin JL. “Two decades of change: The evolution of Canadian public health organizations in chronic disease prevention, 2004-2023.” Canadian Journal of Public Health 2026 Mar; [in press]. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01188-9.

3. Maximova K, Marashi M, Holmes E, Mowat DL, Penney G, Paradis G, O’Loughlin JL. “Changes in chronic disease prevention resources and activities in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice 2025 Aug; 45(7-8): 335-344. DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.45.7/8.03.

4. Maximova K, Hanusaik N, Kishchuk N, Paradis G, O'Loughlin JL. Public health strategies promoting physical activity and healthy eating in Canada: are we changing paradigms? Int J Public Health. 2016 Jun;61(5):565-72. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0826-8. Epub 2016 May 10. PMID: 27165863.

5. Contandriopoulos D, Hanusaik N, Maximova K, Paradis G, O'Loughlin JL. Mapping Collaborative Relations among Canada's Chronic Disease Prevention Organizations. Healthc Policy. 2016 Aug;12(1):101-15. PMID: 27585030; PMCID: PMC5008135.

6. Hanusaik N, Sabiston CM, Kishchuk N, Maximova K, O'Loughlin J. Association between organizational capacity and involvement in chronic disease prevention programming among Canadian public health organizations. Health Educ Res. 2015 Apr;30(2):206-22. doi: 10.1093/her/cyu062. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PMID: 25361958; PMCID: PMC4364054.

7. Hanusaik N, Contandriopoulos D, Kishchuk N, Maximova K, Paradis G, O’Loughlin JL; PHORCAST Decision-makers Advisory Committee. Chronicling changes to the chronic disease prevention landscape in Canada’s public health system 2004-2010. Public Health. 2014 Aug;128(8):716-24. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.05.016. Epub 2014 Aug 15. PMID: 25132388; PMCID: PMC7111625.

8. Hanusaik N, Maximova K, Kishchuk N, Tremblay M, Paradis G, O'Loughlin J. Does level of tobacco control relate to smoking prevalence in Canada: a national survey of public health organizations. Can J Public Health. 2012 May-Jun;103(3):195-201. doi: 10.1007/BF03403812. PMID: 22905638; PMCID: PMC6973925.

9. Hanusaik N, O'Loughlin JL, Paradis G, Kishchuk N. A national survey of organizational transfer practices in chronic disease prevention in Canada. Health Educ Res. 2011 Aug;26(4):698-710. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr029. Epub 2011 May 10. PMID: 21558441.

10. Hanusaik N, O'Loughlin JL, Kishchuk N, Paradis G, Cameron R. Organizational capacity for chronic disease prevention: a survey of Canadian public health organizations. Eur J Public Health. 2010 Apr;20(2):195-201. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp140. Epub 2009 Oct 20. PMID: 19843599.

11. Hanusaik N, O'Loughlin JL, Kishchuk N, Eyles J, Robinson K, Cameron R. Building the backbone for organisational research in public health systems: development of measures of organisational capacity for chronic disease prevention. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 Aug;61(8):742-9. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.054049. PMID: 17630377; PMCID: PMC2652994.

12. Elliott SJ, O'Loughlin J, Robinson K, Eyles J, Cameron R, Harvey D, Raine K, Gelskey D; Canadian Heart Health Dissemination Project Strategic and Research Advisory Groups. Conceptualizing dissemination research and activity: the case of the Canadian Heart Health Initiative. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Jun;30(3):267-82; discussion 283-6. doi: 10.1177/1090198103030003003. PMID: 19731496.