Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Jessica Shum

UBC, Faculty of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Division, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (C2E2), Vancouver, Canada

Biography

Jessica is a Master's student in the Experimental Medicine program at the University of British Columbia under supervision of Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald. She received her BA in Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in 2012. Jessica has a wide range of experience with community-based studies for lung health (asthma, COPD, and smoking cessation) in different ethnocultural communities. Her current work is focusing on content development of a Canadian version of a health literacy measurement tool for chronic disease management.

Publications

Perception, Cultural Norm, and Self-Efficacy: Edges of Smoking Habit Triangle among Chinese Adult Smokers

Objectives: We explored cultural and belief contexts for smoking habits within Mandarin and Cantonese speaking communities. The aim was to identify their perceived barriers and facilitators to successful cessation. We attempted to translate existing knowledge and our previous experience in designing a conceptual framework to conduct culturally-base... Read More»

Mark FitzGerald J, Iraj Poureslami and Jessica Shum

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 4: 324

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000324

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