Publications
Below is a list of publications from the research group.
References
Desta BN, Sanchez J, Heasley C, Young I, Tustin J. Environmental factors associated with Escherichia coli concentration at freshwater beaches on Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. PLOS Water [Internet]. 2024 Apr 4 a [cited 2024 Apr 5];3(4):e0000143. Available from: https://journals.plos.org/water/article?id=10.1371/journal.pwat.0000143
Desta BN, Tustin J, Sanchez JJ, Heasley C, Schwandt M, Bishay F, et al. Environmental predictors of Escherichia coli concentration at marine beaches in Vancouver, Canada: A Bayesian mixed-effects modelling analysis. Epidemiology & Infection [Internet]. 2024 Jan b [cited 2024 Mar 11];152:e38. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/environmental-predictors-of-escherichia-coli-concentration-at-marine-beaches-in-vancouver-canada-a-bayesian-mixedeffects-modelling-analysis/4AD18B17EFB8F96D1664348FFDD90A41
Ethan CJ, Sanchez J, Grant L, Tustin J, Young I. Relationship between extreme precipitation and acute gastrointestinal illness in Toronto, Ontario, 2012-2022. Epidemiology & Infection [Internet]. 2024 Feb 8 [cited 2024 Feb 8];152:e32. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/relationship-between-extreme-precipitation-and-acute-gastrointestinal-illness-in-toronto-ontario-20122022/7F8B1B53E21667FBB3B566625922F45C
Ghadi N, Tustin J, Young I, Sekercioglu N, Abdula S, Sekercioglu F. Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Iraqi Refugees in Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Internet]. 2024 Mar [cited 2024 Mar 20];21(3, 3):374. Available from: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/3/374
Jung J, Young I, Sekercioglu F. Descriptive analysis of the most common types of food safety infractions at ready-to-eat meat processing plants in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Environmental Health Research [Internet]. 2024 [cited 2023 Jun 12];34(3):1499–510. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2023.2223487
Jung J, Sekercioglu F, Young I. Ready-to-eat meat plant characteristics associated with food safety deficiencies during regulatory compliance audits, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Food Protection [Internet]. 2023 Jul 26 [cited 2023 Jul 31];86(9):100135. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X23068199
Obande D, Pearl DL, Young I, Papadopoulos A. Identifying predictors of safe food handling practices among Canadian households with children under eighteen years. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2023 Aug 23 a [cited 2023 Aug 24];43(5):391–408. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2023-09-identifying-predictors-of-safe-food-handling-practices-among-canadian-households-withchildre/
Obande D, Young I, Gao JL, Pearl DL, Papadopoulos A. Systematic review and meta-regression of food safety knowledge and behaviour of primary food preparers for young children in the home setting. Food Control [Internet]. 2023 Mar 1 b [cited 2022 Nov 3];145:109455. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095671352200648X
Robillard P, Sekercioglu F, Edge S, Young I. Resilience in the face of crisis: Investigating COVID-19 impacts on urban community gardens in Greater Toronto Area, Canada. British Food Journal [Internet]. 2023 Jan 1 [cited 2023 Aug 24];125(11):4048–61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-02-2023-0179
Sekercioglu F, Jahangir YT, Korpikoski AM, Young I, Meldrum R. Understanding the multidimensional aspects of quality of work-life of environmental public health professionals in Canada. Environ Health Rev [Internet]. 2023 Apr [cited 2023 Jun 20];66(1):13–9. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/full/10.5864/d2023-002
Thaivalappil A, Bhattacharyya A, Young I, Gosselin S, Pearl DL, Papadopoulos A. Environmental determinants of infectious and chronic disease prevention behaviours: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Health Psychology Open [Internet]. 2023 Jan 1 a [cited 2023 Jun 7];10(1):20551029231179157. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231179157
Thaivalappil A, Stringer J, Burnett A, Young I, Papadopoulos A. Bridging the digital gap: A content analysis of mental health activities on university websites. Trends in Higher Education [Internet]. 2023 Sep b [cited 2023 Jun 29];2(3, 3):409–20. Available from: https://www.mdpi.com/2813-4346/2/3/24
Thaivalappil A, Young I, Lam S, Papadopoulos A. Enhancing quality of qualitative evidence in food safety and food security. Food and Humanity [Internet]. 2023 Dec 1 c [cited 2023 Jun 7];1:28–31. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949824423000058
Thaivalappil A, Young I, Pearl DL, Zhang R, Papadopoulos A. A cross-sectional study and observational assessment of shoppers’ COVID-19 prevention behaviors in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness [Internet]. 2023 Jan d [cited 2023 Jun 7];17:e384. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/crosssectional-study-and-observational-assessment-of-shoppers-covid19-prevention-behaviors-in-southwestern-ontario-canada/8D1F3FE1D9E0AEA6BADE0C7BFE1C5B12
Verma G, Young I, Sekercioglu F. Evaluating misinformation on YouTube about washing produce before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food Protection Trends. 2023;43(1):161–6.
Young I, Desta BN, Sekercioglu F. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food safety inspection outcomes in Toronto, Canada: A Bayesian interrupted time series analysis. Journal of Food Protection [Internet]. 2023 Aug 6 a [cited 2023 Aug 9];86:100138. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X23068229
Young I, Sanchez JJ, Desta BN, Heasley C, Tustin J. Recreational water exposures and illness outcomes at a freshwater beach in Toronto, Canada: A prospective cohort pilot study. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2023 Jun 2 b [cited 2023 Jun 3];18(6):e0286584. Available from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286584
Gomes A, Young I, Hon CY. A legislative scan and literature review of lifeguard staffing requirements at public swimming pools in Canada. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2022 Jul [cited 2022 Jul 18];65(2):57–62. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/10.5864/d2022-010
Heasley C, Sanchez J, Young I, Tustin J. Beach water monitoring practices and challenges in Ontario public health units. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2022 Apr [cited 2022 Apr 13];65(1):17–24. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/full/10.5864/d2022-003
Tan S, Hon CY, Young I, Sekercioglu F. An analysis of health and safety audits of aquatic facilities in Ontario: 2002–2020. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2022 Apr [cited 2022 Apr 13];65(1):11–6. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/full/10.5864/d2022-002
Thaivalappil A, Young I, MacKay M, Pearl DL, Papadopoulos A. A qualitative study exploring healthcare providers’ and trainees’ barriers to COVID-19 and influenza vaccine uptake. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine [Internet]. 2022 Dec 31 a [cited 2022 Aug 4];10(1):695–712. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21642850.2022.2106231
Thaivalappil A, Young I, Pearl DL, McWhirter JE, Papadopoulos A. “I can sense when my hands need washing”: A qualitative study and thematic analysis of factors affecting young adults’ hand hygiene. Environ Health Insights [Internet]. 2022 Oct 15 b [cited 2022 Oct 23];16:11786302221129955. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9575434/
Young I, Robillard P, Loeffler P, Sekercioglu F. Determinants of bather hygiene in public swimming pools: A mixed-methods analysis of online discussion comments. Journal of Water and Health [Internet]. 2022 a [cited 2022 Jun 1];20(6):877–87. Available from: https://iwaponline.com/jwh/article/doi/10.2166/wh.2022.219/89085/Determinants-of-bather-hygiene-in-public-swimming
Young I, Sanchez JJ, Tustin J. Recreational water illness in Canada: A changing risk landscape in the context of climate change. Can J Public Health [Internet]. 2022 Sep 16 b [cited 2022 Nov 15];113:940–3. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-022-00688-8
Espedido M, Young I. I read it on Reddit: Food safety information-seeking preferences and practices of young adults online. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2021;41(2):204–15. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2021-03-i-read-it-on-reddit-food-safety-information-seeking-preferences-and-practices-of-young-adult/
Haas R, Sekercioglu F, Meldrum R, Young I. “I walk around like my hands are covered in mud”: Food safety and hand hygiene behaviors of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2021 a;41(5):454–63. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2021-09-i-walk-around-like-my-hands-are-covered-in-mud-food-safety-and-hand-hygiene-behaviors-of-can/
Haas R, Young I, Meldrum R, Sekercioglu F. Experiences of case and contact management teams during the COVID-19 pandemic response in Ontario. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2021 Nov b [cited 2021 Nov 8];64(3):53–9. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/abs/10.5864/d2021-017
Heasley C, Sanchez JJ, Tustin J, Young I. Systematic review of predictive models of microbial water quality at freshwater recreational beaches. Yaseen ZM, editor. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2021 Aug 26 [cited 2021 Aug 27];16(8):e0256785. Available from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256785
Hughes SL, Greer AL, Elliot AJ, McEwen SA, Young I, Papadopoulos A. Epidemiology of norovirus and viral gastroenteritis in Ontario, Canada, 2009–2014. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 2021 Oct 14;47(10):397–404.
Omisakin O, Young I. Compliance of bathers to showering before swimming in a public pool in Toronto, Ontario. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2021 Feb [cited 2021 Feb 10];63(4):107–13. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/10.5864/d2020-025
Papadopoulos A, Pons W, Young I. Tomorrow’s healthy environments: 30 years later. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2021 Apr [cited 2021 May 11];64(1):11–3. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/10.5864/d2021-007
Sanchez JJ, Young I, Heasley C, Kelly J, Habjan A, Waterhouse R, et al. Environmental factors associated with freshwater recreational water quality in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada: A path analysis. Epidemiology & Infection [Internet]. 2021 Sep 22 a [cited 2021 Nov 26];149:e217. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/environmental-factors-associated-with-freshwater-recreational-water-quality-in-niagara-region-ontario-canada-a-path-analysis/B42B018EFAFA014DDE3333A2E47F71D9
Sanchez J, Tustin J, Heasley C, Patel M, Kelly J, Habjan A, et al. Region-specific associations between environmental factors and Escherichia coli in freshwater beaches in Toronto and Niagara region, Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Internet]. 2021 Dec 6 b [cited 2021 Dec 6];18(23):12841. Available from: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/23/12841/htm
Sekercioglu F, Rahman S, Meldrum R, Young I. Racism and harassment towards frontline workers: Experiences of environmental public health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Environ Health Rev [Internet]. 2021 Dec [cited 2022 Nov 29];64(4):91–6. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/full/10.5864/d2021-022
Thaivalappil A, Mascarenhas M, Waddell LA, Young I. A qualitative program evaluation of the publicly available international foodborne outbreak database. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 2021 Jan 29;47(1):59–65.
Tou JC, Gucciardi E, Young I. Lipid-modifying effects of lean fish and fish-derived protein consumption in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nutrition Reviews [Internet]. 2021 May 3 [cited 2021 May 12]; Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33942085/
Young I, Prematunge C, Pussegoda K, Corrin T, Waddell L. Tick exposures and alpha-gal syndrome: A systematic review of the evidence. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases [Internet]. 2021 Jan 27 [cited 2021 Jan 27];12(3):101674. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1877959X21000273
Bamotra M, Pons W, Young I. Evaluation of a West Nile virus risk-assessment tool used at a local health unit. Environmental Health Review. 2020;63(1):21–6.
Barros ER, Pons W, Young I, McEwen SA, Papadopoulos A. The effect of food handler certification on food premises in Ontario, Canada. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease [Internet]. 2020 Jan 14 [cited 2020 Jan 17];17(8):472–8. Available from: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/fpd.2019.2754
Kanaan M, Meldrum R, Young I, Tustin JL. Microbial quality of a middle eastern, raw, ready-to-eat meat dish. Journal of Environmental Health [Internet]. 2020;83(4):16–9. Available from: https://www.neha.org/microbial-quality-of-middle-eastern-food
Ng DLT, Harris MA, Oiamo TH, Young I. Spatial distribution and characteristics of restaurant inspection results in Toronto, Ontario, 2017–2018. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2020 Jun 25];40(4):232–40. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2020-07-spatial-distribution-and-characteristics-of-restaurant-inspection-results-in-toronto-ontario/
Obande D, Young I. Safe food refrigeration knowledge, attitudes, and practices of university students. British Food Journal [Internet]. 2020 Feb 20 [cited 2020 Mar 2];122(4):1085–98. Available from: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-05-2019-0327/full/html
Sekercioglu F, Young I, Meldrum R, Ramos J. Experiences of environmental public health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic response in Canada. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2020 Nov [cited 2020 Dec 3];63(3):70–6. Available from: https://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/10.5864/d2020-017
Thaivalappil A, Young I, Paco C, Jeyapalan A, Papadopoulos A. Food safety and the older consumer: A systematic review and meta-regression of their knowledge and practices at home. Food Control [Internet]. 2020 Jan a [cited 2019 Jul 26];107:106782. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956713519303718
Thaivalappil A, Young I, Papadopoulos A. Predictors of safe food handling among Canadian seniors living at home. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2020 b [cited 2020 Feb 25];40(2):111–20. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2020-03-predictors-of-safe-food-handling-among-canadian-seniors-living-at-home
Wilhelm B, Waddell L, Greig J, Young I. A systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors of human hepatitis E virus exposure in non-endemic countries. Zoonoses Public Health. 2020;67:391–406.
Young I, Bhulabhai M, Papadopoulos A. Safe food handling advice provided on question-and-answer web sites is inconsistent. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020 a;52(7):688–96.
Young I, Chung A, McWhirter J, Papadopoulos A. Observational assessment of food safety behaviours at farmers’ markets in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional study. Food Control [Internet]. 2020 Sep b [cited 2019 Sep 5];108:106875. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956713519304645
Young I, Sekercioglu F, Meldrum R. Determinants of food thermometer use and poultry washing among Canadian consumers. Journal of Food Protection [Internet]. 2020 Jun 23 c [cited 2020 Aug 17];83(11):1900–8. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32574361/
Young I, Waddell LA, Wilhelm BJ, Greig J. A systematic review and meta-regression of single group, pre-post studies evaluating food safety education and training interventions for food handlers. Food Research International [Internet]. 2020 Oct d [cited 2019 Nov 12];128:108711. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0963996919305976
Devleesschauwer B, Pires SM, Young I, Gill A, Majowicz SE, team the study. Associating sporadic, foodborne illness caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia Coli with specific foods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Epidemiology and Infection [Internet]. 2019 Jul 8 [cited 2019 Jul 8];147:e235. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0950268819001183/type/journal_article
Hierlihy C, Waddell L, Young I, Greig J, Corrin T, Mascarenhas M. A systematic review of individual and community mitigation measures for prevention and control of chikungunya virus. Samy AM, editor. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2019 Feb 27 [cited 2019 Feb 27];14(2):e0212054. Available from: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212054
Hughes SL, Morbey RA, Elliot AJ, McEwen SA, Greer AL, Young I, et al. Monitoring telehealth vomiting calls as a potential public health early warning system for seasonal norovirus activity in Ontario, Canada. Epidemiology and Infection [Internet]. 2019 Mar 8 [cited 2019 Mar 8];147:e112. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0950268818003357/type/journal_article
Morrison E, Young I. The missing ingredient: Food safety messages on popular recipe blogs. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2018 Dec 27];39(1):28–39. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2019-01-the-missing-ingredient-food-safety-messages-on-popular-recipe-blogs/
Pons W, Jones-Bitton A, Lam S, McEwen SA, Pintar K, Young I, et al. A qualitative study of the experiences and information needs of public health inspectors that inspect small drinking water systems in Ontario, Canada. Environmental Health Review [Internet]. 2019 Oct [cited 2019 Oct 18];62(3):92–6. Available from: http://pubs.ciphi.ca/doi/10.5864/d2019-022
Rohit C, Moos M, Meldrum R, Young I. Comparing infrared and probe thermometers to measure the hot holding temperature of food in a retail setting. Food Protection Trends [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2018 Dec 27];39(1):74–83. Available from: https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/archive/2019-01-comparing-infrared-and-probe-thermometers-to-measure-the-hot-holding-temperature-of-food-in-/
Thaivalappil A, Papadopoulos A, Young I. Intentions to adopt safe food storage practices in older adults: An application of the theory of planned behaviour. British Food Journal [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Nov 12];122(1):181–97. Available from: www.emeraldinsight.com/0007-070X.htm
Waddell L, Pachal N, Mascarenhas M, Greig J, Harding S, Young I, et al. Cache Valley virus: A scoping review of the global evidence. Zoonoses and Public Health [Internet]. 2019 Jun 28;66(7):739–58. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12621
Wilhelm B, Waddell L, Greig J, Young I. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in the general population across non-endemic countries. Khudyakov YE, editor. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2019 Jun 7 [cited 2019 Jun 14];14(6):e0216826. Available from: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216826
Young I, Greig J, Wilhelm BJ, Waddell LA. Effectiveness of food handler training and education interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Food Protection [Internet]. 2019 Oct 19 [cited 2019 Sep 23];82(10):1714–28. Available from: http://jfoodprotection.org/doi/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-19-108
Corrin T, Greig J, Harding S, Young I, Mascarenhas M, Waddell LA. Powassan virus, a scoping review of the global evidence. Zoonoses and Public Health [Internet]. 2018 Sep 1 [cited 2018 Aug 9];65(6):595–624. Available from: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/zph.12485
Greig JD, Young I, Harding S, Mascarenhas M, Waddell LA. A scoping review of Lyme disease research relevant to public health. Canada Communicable Disease Report [Internet]. 2018;44(10):243–56. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2018-44/issue-10-october-4-2018/article-3-scoping-review-lyme-disease.html
Harding S, Greig J, Mascarenhas M, Young I, Waddell LA. La Crosse virus: A scoping review of the global evidence. Epidemiology and Infection [Internet]. 2018 Dec 5 [cited 2019 Feb 13];147:e66. Available from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0950268818003096/type/journal_article
Kay A, Coe JB, Young I, Pearl D. Factors influencing time to adoption for dogs in a provincial shelter system in Canada. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science [Internet]. 2018 Mar 20 [cited 2018 Jul 23];21(4):375–88. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29557174
Mascarenhas M, Garasia S, Berthiaume P, Corrin T, Greig J, Ng V, et al. A scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus. Samy AM, editor. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2018 Nov 29 [cited 2019 Feb 13];13(11):e0207554. Available from: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207554
Thaivalappil A, Waddell L, Greig J, Meldrum R, Young I. A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research studies on factors affecting safe food handling at retail and food service. Food Control [Internet]. 2018 Jul 1 [cited 2018 May 22];89:97–107. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713518300409
Young I, Thaivalappil A. A systematic review and meta-regression of the knowledge, practices, and training of restaurant and food service personnel toward food allergies and Celiac disease. Emilsson L, editor. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2018 Sep 4 [cited 2018 Sep 5];13(9):e0203496. Available from: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203496
Young I, Thaivalappil A, Greig J, Meldrum R, Waddell L. Explaining the food safety behaviours of food handlers using theories of behaviour change: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Health Research [Internet]. 2018 May 4 a [cited 2018 Jul 23];28(3):323–40. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09603123.2018.1476846