Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Iraj Poureslami

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

Biography

Iraj Poureslami is a senior research scientist at Faculty of Medicine, and Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, UBC. Iraj’s main research goal is to address socio-cultural and environmental determinants of health and inequity in Canada. Iraj has conducted various health promotion and health literacy intervention projects, applying behavioural modification strategies and stage of change models. Iraj is a WHO mentor of health promotion, member of WHO Early Childhood Development Knowledge Network, and member of the Canadian National Health Literacy Expert Panel. Iraj has extensive knowledge and expertise in developing conceptual framework for community-based, research-to-action and full participatory approaches.

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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