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IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Last name:Hills First name:Marcia
Address:University of Victoria
Community Health Promotion Research
UH3, Room 102
P.O. Box 3060, STN CSC
Victoria (British Columbia)
V8W  3R4
Fax:(250) 472-4836
BC academic affiliation:University of Victoria
Department:Centre for Community Health Promotion Research
E-mail address: mhills@uvic.ca BC research location(s): University of Victoria
Web Page: MSFHR Research Unit(s):
Status:Researcher
Last update: 18/12/2008


TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS
Diploma / Credentials Specialty Year Institution
Doctorate (PhD) Counselling Psychology/Human Development 1984   University of Victoria
Master's Counselling Psychology 1981   University of Victoria
Bachelor's Nursing 1976   University of Alberta
Registered Nurse Nursing 1971   Halifax Infirmary School of Nursing
Last update: 18/12/2008


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Area of research: Health sciences
Disciplines trained in: Nursing
Research disciplines: Nursing
Research topics: Health Promotion (Population Health)
Social Determinants of Health (Population Health)
Native Health (Population Health)
Community Health / Public Health (Population Health)
Fields of application: Public Health
Last update: 18/12/2008


TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Technological applications:
Last update: 18/12/2008


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise.
Key words: health promotion, public health, community-based research, evaluation, primary health care, women's health, HP effectiveness
Research interests: My main area of research is Public Health. Over the next year, I plan to continue doing research on primary health care, vulnerable populations, policy and policy making.
Last update: 18/12/2008


RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Authors
Title (article or book chapter)
Year Volume Number Pages Journal or book Editors City and publishing house
Hills, M. and Mullett, J.
"Community-based research: a catalyst for transforming primary health care rhetoric into practice."
2005 6 4 pp. 279-290 Primary Health Care Research and Development.   
Hills, M. and Mullett, J.
"Primary Health Care: A preferred health service delviery option for women."
2005 26 4 pp. 325-339 Health Care for Women International.   
Mullett, J., Jung, K. and Hills, M.
"Being, becoming and belonging: A new metaphor for living and working in the community."
2004 2 2 pp. 145-165 Action Research.   
Last update: 04/12/2006


LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
Understand: English, French
Read: English, French
Write: English
Speak: English, French
Last update: 18/12/2008