2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'ObjectivesSocial scientists have demonstrated that family health work is
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interlinked with heteronormative gender inequities. Yet family-based
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public health interventions rarely incorporate a gender transformative
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approach or address heteronormativity as a potential health barrier in
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North America. Instead, attention to gender surfaces primarily in family
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health interventions conducted in low- to middle-income countries with
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majority Black and racialized populations. The objective of this article
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is to establish the importance of designing health interventions that
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account for heteronormative relations in Ontarian families by drawing on
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empirical data from the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS).MethodsWe draw
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on data (February-October 2019) from (1) semi-structured interviews with
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20 families and with 4 health educators facilitating the GFHS home
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visits and (2) observational data of 11 GFHS home visits and 1 health
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educator training day. Informed by gender transformation theory, data
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were analyzed and coded to understand the impact of gender, sexuality,
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and place in family health interventions.ResultsPre-existing
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heteronormative parenting relations were reinforced through GFHS
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participation: the GFHS was mother-led, increasing some mothers'' stress
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levels. Fathers tended to consider paid work a justification for
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disengaging from the GFHS, and their detachment sometimes obstructed
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mothers'' intervention efforts. Health educators (all women) were caught
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in these relations, feeling like because of their gender, they were
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viewed by parents as confidants and marriage
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counsellors.ConclusionFindings emphasize the need for expanding the
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epistemic and methodological approaches to family-based health
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interventions, changing the demographic and geographic emphasis within
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the field, and designing interventions that focus on societal-level
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changes. Heterosexuality has not been analyzed as a risk factor within
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the public health field, but our findings indicate the need for further
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study.'
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affiliation: 'Gruson-Wood, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Guelph, Social Practice
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\& Transformat Change Program, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Gruson-Wood, Julia, Univ Guelph, Social Practice \& Transformat Change Program,
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Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Haines, Jess; Rice, Carla; Chapman, Gwen E., Univ Guelph, Family Relat \& Appl Nutr,
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Guelph, ON, Canada.'
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author: Gruson-Wood, Julia and Haines, Jess and Rice, Carla and Chapman, Gwen E.
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author-email: jgrusonw@uoguelph.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Gruson-Wood
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given: Julia
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- family: Haines
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given: Jess
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- family: Rice
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given: Carla
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- family: Chapman
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given: Gwen E.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.17269/s41997-023-00760-x
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earlyaccessdate: APR 2023
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eissn: 1920-7476
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files: []
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issn: 0008-4263
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journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
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keywords: 'Family-based health intervention; Gender transformation;
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Heterosexuality; Heteronormativity; Colonialism; Canada'
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keywords-plus: 'FATHERS; INTERVENTIONS; PERCEPTIONS; DIVISION; MATTERS; OBESITY; FOOD;
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CARE; SEX; MEN'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: 4, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '58'
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pages: 659-670
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papis_id: 9331eed040a5509c78e88bbcfc85ddd6
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ref: Grusonwood2023problemheteronormati
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'The problem of heteronormativity in family-based health promotion: centring
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gender transformation in Ontario, Canada'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000967203700001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '1'
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volume: '114'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2023'
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