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Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , The role of the arts at the intersection of climate change and public Health: findings from an international survey(Informa UK Limited, 2025-12-07) Bahr, Elisabeth; Munson, Sammi; Wright, Tarah; Minkoff, Marla; Shaheed, Ameer; Brinza, Tessa; Moula, Zoe; Garrett, Ian; Bilodeau, Chantal; Sajnani, NishaBackground Climate change poses significant and escalating threats to public health globally, affecting physical and mental health through direct impacts such as extreme weather events and indirect pathways including food insecurity and displacement. Despite growing recognition of culture and the arts as potential resources for health promotion and climate action, the specific role of the arts in addressing climate-related health impacts remains under-explored and suboptimally integrated into public health and environmental policy frameworks. Objective To investigate the role of the arts in addressing the health impacts of climate change from the perspective of experts working at the intersections of arts, health, and climate action. Methods A cross-sectional survey study using snowball sampling recruited participants with self-identified expertise at the intersections of arts, health, and climate change. The survey instrument collected qualitative data on perceived roles of arts-based interventions in this domain and barriers to their implementation. Responses were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify key themes and patterns. Results Seventy-nine participants (N = 79) from diverse geographic regions globally completed the survey. Analysis revealed four meaningful roles that the arts can play in addressing climate-related health impacts: (1) bringing people together to build community and solidarity; (2) raising awareness and communicating complex information; (3) solving problems collectively; and (4) providing space for emotional processing and healing. Four primary barriers to expanding arts-based work were identified: (1) funding limitations; (2) other resource constraints; (3) collaboration challenges; and (4) lack of recognition and legitimacy. Conclusions The arts offer multiple pathways for addressing the health impacts of climate change, though structural barriers limit their implementation and scale. Findings have implications for policymakers, climate scientists, artists, and healthcare professionals seeking to integrate arts-based approaches into climate-health interventions and adaptation strategies.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , A comparison of the polytomous Rasch analysis output of RUMM2030 and R (ltm/eRm/TAM/lordif)(Springer Nature, 2019-02-20) Robinson, Michael; Johnson, Andrew M; Walton, David M; MacDermid, Joy CBackground Patient-reported outcome measures developed using Classical Test Theory are commonly comprised of ordinal level items on a Likert response scale are problematic as they do not permit the results to be compared between patients. Rasch analysis provides a solution to overcome this by evaluating the measurement characteristics of the rating scales using probability estimates. This is typically achieved using commercial software dedicated to Rasch analysis however, it is possible to conduct this analysis using non-specific open source software such a R. Methods Rasch analysis was conducted using the most commonly used commercial software package, RUMM 2030, and R, using four open-source packages, with a common data set (6-month post-injury PRWE Questionnaire responses) to evaluate the statistical results for consistency. The analysis plan followed recommendations used in a similar study supported by the software package’s instructions in order to obtain category thresholds, item and person fit statistics, measures of reliability and evaluate the data for construct validity, differential item functioning, local dependency and unidimensionality of the items. Results There was substantial agreement between RUMM2030 and R with regards for most of the results, however there are some small discrepancies between the output of the two programs. Conclusions While the differences in output between RUMM2030 and R can easily be explained by comparing the underlying statistical approaches taken by each program, there is disagreement on critical statistical decisions made by each program. This disagreement however should not be an issue as Rasch analysis requires users to apply their own subjective analysis. While researchers might expect that Rasch performed on a large sample would be a stable, two authors who complete Rasch analysis of the PRWE found somewhat dissimilar findings. So, while some variations in results may be due to samples, this paper adds that some variation in findings may be software dependent.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , TEST - Anna contributed to/translated an Internet publication authored by GJ(2024) Jon, Genny; St.Onge, AnnaItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Test Multimedia (Contributor)(2024) Jon, Genny; Jon, GennyItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Jack & Stephanie contributed to GJ's chapter ,Genny & Anna translated(2024) Jon, Genny; St.Onge, Anna; Jon, GennyAdded contributors & translators using fields at bottom of the formItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , GJ contributed to SQ's presentation, Jack translated(2024) Quail, Stephanie; Leong, JackItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , GJ contributed to SQ's learning object, Jack translated(2024) Quail, Stephanie; Leong, JackItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Another Test Article for the Upgrade(Elsevier, 2024) Quail, StephanieItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Upgrade Test Report with Stephanie as Contributor(2024) Quail, Stephanie; St.Onge, annaUpgrade Test report with Stephanie and Anna as co-authors, but Stephanie also listed as a contributor.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Upgrade Test Conference Presentation(2024-05-02) Quail, StephanieItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , My test policy paper(2015) St.Onge, Anna; Quail, StephanieItem type: Item , Access status: Open Access , A test presentation delivered at my local TPL branch(2020-04-16) St.Onge, AnnaHere is a presentation I gave at my local TPL branch about open access sources for bird watching.