School of Public Health

Research Areas

  • Child Health
  • Aging in Place
  • Rural Health
  • Indigenous Health
  • Physical Activity & Physical Literacy
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment
  • Community-Based Participatory Research

Dr. Froehlich Chow is currently accepting Doctoral and Masters students.

Current Research

  • Integrating wholistic approaches (based on Western and Traditional Knowledge) into wellness focused interventions (e.g., physical activity, physical literacy and nutrition) to promote the health of rural and Indigenous communities, particularly among more vulnerable populations (young children and older adults)
  • Interdisciplinary collaborations with rural, urban and Indigenous communities to develop, implement and evaluate community-based chronic disease prevention and treatment initiatives

Current Courses

  • PUBH 807 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
  • PUBH 803 Health Promotion 
  • PUBH 898 Health Promotion Programs Planning, Implementation and Evaluation

Recent Grants and Awards

As Principal and Co-Principal Investigator

 Maposa, S., (NPI), Cattapan, A., Froelich Chow, A., (co-PI) King, A., (co-PI) Penz, E. (co-PI), Roberts, K. (co-PI) Bandara, T., Epp., L., & Patrick, J. (co-Is). (2024–2025). Bridging hope through strength. $10,000. SHRF Mobilization Grant.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI), Houser, N. (co-PI), Erlandson, M., Houser, N., Humbert, M. L., Kriellaars, D., Stevenson, E., & Wahpepah, K., (co-Is). (2024–2026). Nîsowak ~ walking together: Co-creating Indigenous-rooted, land-Based and physical literacy enriched early learning environments. $199,937 (CAD). SSHRC New Frontiers in Research Fund- Exploration.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI), & Houser, N., (co-PI), Erlandson, M., Houser, N., Humbert, M. L., Kriellaars, D., Stevenson, E., & Wahpepah, K. (2024–2026). We tutuska towin~foraging paths together: Wholistic land-based approaches to the co-creation of physical literacy enriched early learning environments rooted in diverse Indigenous Ways of knowing, being and doing.$149,984.00 (CAD). Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation and Jim Pattison Impact Grant.

 Penz, E. (NPI); Cattapan, A., Froelich Chow, A., King, A., Maposa, S. (co-PIs); Roberts, K., April, M., Collins, C., Epp., L., Gartner, K., McKenzie, H., & Patrick, J. (co-Is). (2023–2025). ‘Hope through strength’: Applying an adapted social-return on investment analysis to explore and communicate the impacts of Sanctum 1.5, the first HIV perinatal care home in Canada.$150,000 (CAD). Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Impact Grant.

 Oosmann, S. (NPI); Bally, J., Froehlich Chow, A., Spurr, S. (co-PIs); Abonyi, S., Bullin, C., Fergeson, L., Inman, M., Nour, M., Yau, D., Foulds, H., Tait, C., Kappel, J., Zucker-Levin, A., Vatanparast, H., Cammer, A., Hodgson-Viden, H., McKinney, V., Sovidi, K. (co-Is); Smith, L., So, R., MacDonald, B., Clarke, M., Tootoosis, H., Durocher, L., Larocque, M., Laliberte, A., Maurice, J., Maurice, C., Kornder, N., Pelly, J., Kewistep, G., Marion, M., Favel, D. Eashappie, T., Wahpepah, K., Fluery, N., Roy, T., Adams, A., Khan, I., & Ndubuka, N. (2021–2022). Strong bodies, minds and voices: Privileging Indigenous knowledge to guide pediatric Type 2 Diabetes prevention with First Nations and Métis communities in Canada. $1,999,999 (CAD). Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant funding.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI), Brussoni M., Erlandson, M., Houser, N., Humbert, M.L., Riley, K., & Stevenson, E. (co-Is). (2023–2024). Learning with land: Sharing Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing Through ART, $10,000 (CAD). Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Research Connections Grant.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI); & Brussoni M., Erlandson, M., Houser, N., Humbert, L., Riley, K. (co-I), & Stevenson, E. (co-I). (2023–2024).  Learning with land: Indigenous pedagogy and plants on the prairies, $7,700 (CAD). Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connections Grant.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI); Flett, J., Girolami, T., Humbert, M.L., Maina, G., Ndubuka, N., Wahpepah,  K. (co-PIs); Albert, J., Blonde, Y., Crizzle, A., de Pauda, A., Eashappie, T., Gervais, L., Jingerson-Brass, S.,  Kassir, S., King, A., King, M., Herle, A., Holt, S., Nobiss, J., Oakes, N., Richards, D., Sinclair, R., Souleymanov, R., Wilson, A., Zagozewski, R. (co-Is);  Jackson, R., Johnston, C., Kim, J., Montpetit, D., Masching, R., Mitchell, J., Thunderchild, H. (collaborators); Beaudin, E., Coghlan-Cameron, C. (partners). (2022–2026). ATOHTITAM~Becoming of Age: Inspiring healthy sexuality and wellness through “Identity Healing” to prevent, reduce and eliminate HIV/HCV/STBBI inequities among Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan. $1,434,376 (CAD). CIHR Fall Project Grant.

 Spurr, S. (NPI);  Bally, J.,  Froehlich Chow, A., & Oosmann, S. (co-PIs); Inman, M., Nour, M., ,Yau, D., Foulds, H., Tait, C., Kappel, J., Zucker-Levin, A., Vatanparast, H., Cammer, A., Hodgson-Viden, H. (co-Is); Smith, L., So, R., MacDonald, B., Clarke, M., Tootoosis, H., Durocher, L., Larocque, M., Laliberte,A., Maurice, J., Maurice, C., Kornder, N., Pelly, J., Kewistep, G., Marion, M., & Favel, D. (partners). (2021–2024). Promoting health among Indigenous youth through wellness and HOPE (Health &Optimism in T2D Prevention & Education) in Saskatchewan. $100,000 (CAD).  Diabetes Canada.

 Oosmann, S. (NPI); Bally, J., Froehlich Chow, A., & Spurr, S., (co-PIs); Abonyi, S., Bullin, C., Fergeson, L., Inman, M., Nour, M., ,Yau, D., Foulds, H., Tait, C., Kappel, J., Zucker-Levin, A., Vatanparast, H., Cammer, A., Hodgson-Viden, H. McKinney, V., Sovidi, K. (co-Is); Smith, L., So, R., MacDonald, B., Clarke, M., Tootoosis, H., Durocher, L., Larocque, M., Laliberte, A., Maurice, J., Maurice, C., Kornder, N., Pelly, J., Kewistep, G., Marion, M., Favel, D. Eashappie, T., Wahpepah, K., Fluery, N. Roy, T., Adams, A., Khan, I., Ndubuka, N. (collaborators). (2021–2022). Strong bodies, minds and voices: Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to guide pediatric Type 2 Diabetes prevention with First Nations and Métis communities in Canada. $35,000 (CAD). Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant LOI funding.

 Froehlich Chow, A. (NPI), Brussoni M., Erlandson, M., Houser, N., Humbert, L., Stevenson, E., & Wahpepah, K., (co-Is). (2021–2024).  Nature's way-our way: Engaging in traditional Indigenous ways of being as a wholistic path for promoting wellness and protecting against the onset of chronic disease among early years children. $287, 323.00 (CAD). SickKids Foundation and CIHR New Investigator Award.

Maposa, S., (NPI); King, A., & Froehlich Chow, A., Johnson-Jennings, M., & Roberts, K. (co-PIs); Anderson, M., Cattapan, A., Gartner, K., Chelico, L., Penz, E., Malebeuf, K., Mirasty, P., Okane, H., Osecap, L., Brindamour, M., & Smokeyday, S. (co-Is). (2020–2023). Sanctum 1.5’s hope through strength: A novel, women-directed and community-based approach to wholistic care for mother-infant pairs experiencing substance use disorder and/or HIV. $1,231,652 (CAD). Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR).

2019-2021. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Listening and learning: applying a community-based participatory approach to the design of a physical literacy model for Indigenous older adults ($73,596) 

As Co-Investigator

Ndubuka, N. (NPI), Akinjobi, G., Dankwah, E., Froehlich Chow, A., Groot, G., Maina, G, Woods, S., Hansen-Gardiner, T., & Khan, I. (co-Is). (2024–2025). Assessing community readiness to identify evidence to identify evidence-based strategies to increase childhood vaccination rates among northern Saskatchewan First Nations: A Community Guided Approach. $9,983.49 (CAD). Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Impact Grant.

Rouleau, P. (NPI); King, M., Lynch, A., Castle D., Jeewa, A., Joseph, P., King, A., Amirali,S. (co-PIs); Adhami, N., Alami, N., Ametepee, K., Anand, S., Anthony, S., Armstrong, K., Avram, D., Bains, M.,  Bangdiwala, S., Banner-Lukaris, D.,  Bouabdallaoui, N., Boulet, J., Bédar, S.,  Chaix, M., Clarke, B.,  Conway, J., Dakelth, S.,  Dallaire, F., Davis, S. De Denus, M., De Souza, R., Dehghan, M.,  Demers, C.,  Ducharme, A., Duran,d, A., Fairman, K.,  Friedberg, M., Froehlich Chow, A., Gaboury, I.,  Grewal, J., Haddad, S.,  Hartell, D., Harvey, M. Hawkins, N., Heckman, G., Jackson, H., Jarjour, M., Jean-St-Michel, E.,  Jinkerson, S., Jull, J., Kaczorowski, J., Krahn, A.,  Leong, D., Lepage, S., Licskai, C., Liu, P.,  Lonn, E.,  Marchand, M., McGillion, M. Mckelvie, R., Mente, A., Mertens, L., Mital, S., Morrison, J., O'Meara, E., Parker, J., Paré, G., Piché, M., Pomey, M., Raina, P., Ruiz, M., Schumacher, C., Schwalm, J., Secundiak, A., Selby, P., Stewart, D., Strum, R., Swiggum, E., Tadros, E., Tang, R., Toma, M.,Turgeon, R.,Verma, S., Verschoor, C., Wells, G.,West, L., Wong, E., Wong, J., Yip, C., & Yusuf, S. (co-Is). (2022–2027)Canadian heart failure transformation alliance: A network of likeminded Canadians committed to improving the lives of persons living with heart failure (HF). $996,037 (CAD). Team Grant: Heart Failure Research Network.

Samuel (NPI); Andrade, B., Archibald, M., Benchimol, E., Birken, C., Chafe, R., Chaillet, N., Jans, J., Keijzer, R., King, A., King, M., Mandhane, P., Poonai, N., Regnault, T., Salami, B., Stinson, J., Tersigni, C., Thomson, R., Walsh, C., Wiart Prichard, L., Jill Zwicker (PIs); Ali, S., Anthony, S., Beal, D., Beaudoin, A.J., Beggs, M., Bell, R., Benseler, S., Berman, J., Birnie, K., Boerner, K., Bourque, S., Bright, K.,  Brockway, M., Brooks, B., Campbell, C., Cassidy, C., Cenat, J.M., Cohen, E., Cote, S., Couture, M., Davidge, S., Decaluwe, H., Denburg, A., Dennis, C.,  Dimitropoulos, G., Doan, Q., Doria, A., Fitzpatrick, E., Flynn, R., Fontela, P., Froehlich Chow, A., Galea, L., Galloway, T., Gill, P., Guttmann, A., Hampson, C., Hatchette, J., Hilario, C., Hodgetts, S., Jibb, L.,  Jean-Pierre, J.J., Joyal, J., Kelly, L., Keys, E., Klassen, T., Kozyrskyj, T., Lacaze-Masmonteil, T., Lavoie, P., Lemaire, M., Lepage, J.F., Letourneau, N., MacDonald, S., MacLeod, A., Maeda, N., Maguire, J., Mahant, S., Mailhot, G., Marc, I., McGavock, J., Mitchell, C., Mookherjee, N., Morris, M., Moussa, A., Muckle, G., Mullings, D.V., Nelson, K., Nepomnaschy, P., Noel, M., Nuyt, A.M., Oberlander, T., Cardy, J.O., Parker, M., Pavlova, M., Pei, J., Pelaez, S., Phoenix, M., Rojas, D., Ryan, J., Samji, H., Saunders, N., Scott, S., Stremler, R., Tabori, U., Thiessen, K., Tomfohr-Madsen, L., A Toulany, A., Tremblay, Y., Tsang, V., Tsimicalis, A., Twilt, M., Velez, M., Ward, L., Widger, K., Wine, E., Wintermark, P., Wittmeier, K., Wollny, K., Young, N.,  Zwicker, J. et al. (co-Is). (2022–2027). Empowering next-generation researchers in perinatal and child health (ENRICH). $2,400,000 (CAD). CIHR Training grantHealth Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot, Human Development, Child, and Youth Health pool.

2018-2021. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers & Agriculture Development Fund. Pulse Positive: An educational campaign to increase awareness and consumption by integrating pulses into Elementary Schools. ($403,500)

2017-2020. Public Health Agency of Canada. Healthy Start-Départ Santé. ($1.6 million)

2016-2017. Community Initiatives Funds. Parents, Community and Teachers: A Dream Team Approach to Developing Physical Literacy in Children. ($49,989) 

2015-2017. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Starting Young: Incorporating Local Pulses in the Menus of Childcare Centres in Saskatchewan. ($99,935)

 

 

Recent Publications

Leis, A., Ward, S., Vatanparst, H., Humbert, L., Froehlich Chow, A., Muhajarine, N., Engler-Stringer Bélanger, M. (2019). Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. Accepted.

Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., O'Connell, Kirk, A., Stewart, N., Seitz, D., Bayly, M., Froehlich Chow, A., Elliot, V Daku, J., Hack, T., Hoium F., Kennett-Russill, D., & Sauter, K. (2019). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of a Rural Primary Health Care Intervention for Dementia. BMC Health Services Research. In Press.

Bayly, M., Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., Froehlich Chow, A., & Elliot, V. (2019). Protocol for a systematic review on interventions for caregivers to persons with MCI and early dementia: Does early stage intervention improve caregiver wellbeing and ability to provide care? BMJ Open.

Bayly, M., Morgan, D., Froehlich Chow, A., Kosteniuk, J., & Elliot, V. (2019). A scoping review of dementia-related education and support service availability, accessibility and use in rural areas: Barriers and promising solutions. Canadian Journal on Aging. In Press.

Elliot V., Kosteniuk, J., Morgan, M., Froehlich Chow, A., & Bayly, M. (2018). Health-Related Stigma of Non-Communicable Neurological Disease in Rural Adult Populations: A Scoping Review. Health & Social Care in the Community. 27: e158 e188. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12694

Froehlich Chow, A., M., Bayly, M., Kosteniuk, J. & Elliot, V. (2018). Collaborative Approaches to Team-Based Primary Health Care for Individuals with Dementia in Rural and Remote Settings: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal on Aging; 38(3):367-383

McGilton, K., Vellani, S., Yeung, L., Jawad, C., Commisso, E., Ploeg, J., Andrew, M., Ayala, A., Gray, M., Morgan, D., Froehlich Chow, A., Parrott, E., Stephens, D., Hale, L., Keatings, M., Walker, J., Wodchis, W., Dubé, V., McElhaney, J. & Puts, M. (2018). Identifying and Understanding the Health and Social Care Needs of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions and their Caregivers: A Scoping Review. BMC Geriatrics. 18(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0925-x

Ward, S., Froehlich Chow, A., Humbert, L., Bélanger, M., Leis, A., Vatanparast. H., & Muhajarine, N. (2017). Promoting Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and Physical Literacy Among Preschoolers Attending Childcare Centres Healthy Start-Départ Santé Intervention Using the RE-AIM Framework. Evaluation and Program Planning. 68, 90-98.

Sari, N., Muhajarine, N., & Froehlich Chow, A. (2016). Implementation cost of a physical activity and healthy eating intervention at childcare setting: Lessons from Saskatchewan/New Brunswick Healthy Start-Départ Santé Intervention. Biomedical Central Health Services Research. 17(1), 57.

Leis, A., Bélanger, M., Humbert, L., Vatanparast, H., Ward, S., Muhajarine, N., Froehlich Chow, A., Engler-Stringer, R., Donovan, D., Carrier, N. (2016). A multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating and physical literacy among young children (ages 3-5) attending early childcare centres: The Healthy Start-Départ Santé cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol. Biomedical Central Public Health. 16, 313 doi:10.1186/s12889-016-2973-5