Chaisson, Kristen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-5739
Gougeon, Laura http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-7809
Patterson, Stephanie
Allen Scott, Lisa K. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-7672
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Alberta (This research was funded by Alberta Health through the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund (ACPLF). Provision of funding by Alberta Health does not signify that this project represents the policies or views of Alberta Health. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.)
Article History
Received: 17 September 2021
Accepted: 16 May 2022
First Online: 7 July 2022
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: A Project Ethics Community Consensus Initiative (ARECCI) Ethics Screening Tool assessment was completed for this project. The assessment determined that this analysis constitutes a quality improvement project. The project was determined to pose minimal risk and should therefore be governed by ARECCI ethics guidelines for quality improvement and evaluation projects, rather than being submitted for review by a formal research ethics board.
: Informed consent was obtained from all community members participating in the Alberta Healthy Communities Approach project at each stage of data collection, including at each focus group presented in this manuscript.
: Not applicable.