Understanding the role of environment for Indigenous health: a case study of sea ice as a place of health and risk in the Inuit community of Nain, Nunatsiavut.

A Durkalec - 2013 - library-archives.canada.ca
Abstract<? Pub Inc> Inuit health and the environment are intimately connected, but gaps in
our knowledge of how the environment acts as a complex determinant and place of health …

Climate change influences on environment as a determinant of Indigenous health: Relationships to place, sea ice, and health in an Inuit community

A Durkalec, C Furgal, MW Skinner, T Sheldon - Social science & medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the literature on Indigenous health, human dimensions of climate
change, and place-based dimensions of health by examining the role of environment for …

“From this place and of this place:” Climate change, sense of place, and health in Nunatsiavut, Canada

A Cunsolo Willox, SL Harper, JD Ford… - Social science & …, 2012 - ideas.repec.org
As climate change impacts are felt around the globe, people are increasingly exposed to
changes in weather patterns, wildlife and vegetation, and water and food quality, access and …

“From this place and of this place:” climate change, sense of place, and health in Nunatsiavut, Canada

AC Willox, SL Harper, JD Ford, K Landman… - Social Science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
As climate change impacts are felt around the globe, people are increasingly exposed to
changes in weather patterns, wildlife and vegetation, and water and food quality, access and …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring environmental change using Inuit Qaujimajatuqanjit in Cape Dorset, Nunavut

A Kushwaha - 2007 - repository.library.carleton.ca
Abstract Inuit in the Canadian Arctic have generations of experience traveling, hunting and
living in close relationship with the land. The land is critical to the health and wellbeing of …

Investigating environmental determinants of injury and trauma in the Canadian North

A Durkalec, C Furgal, MW Skinner… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Unintentional injury and trauma rates are disproportionately high in Inuit regions, and
environmental changes are predicted to exacerbate injury rates. However, there is a major …

Climate, society, and natural hazards: Changing hazard exposure in two Nunavut communities

JD Ford - Northern Review, 2008 - thenorthernreview.ca
This article analyzes changing exposure of Inuit to environmental hazards in two Nunavut
communities. One hundred and twelve interviews were conducted in Arctic Bay and Igloolik …

The determinants of First Nation and Inuit health: A critical population health approach

CAM Richmond, NA Ross - Health & place, 2009 - Elsevier
Environmental dispossession disproportionately affects the health of Canada's Aboriginal
population, yet little is known about how its effects are sustained over time. We use a critical …

Lament for the land: On the impacts of climate change on mental and emotional health and well-being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada

A Cunsolo Willox - 2012 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
As the impacts from anthropogenic climate change are felt around the globe, people are
increasingly exposed to changes in weather, temperature, wildlife and vegetation patterns …

The social determinants of Inuit health: a focus on social support in the Canadian Arctic

CAM Richmond - International journal of circumpolar health, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. Societies that foster socially supportive networks produce healthier populations.
Social support is a significant determinant of health among Canada's Inuit population; …