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(Re)birthing systems in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut: a place-based inquiry into Inuit birthing, systems of care, and maternal health research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Objectives: Within the Qikiqtaaluk Region (Eastern Nunavut), pregnant women are required to travel outside their home communities for birthing care. This model differs from the prior norm of place-based, midwife-attended birth and impacts Inuit wellness.
Laura Jane Brubacher
doaj   +1 more source

Preterm birth in the Inuit and First Nations populations of Québec, Canada, 1981–2008 [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Objectives: To evaluate preterm birth (PTB) for Inuit and First Nations vs. non-Indigenous populations in the province of Québec, Canada. Study design: Retrospective cohort study.
Nathalie Auger   +5 more
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Inuit Sentinels: Examining the Efficacy of (Life) Writing Climate Change in Sheila Watt-Cloutier’s The Right to Be Cold

open access: yesCanada and Beyond, 2022
The impact of climate change on Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic has been widely documented in a myriad of scientific publications. However, the cultural and identity shifts attached to these changes have often been overlooked in mainstream ...
Claudia Miller
doaj   +1 more source

Lung cancer in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada – a scoping review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada and a leading cause of cancer mortality. Lung cancer also affects First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples significantly in Canada, which deserves further investigation as there is a ...
James Russell O’Grady   +8 more
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Opening Spaces for Indigenous Teaching and Learning through Community-Based Teacher Education

open access: yesEducation in the North, 2018
Following Nunatsiavut land claims on the Northeast Atlantic coast in Canada, Memorial University and the Nunatsiavut Government partnered to offer a community-based, Inuit-specific Bachelor of Education (IBED).
Shelley Tulloch, Sylvia Moore
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualizing indicators as boundary objects in integrating Inuit knowledge and western science for marine resource management

open access: yesArctic Science, 2020
A complex co-management system exists across Inuit Nunangat, whereby federal, provincial, territorial governments and Inuit organizations manage natural resources cooperatively.
Melina Kourantidou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Way Home: Understanding the impact of human trafficking on Inuit women in Manitoba

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives A WAY HOME will work with the Inuit community to develop a culturally relevant and community-informed algorithm, which will determine prevalence rates of sexual exploitation and risk levels of exploitation for Inuit women in Manitoba, Canada.
Leah McDonnell
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Cross-jurisdictional pandemic management: providers speaking on the experience of Nunavut Inuit accessing services in Manitoba during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Across Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic placed considerable stress on territorial and provincial healthcare systems. For Nunavut, the need to continue to provide access to critical care to its citizens meant that medical travel to provincial points of care (
Josée G. Lavoie   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large Igneous Province Record Through Time and Implications for Secular Environmental Changes and Geological Time‐Scale Boundaries

open access: yesGeophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021

Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact

An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst   +8 more
wiley  

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Advancing Precision Nutrition Through Multimodal Data and Artificial Intelligence

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Individual responses to food vary dramatically, challenging traditional dietary advice. This review explores how the unique genetic makeup, gut microbiome, and brain activity shape host metabolic health. We examine how artificial intelligence integrates these multimodal data to predict individualized dietary needs, moving beyond one‐size‐fits‐all ...
Yuanqing Fu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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