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Experiences of Inuit in Canada who travel from remote settings for cancer care and impacts on decision making

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Inuit experience the highest cancer mortality rates from lung cancer in the world with increasing rates of other cancers in addition to other significant health burdens.
J. Jull, A. Sheppard, A. Hizaka, G. Barton, P. Doering, D. Dorschner, N. Edgecombe, Megan Ellis, I. Graham, M. Habash, Gabrielle Jodouin, Lynn Kilabuk, Theresa Koonoo, C. Roberts, Tungasuvvingat Inuit   +14 more
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Are sport and traditional Inuit games identified as tools in current Inuit suicide prevention strategies?: A content analysis

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Eekeeluak Avalak, an 18-year-old Inuk wrestler who won the first-ever gold medal for Nunavut at the Canada Summer Games in 2022, dedicated his win to his late brother who died by suicide in 2015.
Hannah Frazer, Audrey R. Giles
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Understanding culturally safe cancer survivorship care with inuit in an urban community

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
Cancer is a leading cause of death among Inuit. A legacy of colonialism, residential schools, and systemic racism has eroded trust among Inuit and many do not receive culturally safe care. This study aimed to explore the meaning of culturally safe cancer
Sipporah Enuaraq, Wendy Gifford, Savanah Ashton, Zeina Al Awar, Catherine Larocque, Danielle Rolfe   +5 more
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The Mittimatalik Siku Asijjipallianinga (Sea Ice Climate Atlas): How Inuit Knowledge, Earth Observations, and Sea Ice Charts Can Fill IPCC Climate Knowledge Gaps

Frontiers in Climate, 2021
The IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate (SROCC) highlights with high confidence that declining Arctic sea ice extents and increased ship-based transportation are impacting the livelihoods of Arctic Indigenous peoples ...
K. Wilson, A. Arreak, T. Bell, G. Ljubicic   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Blockchain based PKI Validation System based on Rare Events Management

Future Internet, 2020
Public key infrastructures (PKIs) are the cornerstone for the security of the communication layer of online services relying on certificate-based authentication, such as e-commerce, e-government, online banking, cloud services, and many others.
Maurizio Talamo, Franco Arcieri, Andrea Dimitri, Christian H. Schunck   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to account for Inuit ancestry in lung function prediction

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Rigorous lung function prediction equations for the Inuit are lacking. We used spirometry from 351 Inuit and 29 people of other ancestry obtained during an occupational survey in Greenland to determine how to obtain valid lung function predictions for ...
Birgitte H Laustsen, Jakob H Bønløkke, Martin R Miller   +2 more
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Level and temporal trend of perfluoroalkyl acids in Greenlandic Inuit [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012
Objectives: Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been detected in human blood, breast milk and umbilical cord blood across the globe. PFAAs do accumulate in the marine food chain in Arctic regions.
Manhai Long, Rossana Bossi, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen   +2 more
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Drivers and health implications of the dietary transition among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic: a scoping review

Public Health Nutrition, 2020
Objective: The current study undertook a systematic scoping review on the drivers and implications of dietary changes among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic.
M. Little, Hilary Hagar, Chloe Zivot, W. Dodd, K. Skinner, T. Kenny, Amy Caughey, Josephine Gaupholm, M. Lemire   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Inuusinni Aqqusaaqtara – My Journey: Meeting the Information Needs of Inuit Living with Cancer

Engaged Scholar Journal, 2020
The Inuit Cancer Project aims to help Inuit better understand cancer and improve communication between Inuit with cancer and non-Inuit healthcare providers and support services. The project has created resources that are culturally relevant, appropriate,
Savanah Ashton, Tracy Torchetti
doaj   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Intra-jurisdictional Relations in the Inuit Regions of the Canadian Arctic: An Institutionalist Perspective [PDF]

, 2013
One of the most exciting developments in Canadian federalism has been the emergence of Aboriginal self-governing regions. This paper constructs a theoretical framework for exploring the evolution of intra-jurisdictional relations in the self-governing ...
Alcantara, Christopher, Wilson, Gary N.
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