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Housing-related determinants of lung health in Nunavik, Canada [PDF]

, 2023
The impact of climate change on lung health has been long established. The Inuit Nunangat region of Nunavik in Quebec, Canada has long started to face the consequences of climate change.
Veillette, Marc, Efthymiopoulos, Spyros, Watt, Larry, Miron, Patrick, Khan, Faiz Ahmad, Duchaine, Caroline, Yang, Wenping, Aktas, Yasemin D, Ouazia, Boualem   +8 more
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Marika Vachon. “Habiter le Nunavik”

, 2023
Mots clés : logement, complexité, habiter, gouvernance, Inuit, Nunavik ; Keywords : housing, complexity, dwelling, building, governance, Inuit, Nunavik ; Langue : français ; Type : article de revue. Vachon, Marika.

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Characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) from Nunavik, Canada and comparison with Hia strains in other North American Arctic regions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objective: : This study examines the microbiological characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenae serotype a (Hia) isolates from Nunavik (northern Quebec), Canada.
Raymond S.W. Tsang, Jean-Francois Proulx, Kristy Hayden, Michelle Shuel, Brigitte Lefebvre, Andree-Anne Boisvert, Dorothy Moore   +6 more
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MercuNorth – monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
Exposure to mercury (Hg) is a global concern, particularly among Arctic populations that rely on the consumption of marine mammals and fish which are the main route of Hg exposure for Arctic populations.The MercuNorth project was created to establish ...
Bryan Adlard, Mélanie Lemire, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Manhai Long, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Jon O. Odland, Arja Rautio, Päivi Myllynen, Torkjel M. Sandanger, Alexey A. Dudarev, Ingvar A. Bergdahl, Maria Wennberg, James Berner, Pierre Ayotte   +13 more
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Socio-demographic and substance use characteristics of unintentional injuries among Nunavik youth

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
This study described the distribution of unintentional injuries among Inuit youth in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, and examined the relationship between socio-demographic factors, substance use and unintentional injuries.
Emilie Beaulieu, Anne-Marie Therrien, Gina Muckle, Richard E. Bélanger   +3 more
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Coding variants of carnitine acyltransferase genes discovered in Nunavik Inuit.

, 2015
Coding variants of carnitine acyltransferase genes discovered in Nunavik Inuit.
Amirthagowri Ambalavanan (651834), Pingxing Xie (290131), Ousmane Diallo (651835), Cynthia V. Bourassa (357744), Dan Spiegelman (229081), Edouard Henrion (229084), Sirui Zhou (744860), Alexandre Dionne-Laporte (651836), Maude Turcotte Gauthier (744861), Patrick A. Dion (105550), Lan Xiong (213879), Guy A. Rouleau (105556)   +11 more
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Feasibility and ethical issues: experiences and concerns of healthcare workers regarding a new RSV prophylaxis programme in Nunavik, Quebec

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
Background: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of hospitalisation in young Inuit children. Prophylaxis with palivizumab is routinely recommended for premature infants and those with severe pulmonary or cardiac diseases.
Armelle Lorcy, Rodica Gilca, Eve Dubé, Marie Rochette, Gaston De Serres   +4 more
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Ethnographic study of the barriers and facilitators to implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling as a primary screening strategy for cervical cancer among Inuit women of Nunavik, Northern Quebec

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
The rate of cervical cancer among Canadian Inuit women is higher than the national average. To date, early detection remains the best strategy for reducing the incidence of cervical cancer and its consequences.
Rachel Gamelin, Maude Hébert, Elyse Tratt, Paul Brassard   +3 more
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Suicide amongst young Inuit males: The perspectives of Inuit health and wellness workers in Nunavik

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
The rate of suicide amongst Inuit boys and men in Nunavik has risen since the 1980s. Despite this, little is known about the strengths and protective factors, and the unique risks, that contribute to suicidality amongst Inuit males. This article presents
William Affleck, PhD, John L. Oliffe, PhD, Martha Malaya Inukpuk, Raymond Tempier, MD, Francine Darroch, MD, PhD, Allison Crawford, MD, PhD, Monique Séguin, PhD   +6 more
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Building capacity for engagement: A scoping review of informal and formal research training for Indigenous youth

Journal of Research on Adolescence, Volume 36, Issue 4, December 2026.
Abstract Community‐based research approaches, including community‐based participatory action research (CBPAR), are a research design that engages communities as active collaborators by offering training and support throughout the research process. These approaches, including CBPAR, have gained traction in work with Indigenous youth, as they build ...
Alexa Curci, Katherine Fredrickson, Sophie J. Blackmore, Christopher J. Mushquash, Srividya N. Iyer, Aislin R. Mushquash, Carolyn M. Melro   +6 more
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