Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Qanuilirpitaa? (How are we now?) This is the question the Nunavik region has sought to answer with the 2017 Nunavik Health Survey. This survey, now complete, followed-up with participants of the 2004 Nunavik health survey, and invited additional Nunavimmiut aged 16 years and older to participate. The survey documents physical and mental health outcomes, as well as the social and cultural factors associated with these outcomes. One new aspect of the survey was a focus on community conditions influencing health and well-being in each of 14 Nunavik communities. Professor Riva has been the scientific co-lead for the community component of the survey with her colleague, Professor Christopher Fletcher from Université Laval.
The community component has aimed to:
- Define what a healthy community is from an Inuit point of view.
- Find ways to describe and measure community health so that changes, for better or worse, can be understood and actions taken.
- Provide indicators of community conditions that are meaningful and useful to the communities of Nunavik.
Knowledge generated from the community component of the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey informs local and regional actions for community mobilization and development.
Funding: ArcticNet - a Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada | Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) | Institut national de santé publique du Quebec
--- View the full results of Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 here ---
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Food, Environment, Health, and Nutrition of First Nations Children and Youth (FEHNCY)
FEHNCY is a research study that will look at the nutrition, health, and environment of First Nations children and youth aged 3-19 years across Canada in communities through partnerships and community participation.
The results from the study will inform government policy and community program recommendations with the goal of improving the health of First Nations children. The study will contribute to capacity building within First Nations communities and Assembly of First Nations (AFN) regions. Prof. Riva is a co-PI on FEHNCY and leads the research on the relationship between housing conditions and health.