Citation

Hayward A, Cidro J, Dutton R, Passey K. Int. J. Circumpolar Health. 2020; 79(1): e1779524.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, International Union for Circumpolar Health, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/22423982.2020.1779524

PMID

32543995

PMCID

PMC7480607

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to summarise past Inuit health and wellness studies in Manitoba and the Kivalliq region of Nunavut to provide a snapshot of the types of studies available and identify the gaps in knowledge. Research to date has largely been disease-based and often provides comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Distinct Inuit experiences are rarely written about from an Inuit perspective. However, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national organisation of Inuit in Canada, and Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada have been leaders in strengths-based community research and publications that address priorities determined by the Inuit, including the 2018 Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami document National Inuit Strategy on Research (132).

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Health Status; Suicide; Body Mass Index; Mental Health; Nunavut; Diet; Environment; Tuberculosis; Inuit; Arctic Regions; environmental health; Social Determinants of Health; Reproductive Health; Manitoba; chronic conditions and diseases; community directed research; food security and nutrition-based health; health and wellness; population and preventative health; the determinants of Inuit health