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2016-01-12
Young, T. Kue, Kelly, Janet J., Friborg, Jeppe, Soininen, Leena, Wong, Kai O.
"To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami. Data were extracted from national and regional statistical agencies and cancer registries, with...
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2016-11-04
Nieuwendyk, Laura M., Vallianatos, Helen, Belon, Ana Paula, Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
People's perceptions of local food environments influence their abilities to eat healthily. PhotoVoice participants from four communities in Alberta, Canada took pictures of barriers and opportunities for healthy eating and shared their stories in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Using a...
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2016-08-10
Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Ford, James, Healey, Gwen, Jong, Michael, Lavoie, Josée, White, Mason
"An international conference titled 'Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities' was held at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, April 28–30, 2016. The event was organized by the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health, in partnership with the Institute for Circumpolar...
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Assessing health care in Canada’s North: what can we learn from national and regional surveys?
Download2015-07-24
Young, T. Kue, Ng, Carmina, Chatwood, Susan
"Background: Health surveys are a rich source of information on a variety of health issues, including health care. Objectives: This article compares various national and regional surveys in terms of their geographical coverage with respect to the Canadian North, especially their Aboriginal...
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Promoting Sustainable Forest Management Among Stakeholders in the Prince Albert Model Forest, Canada
Download2015-01-01
Hvenegaard, Glen T., Carr, Susan, Clark, Kim, Dunn, Pat, Olexson, Todd
Model Forests are partnerships for shared decision-making to support social, environmental, and economic sustainability in forest management. Relationships among sustainable forest management partners are often strained, but the Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) represents a process of effective...
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Primary health care accessibility challenges in remote Indigenous communities in Canada’s North
Download2015-10-26
Oosterveer, Tim Michiel, Young, T. Kue
"Background: Despite many improvements, health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Canada's North persist. While a strong primary health care (PHC) system improves the health of a population, the majority of indigenous communities are very remote, and their access to...
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Partnering with Indigenous student co-researchers: Improving research processes and outcomes
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Genuis, Shelagh K., Willows, Noreen, Jardine, Cindy G.
Objective. To examine the contribution of student co-researchers to a community-based participatory Photovoice investigation of Indigenous children’s food-related lived experience. We examine co-researchers’ contributions to the research process, their role in knowledge co-generation and...
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Introduction: Relationships Between Protected Areas and Sustainable Forest Management: Where are We Heading?
Download2015-01-01
Wiersma, Yolanda F., Duinker, Peter N., Haider, Wolfgang, Hvenegaard, Glen T., Schmiegelow, Fiona K.A.
The relationship between protected areas and forest management has been one that has often been fraught with conflict. New practices in the forest sector and new ecological insights have led more recently to better co-operation in some regions, although it is debatable to what extent cooperative...
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2014
O'Brien, B., Higginbottom, G., Mumtaz, Z.
Background Immigration to Canada has significantly increased in recent years, particularly in the Prairie Provinces. There is evidence that pregnant newcomer women often encounter challenges when attempting to navigate the health system. Our aim was to explore newcomer women’s experiences in...