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Régions: North Slave Region

étiquettes: health, social sciences, health care evaluation, public health, northern community

Objectif(s): The purpose of this research is to evaluate the scope of health within Environmental Assessment (EA), and to assess the state of EA practice with regard to the incorporation of human health impacts within Canada's northern natural resource sector. This research will examine Health Canada's framework on the Determinants of Health and apply this theory to the incorporation of health with EA in northern development. Examining the scope and sufficiency of this framework combined with identifying practitioner experience will increase the understanding of human health effects and EA within this unique environment. The research contributions are twofold, to: 1) provide a better understanding of the scope of health; and 2) increase the understanding of the state of practice within the North. Upon completion, a framework identifying specific health determinants appropriate for the North will be presented for incorporation into EAs. In addition, this research will provide documentation of practitioners experiences from selected case studies, including lessons learned from recent practices, and will identify future research requirements.