Principal Investigator:Kenny, Tiff-Annie Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5503.
The aim of the project is to collect new information on the retail food environment, household socio-economic conditions, and food purchases, through both empirical measures and local knowledge. The goal is to shed new light on market food affordability and food security in the ISR, while building local and regional ...
Principal Investigator:Campbell, Norman Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
The primary goal of the project is to introduce a healthier food program to Aklavik by working with community partners. The DREAM-GLOBAL research team, Aklavik Community Corporation, local health committee, as well as other partners will develop a plan to support programs and policies that will increase the awareness and availability of healthy foods and especially traditional foods, wherever poss...
Principal Investigator:De Roose, Elsie C. Licensed Year(s):
2010
200920082007 Summary:
The objectives of this component of Healthy Foods North are:
1. Capacity building for community members and students in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, data collection and community engagement, with the practical learning applications being facilitated through HFN.
2.Capacity building, training and education for communications through presentations, outreach, and results...
Principal Investigator:Archie, Billy Licensed Year(s):
2006
Summary:
Statistics indicate a burden of chronic diseases in the community of Aklavik, with 17.6% of individuals receiving care for one or more chronic conditions. Driven by elders and youth of the community, measurement of risk factors and associated diseases is planned so that programs to promote wellness can be implemented and evaluated.
A mechanism for youth to collect and manage data around risk fac...
Principal Investigator:Willows, Noreen Licensed Year(s):
2001
Summary:
The Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) of Health Canada, in collaboration with Katherine Gray-Donald (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University) is sponsoring a research investigation to understand the prevalence of high and low infant birth weight and associated health complications in aboriginal communities across Canada. The goal of this research is to facilitate progra...
Principal Investigator:Kuhnlein, Harriet V Licensed Year(s):
1998
Summary:
The objectives of this study are therefore: 1) derive quantitative estimates of traditional and market food among Inuit; 2) complete databases of nutrient and contaminant contents of traditional food; define benefits of traditional food in terms of nutritional, socioeconomic and cultural significance; define the levels of exposure to contaminants (heavy metals and organochlorines). In each commun...
Principal Investigator:Godel, John Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
To do a Northern Infant Nutritional Study by looking into the vitamin, mineral, and nutritional status of northern women during pregnancy and during breast feeding and to relate these findings to the vitamin status of their infants at birth and during the first six weeks of life; also to give vitamin supplements to the infants in a controller manner to re- evaluate their vitamin status at six wee...