Principal Investigator:Ostertag, Sonja K Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5457.
The short-term objectives of this study are to: i) administer a health communication and risk perception survey tailored for the Inuvaluit Settlement Region (ISR) – the Inuvialuit Food Messages Survey; ii) capture Inuvialuit values and perspectives of the country food system through interviews and photos for research ...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):
2008
Summary:
This study seeks to identify levels of contaminants in country foods in the region from which to estimate body burden of contaminants in participants of the Inuit Health Survey. The data will be utilized to assess the overall health status of survey participants, which will include studying the relationship between diet intake of contaminants and body burden; evaluating the complex interactions be...
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...