NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Duran, Nelida
Licensed Year(s): 2011 2010
Summary: The purpose of this research project is to describe the effects of climate change and variability on human nutrition and related health outcomes of Dene First Nations. Research Design: A constructivist approach to the grounded theory methodology will be utilized in this study. Grounded theory methodology involves the use of systematic yet flexible guidelines for collecting and analyzing qualit...

Principal Investigator: Dick, Terry A.
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004
Summary: The objective of this research is to study what lake trout, whitefish and pike eat and their movements in a small northern Shield lake (Chitty Lake). Transportation of personnel and equipment into and out of Chitty Lake will be by single engine float plane (Air Tindi). During this study, the researchers will use standardized gill nets, a backpack electroshocker, a seine net, VEMCO acoustic tra...

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: De Roose, Elsie C.
Licensed Year(s): 1998
Summary: Information will be gathered by conducting postnatal interviews with women in communities without a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or or similar prenatal nutrition program. Interviews will be done by a trained interviewer, hired from the community under contract with Health Canada. The interviewer hired will have a health background where possible. The interviews will be done face to fa...

Principal Investigator: Christensen, Jill
Licensed Year(s): 1995 1994 1993
Summary: The researchers will continue to collect information on the consumption patterns in traditional and store-bought foods as well as lifestyle patterns (e.g., fishing and hunting activities, health beliefs, traditional food use) of residents of N'Dilo and Dettah. This information will be combined with results from the BAck Bay Fish Study (contaminants in fish) in order that human health implications ...

Principal Investigator: Beaubier, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To work toward the development of nutrition guidelines specific of the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Duffett, Jane
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: Development of Prenatal Nutrition Education materials for use throughout NWT communities....

Principal Investigator: Poole, Louise
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To draft nutrition guidelines on nutritious foods and safe food management for the Day Care centres in the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Beaubier, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To work toward the development of nutrition guidelines specific to the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Borre, Kristen
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: A dissertation research to examine how Dogrib Dene make diet choices and the kind of work activities they must do to obtain the diet they consume. Possible nutritional problems will be identified and the kind of diet desired by the community will be recorded....