Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region
Tags: health, social sciences, youth, children's health, public awareness, curriculum
| Principal Investigator: | Hall, Barbara (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12562 |
| Organization: | GNWT Dept. of Education, Culture and Employment |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | A. King, M. Peart, D. Green, J. Heyland, G. Corvari |
Objective(s): To assess the present status of health-related knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours of children and youth in the NWT; to assess the present status of the strategy, `The NWT School Health Program'.
Project Description: The resarchers will continue their study, started in 1992, on assessing the health-related knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours of children and youth in the NWT. Data will be collected through a survey administered through NWT schools. Teachers will also be surveyed with regard to the implementation of the NWT School Health Program. Researchers from selected communities will be trained to conduct interviews and administrate questionnaires.
