Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: health, social sciences, aboriginal community, policy development, dene culture, risk assessment, northern community, public awareness, public consultation
| Principal Investigator: | Jardine, Cynthia (2) |
| Licence Number: | 13706 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2005
2004
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| Issued: | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Christophe |
Objective(s): The goal of the research is to develop a better understanding of the factors affecting the communication and understanding of known and potential/theoretical risks to health in similar, but unique Aboriginal communities - the Dene communities of Ndilo and Dettah and the Inuit community of Nain in Labrador. Specifically the research will seek to; 1) determine what types of risks are of concern to these communities and why; 2) identify the personal and social determinants contributing to acceptance or non-acceptance of both known and theoretical/potential risks; 3) understand how these determinants affect the way people receive and comprehend the messages about different types of health risks; 4) determine individual and community definitions of what is a "known" risk and what is a "theoretical/potential" risk; 5) determine the types of information communicated to them; 6) compare and contrast the results between two culturally similar but unique communities grappling with different types of theoretical/potential risks from environmental exposures; and 7) develop recommendations on how to incorporate this information for use in public consultation and policy formulation related to communication of theoretical/potential health risks in Aboriginal northern communities.
