NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Simoneau, Nathalie
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Data collection will proceed with the organization of focus group meetings. Women will be invited to participate in the study through promotion of the project in the community. Women are the most likely group to provide information on nutrition as well as influence food intake of the family. A food preference assessment will be conducted at the start of the focus group discussions. Focus group...

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: Weis, Michael
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: Through interviews and diet diaries, the patterns of consumption of "country foods" and commercially prepared foods will be assessed in seasons throughout the year. This continuing study will assess the nutritional quality of the diet and will quantify the dietary intake of contaminants....

Principal Investigator: Gerrard, Jon
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Dr. Jon Gerrard proposes to study the potential relationship between blood pressure and diet during pregnancy among the Inuit, a dietary questionnaire will be completed by the mother and small amount of blood will be obtained. The research team will travel to various Keewatin communities....

Principal Investigator: Godel, John
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To carry our research in the Inuvik area on northern infant nutrition. To study the vitamin, mineral and nutritional status of women during pregnancy and breast-feeding, to relate these findings to both the vitamin status of their infants at birth and to the immunologic and clinical status of the infants at six weeks of age....

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...

Principal Investigator: Rajsigl, Duane
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To undertake a study of child mortality rates. Records of age, birth and nutritional status will be made of both child and mother....

Principal Investigator: Rode, Andris
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To conduct a follow-up study of the impact of southern Canadian diet and lifestyle on general health, nutrition and working capacity of Canadian Inuit. This is a follow-up to a study conducted in 1969-71....

Principal Investigator: Lathrop, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: To study the nutritional status of native people whose eating habits have changed from that of food obtained from "the land" to food obtained commercially. This will be accomplished by administering an oral gluscose test to be studied for indications of diabetes....

Principal Investigator: Lathrop, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To study the general health levels (nutritional status) of native people whose eating habits have changed from that of food obtained from "the land" to food obtained commercially (southern foods) by obtaining blood samples (orgal glucose tolerance test) to be studied for indications of diabetes....