2009

Tobacco issues receive a lot of press in the North. This page features news clippings …

 

Baffin moms-to-be don't get enough food: pot and tobacco smoking common among pregnant women

Nunatsiaq News, July 19, 2009

 

Canadian Inuit Have Top Rate of Lung Cancer

Globe and Mail, March 31, 2009

First of its Kind Study Identifies Risk Factors for LRTIs in Inuit Children

Physorg.com. May 21, 2009

What are these kids breathing?

Ottawa Citizen, Oct. 12, 2009

Extreme Smoking in Nunavut

Ottawa Citizen, Andrew Duffy. October 12, 2009

Eighty Percent of Pregnant Women in Nunavut Smoke

Ottawa Citizen, Andrew Duffy. October 12, 2009

The Fight Against Normal: Nunavut Wants to Remove Cigarettes from Mainstream Arctic Culture

Ottawa Citizen, Andrew Duffy. October 12, 2009

High Smoking Rates in Nunavut Alarms Medics

Ottawa Citizen, Andrew Duffy. October 13, 2009

Tobacco Use Among Inuit: An Inuit Specific Strategy is Needed

Blog by Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, October 13, 2009

Government of Canada Works with Nunavut to Help Curb Smoking Among Aboriginal Youth in the Territory

Health Canada News Release, February 18, 2009

News Release: Inuit Tobacco Free Network Launch and Website

Inuit Tobacco Free Network: Project Overview

 

 

Last Update: April 12 2012

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