Resources
Inuit Tuttarvingat shares information about important Inuit health and wellness issues.
Children and Social Services
- Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Policies, Programs and Strategies (Report)
- Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Inuit-Related Documents (Bibliography)
- Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Aboriginal-Related Documents (Bibliography)
- Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: International Indigenous Documents (Bibliography)
- Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: General Documents (Bibliography)
Climate Change and Inuit Health
- Arctic Biodiversity and Inuit Health
- Unikkaaqatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change – Perspectives from Inuit in Canada
- Unikkaagatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change (Poster)
- Communities and the Impacts of Climate Change (Report)
Economic Development in the North
- Impact Benefit Agreements: A Tool for Healthy Inuit Communities? – Full Report
- Impact Benefit Agreements: A Tool for Healthy Inuit Communities? – Executive Summary: English | Nunatsiavut dialect | Inuinnaqtun | Nunavik | Inuktitut Syllabics
- Impact Benefit Agreements: A Tool for Healthy Inuit Communities (Presentation)
- Research Needs: Mining and Community Health
- Resource Extraction Development and Well-Being in the North: A Scan of the Unique Challenges of Development in Inuit Communities
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: An Environmental Scan of Services and Gaps in Inuit Communities
- Breaking the Cycle: FASD Conference (Conference Report)
- Canada Northwest FASD Conference (Conference Report)
- FASD and Inuit Communities (Conference Report)
- Inuit Food Security: 2011 Selected Bibliography
- Hunger in the Arctic: Food (In) Security in Inuit Communities
- Health Sectoral Roundtable: Background Documents on Inuit Health Issues, Nov. 4-5, 2004
- Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization Strategic Plan 2010-15: English | Nunatsiavut dialect | Inuktitut syllabics | Nunavik dialect | Inuvialuktun
- Ajunnginiq Centre Regional Health Workshops
- Arctic Forum: Aboriginal Health – Gaining Knowledge
- If Not Now … When? Addressing the Ongoing Inuit Housing Crisis in Canada.
- If Not Now … When? Addressing the Ongoing Inuit Housing Crisis in Canada. Key Findings – English Nunavut Syllabics Inuinnaqtun Nunavik Syllabics Nunatsiavut dialect Inuvialuktun
- Housing as a Determinant of Health: 2010 Annotated Bibliography
- The Role of Housing as Determinant of Health for Inuit in Canada (Presentation July 2009, Yellowknife, NT)
- The Role of Housing as a Determinant of Health For Inuit In Canada (Presentation March 2009, Ottawa, ON)
- Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit: Workshop Report. Report for Participants of the Workshop Held on March 18 and 19, 2008.
- Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit: Background and Glossary. Materials prepared for the Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit Workshop Meeting March 18 and 19, 2008
- Pot & Driving in the North: Awareness Campaign – Inuktitut version
- Pot & Driving in the North: Awareness Campaign – English version
- Safe Use of Prescription Drugs (Fact Sheet) > Inuktitut version
- National Aboriginal Injury Prevention Conference (Conference Report)
- Qaigitsi! Health Careers Rock! (Directory of health-related programs at colleges / universities)
- What Sculpture is to Soapstone, Education is to the Soul: Building the Capacity of Inuit in the Health Field
- Building the Capacity of Inuit in the Health Field (Poster)
- >> More about Health Careers
- Fifth Meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization Inter-governmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (Conference Report)
- Resilience: Overcoming Challenges and Moving on Positively (Booklet)
- Ikajurniq, Basic Counselling Skills: Inuit Voices, Modern Methods (Manual)
- Cultural Safety and Knowledge Sharing: Work on Mental Wellness at Inuit Tuttarvingat (Poster presentation)
- >> More about Traditional Knowledge
- Literacy and Health: The Importance of Higher-level Literacy Skills, A Discussion Paper for Inuit Communities
- Identity and Needs in the Modern World: Roles of Orality and Literacy (Presentation)
- Teaching Psychology in a Cross-Cultural Setting (Journal Article)
- I am Inuk. Watch Me Grow (Colouring Book)
- Birth, A Joyous Community Event (TV show)
- Transcript of TV show, “Birth, A Joyous Community Event” (Document)
- Community videos from “Birth, A Joyous Community Event” (Videos)
- Use of Cloth Diapers in Inuit Communities: Pilot Project (Presentation)
- Pregnant, or Planning to Be? (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Irnisuksiiniq – Inuit Midwifery Network Website
- Exploring Models for Quality Maternity Care in First Nations and Inuit Communities: Final Report of Inuit Womens’ Needs Assessment English | Inuktitut
- “The Cascade of Normal: Reclaiming Confidence in Birth” (Conference Report)
- How Can You Improve Your Emotional Health? (Fact Sheet) Inuktitut version
- What is Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)? (Fact Sheet) Inuktitut version
- How Are We As Men? (TV show)
- Transcript of TV show, “How Are We As Men?” (Document)
- Community videos from “How Are We As Men?” (Videos)
- Inuit Men Talking About Health English | Inuktitut
- Inuit Men Talking About Health (Presentation)
- >> More about Men’s Wellness
- Cultural Safety and Knowledge Sharing: Work on Mental Wellness at Inuit Tuttarvingat (Poster Presentation)
- How Can You Keep Gambling From Becoming a Problem? (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Resilience: Coping with Life’s Problems (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Resilience: Overcoming Challenges and Moving on Positively (Booklet)
- Ikajurniq, Basic Counselling Skills: Inuit Voices, Modern Methods (Manual)
- What is Mental Illness? (Booklet) | Inuktitut version
- Helping Inuit Clients: Cultural Relevance and Effective Counselling (Journal Article)
- Culturally Sensitive Counselling With Inuit: An Example of Practical Application of Research (Presentation)
- Honouring Our Past, Charting Our Future (Conference Report)
- Career as a Researcher? (Posters) Inuvialuit Settlement Region | Nunatsiavut Region
- From Research to Action (Posters) English and 5 dialects of the Inuit language
- Panel Presentation on the Work on Research Ethics at Inuit Tuttarvingat of NAHO (Presentation)
- Research and Researchers (Fact Sheet # 1)
- Participating in Research (Fact Sheet # 2)
- Individual Informed Consent for Research (Fact Sheet # 3)
- Benefits and Risks of Health Research (Fact Sheet # 4)
- Privacy and Confidentiality in Research (Fact Sheet # 5)
- Using Human Samples in Health Research (Fact Sheet # 6)
- Sharing and Reporting Results (Fact Sheet # 7)
- Research Permits and Licenses (Fact Sheet # 8)
- Guidelines for Research Involving Inuit (Fact Sheet # 9)
- Inuit Nipingit: National Inuit Committee on Ethics and Research (Presentation)
- Dialogue on Northern Research (Conference Report)
- Fifth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (Conference Report)
- Redefining Relationships: Learning From a Decade of Land Claims Implementation (Conference Report)
- Populations in Transition: Health of Circumpolar Peoples (Conference Report)
- Developing Inuit Research Capacity and Access to Statistics (Presentation)
- >> More about Research Ethics
- Sexual Health: Resources for Inuit and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
- Pregnant, or Planning to Be? (Fact Sheet) Inuktitut version
- How Does Alcohol Affect A Teenager’s Brain? (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- The Risks of Using Crack Cocaine (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Crystal Methamphetamine (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Substance Use/Abuse Issues Among Inuit in Canada (Presentation)
- Alcohol and Inuit Communities: Current Services and New Directions (Presentation)
- Alcohol Problems and Approaches: Theories, Evidence and Northern Practice
- Thinking Drinking: Achieving Cultural Change by 2020 (Conference Report)
- International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (Conference Report)
- Types of Alcohol Problems (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Alcohol and Your Body (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Ideas for Safer Drinking (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
- Simple Assessment Tests (Fact Sheet) | Inuktitut version
Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention: Inuit Traditional Practices that Encouraged Resilience and Coping
- World Suicide Prevention Day 2008 Backgrounder
- World Suicide Prevention Day 2007 Backgrounder
- World Suicide Prevention Day 2005 Backgrounder
Tobacco Use Reduction / Lung Health
- Inuit Tobacco Network Distance Education Project A Success
- First Nations, Inuit and Metis: Respiratory Health Initiatives Environmental Scan
- Inuit Tobacco-free Network Website
- Tobacco Cessation Videos: Inuit Youth Flip Camera Project
- Promising Practices for Reducing Tobacco Use For Inuit (Poster Presentation)
- What Works in Reducing Tobacco Use in Indigenous Communities? A Summary of Promising Practices for Inuit -
English | Nunavut syllabics | Nunavik syllabics | Nunatsiavut dialect | French - Smoke Stories: Quit Clips by Inuit Youth Video Screening Contest Report 2011
- Review of Tobacco Reduction Literature, Resources, and Promising Practices
- >> More about Tobacco Use Reduction
- Aboriginal Women and Girls’ Health Roundtable: Final Report
English | Inuktitut | French - Pregnant, or Planning to Be? (Fact Sheet) Inuktitut version
- I Am Young and I Am Proud (TV show)
- Transcript of TV show, I Am Young and I Am Proud (Document)
- Community videos from I Am Young and I Am Proud (Videos)
- Tobacco Cessation Videos: Inuit Youth Flip Camera Project
- Youth Relevant Resource Materials from Inuit Tuttarvingat of NAHO
- Qaigitsi! Health Careers Rock! (Directory of health-related programs at colleges/universities)
- Strategies for Success Web Pages
