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Housing, health and well-being in Nunavik: The views of Nunavimmiut

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File Identifier: 11680_iso.xml
Metadata Language: eng; CAN
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Resource Type: Dataset
Responsible Party: Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Point Of Contact Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca
Metadata Date: 2015-03-31
Metadata Standard Name: North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
Metadata Standard Version: 2009-01-01

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Abstract: Insights gained into the different dimensions of housing will contribute to the development of a survey questionnaire to measure housing conditions in the Canadian Arctic, based on local and traditional knowledge and developed in collaboration with Nunavimmiut. This questionnaire will be used in the next phase of the Nunavik Inuit Health Survey to assess and monitor housing conditions and their influence on health and well-being; this questionnaire will be pilot-tested beforehand. A total of 25 Nunavimmiut were interviewed in February and March 2012 and maybe more Nunavimmiut will be pilot-tested during the next months. Analyses are currently being conducted.
Purpose: Housing conditions are a critical public health across the circumpolar north. Cross-sectional data (n=723 adults) are from the 2004 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey. Results of this study show that increased household size and crowding were significantly associated with an elevated allostatic load (AL) index. This study is the first to find that living in more densely populated households is a source of chronic stress for Inuit. Findings of this study were presented at the IPY conference in Montreal in April 2012. This project involved the collaboration of organizations responsible for housing in Nunavik, i.e. the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau [KMHB], Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ), Makivik Corporation, and Kativik Regional Government. This project showed the importance of addressing the issues of housing shortage and overcrowding. Better maintenance and heating, and rethinking the design of houses so they are more coherent with Inuit traditional way of life, also appear as important components of housing conditions to address. The objective of this current project is twofold: 1) to better understand the perceptions of Nunavimmiut of the housing situation in their communities and the impact of housing conditions on their health and well-being; and 2) to collaboratively develop a questionnaire to measure housing conditions that is adapted to Inuit culture. Results of this project are susceptible to inform and support social and housing policies aiming to improve the housing situation in Nunavik and the health and well-being of Nunavimmiut.
Language: eng; CAN
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Contact Info: Title: Housing, health and well-being in Nunavik: The views of Nunavimmiut Date: Date: 2015-03-31 Date Type: Publication Date Individual Name: Larsen, Lytken and Riva, Mylène Role: Principal Investigator Individual Name: Dewailly, Éric Role: Individual Name: Bjerregaard, Peter Role: Individual Name: Cartier, Chloé Role: Individual Name: Déry, Serge Role: Individual Name: Juster, R.P. Role:
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Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Point Of Contact Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca Online Resource: polardata.ca
Topic Category: Environment and Conservation
Keyword Collection:
Keyword: Cardiovascular risk factors Keyword: Housing Keyword: Human health Keyword: Mental health Keyword: Nunavik Associated Thesaurus: Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada) Keyword: Nunavik, Québec, Canada
Spatial Extent:
West Bounding Longitude: -78 East Bounding Longitude: -65 North Bounding Latitude: 63 South Bounding Latitude: 56
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Access Constraints: Other Restrictions Use Constraints: Other Restrictions Other Constraints: Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse

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Distributor Contact: Individual Name: Polar Data Catalogue Organisation Name: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Role: Distributor Contact Info: Voice: (519) 888-4567 x32689 Street Address: 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo City: Waterloo Province/State: Ontario Postal Code/ZIP: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada E-Mail Address: pdc@uwaterloo.ca

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