The 2009 H1N1 Health Sector Pandemic Response in Remote and Isolated First Nation Communities of Sub-Arctic Ontario, Canada

• Main Author: Charania, Nadia
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic; Remote and Isolated First Nation Communities; Arctic; Attawapiskat; Canada; Fort Albany; Kashechewan; First Nations; James Bay
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5984

On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared a global influenza pandemic due to a novel influenza A virus subtype of H1N1. Public health emergencies, such as an influenza pandemic, can potentially impact disadvantaged populations disproportionately due to underlying social factors. Canad...