The adaptation of the beyond cold water bootcamp course for Inuvialuit communities in Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Nia Contini, Audrey R. Giles, Gordon Giesbrecht, Tyrone Raddi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: cold water; drowning; inuvialuit; northwest territories; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Canada; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1969744; https://doaj.org/article/aa9af0c6dded432883c579af95a76af9

Boating-related fatalities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are well above the national average. These fatalities are exacerbated by very cold water, and water and boating safety resources that lack relevance to residents of northern communities. We utilised an iterative, participatory approach to...