Community perspectives on COVID-19 outbreak and public health: Inuit positive protective pathways and lessons for Indigenous public health theory.

Indigenous public health theory and the voices of Canadian Indigenous communities remain under-represented in the literature despite the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, and the perspectives of Inuit are further under-represented in this literature. The goal of this paper is to exp...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors: Healey Akearok, Gwen K, Rana, Zoha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024
Subjects:
Arctic
COVID-19
Community health
Community-based participatory research
Inuit
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
Inuit research
Nunavut
Public health
Canada
inuit
Iqaluit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00863-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38653866
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11133288/
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Summary:Indigenous public health theory and the voices of Canadian Indigenous communities remain under-represented in the literature despite the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, and the perspectives of Inuit are further under-represented in this literature. The goal of this paper is to explore the perspectives of Iqalungmiut (people of Iqaluit), frontline staff, and decision-makers on the management of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iqaluit in April to June 2021 and to identify lessons learned and contributions to public health policy and practice specific to Inuit populations in Canada.

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