Design of a human biomonitoring community-based project in the Northwest Territories Mackenzie Valley, Canada, to investigate the links between nutrition, contaminants and country foods

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Ratelle, Mylene, Laird, Matthew, Majowicz, Shannon, Skinner, Kelly, Swanson, Heidi, Laird, Brian
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: Theory and Methods; Canada; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; First Nations; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116701/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157724; https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1510714

Community-based projects place emphasis on a collaborative approach and facilitate research among Indigenous populations regarding local issues and challenges, such as traditional foods consumption, climate change and health safety. Country foods (locally harvested fish, game birds, land animals and...