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: Contini, Nia, Giles, Audrey R., Giesbrecht, Gordon, Raddi, Tyrone
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: Original Research Article; Canada; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Circumpolar Health; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405071/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34433380; https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1969744

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...