Examining and Addressing Men's Boating Safety Behaviours in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Glass, Catherine
• Other Authors: Giles, Audrey
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2016
• Subjects: Injury prevention; gender; boating; drowning; Northwest Territories; Community-based participatory research; Canada; Inuvik
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35262; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-220

Injuries are one of the leading causes of death for individuals in Canada. Most injuries are predictable and preventable events that may be reduced by health promotion and injury prevention strategies. In particular, boating fatalities are a leading cause of injury death for men, particularly Aborig...