Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada
Injury is the leading cause of death for Canadians aged 1 to 44, occurring disproportionately across regions and communities. In the Inuit territory of Nunavut, for instance, unintentional injury rates are over three times the Canadian average. In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vul...
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ftunivscoast:usc:20759 2023-05-15T15:06:20+02:00 Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada Clark, Dylan G Ford, James D Pearce, T Berrang-Ford, Lea 2016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.026 eng eng Pergamon usc:20759 URN:ISSN: 0277-9536 FoR 11 (Medical and Health Sciences) FoR 16 (Studies in Human Society) unintentional injury Canada Arctic search and rescue Inuit Indigenous health vulnerability climate change Journal Article 2016 ftunivscoast https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.026 2019-06-17T22:27:47Z Injury is the leading cause of death for Canadians aged 1 to 44, occurring disproportionately across regions and communities. In the Inuit territory of Nunavut, for instance, unintentional injury rates are over three times the Canadian average. In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut. We specifically examine unintentional injuries on the land (outside of hamlets) because of the importance of land-based activities to Inuit culture, health, and well-being. Semi-structured interviews (n = 45) were conducted in three communities that have varying rates of search and rescue (SAR), complemented by an analysis of SAR case data for the territory. We found that risk of land-based injuries is affected by socioeconomic status, Inuit traditional knowledge, community organizations, and territorial and national policies. Notably, by moving beyond common conceptualizations of unintentional injury, we are able to better assess root causes of unintentional injury and outline paths for prevention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change inuit Nunavut University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia: COAST Research Database Arctic Canada Nunavut Social Science & Medicine 169 18 26 |
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FoR 11 (Medical and Health Sciences) FoR 16 (Studies in Human Society) unintentional injury Canada Arctic search and rescue Inuit Indigenous health vulnerability climate change Clark, Dylan G Ford, James D Pearce, T Berrang-Ford, Lea Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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Injury is the leading cause of death for Canadians aged 1 to 44, occurring disproportionately across regions and communities. In the Inuit territory of Nunavut, for instance, unintentional injury rates are over three times the Canadian average. In this paper, we develop a framework for assessing vulnerability to injury and use it to identify and characterize the determinants of injuries on the land in Nunavut. We specifically examine unintentional injuries on the land (outside of hamlets) because of the importance of land-based activities to Inuit culture, health, and well-being. Semi-structured interviews (n = 45) were conducted in three communities that have varying rates of search and rescue (SAR), complemented by an analysis of SAR case data for the territory. We found that risk of land-based injuries is affected by socioeconomic status, Inuit traditional knowledge, community organizations, and territorial and national policies. Notably, by moving beyond common conceptualizations of unintentional injury, we are able to better assess root causes of unintentional injury and outline paths for prevention. |
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Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada |
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vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in nunavut, canada |
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