Inuit & cancer : Inuit and cancer : action plan

The life expectancy gap between Inuit and Compared to the rest of Canada, the Inuit population other Canadians is 13 years– and the gap is not closing. [...] The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services is in a unique position of negotiating its Nunavut and the Northwest Territories federal government health program funding with the The Governments of the Northwest Territories and Government of Quebec. [...] Under the Land Claims Agreement, Inuit will take over management of Community Clinics and Child Youth Nunavik and Family Services in Nunatsiavut, when finances are In 1975, Inuit in Nunavik and Cree in the James negotiated and the infrastructure is in place. [...] The data Government of Nunavut, Department of Health and below reflects the Inuit populations of the Northwest Social Services, A Ten-Year Profile of Cancer in Nunavut Territories, and the general population of Nunavut. [...] The Inuit population prevalence of food insecurity (%) has Canada’s lowest incidence of breast and prostate Source: Statistics Canada, 2005 “Food Insecurity” cancer and it is believed this is related to the high dietary Tobacco consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and selenium found Sixty-five percent of Inuit in Canada over the age of in country foods.4 fifteen smoke daily, compared to 17% of the g