2011
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i3.17827
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Pan-Arctic TV Series on Inuit wellness: a northern model of communication for social change?

Abstract: Objectives. This paper provides highlights of a utilization-focused evaluation of a collaborative Pan-Arctic Inuit Wellness TV Series that was broadcast live in Alaska and Canada in May 2009. This International Polar Year (IPY) communication and outreach project intended to (1) share information on International Polar Year research progress, disseminate findings and explore questions with Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland; (2) provide a forum for Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland to showcase innovative… Show more

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“…One recent health promotion program delivered to Inuit in the north examined the effectiveness of a series of media-based programmes for men's wellness, maternity care and youth wellness. Researchers noted that the use of technology was key to accessing such isolated and remote communities (2). For Inuit in southern and urban regions, there is often only limited access to health promotion tools developed in the north, which is of growing concern given the increasing numbers of Inuit living in urban regions (3).…”
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“…One recent health promotion program delivered to Inuit in the north examined the effectiveness of a series of media-based programmes for men's wellness, maternity care and youth wellness. Researchers noted that the use of technology was key to accessing such isolated and remote communities (2). For Inuit in southern and urban regions, there is often only limited access to health promotion tools developed in the north, which is of growing concern given the increasing numbers of Inuit living in urban regions (3).…”
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“…There can be significant differences and tensions that arise between (Euro-Western) academic and Indigenous paradigms, epistemologies, ontologies, theories, data collection techniques, contextual analyses and interpretation, and evaluation priorities (Fanian et al, 2015;Jacob & Desautels, 2014;Johnson et al, 2011;McCalman et al, 2015;Pakseresht et al, 2014;Sy et al, 2015). These differences need to be addressed at the conceptual stage of evaluation in order to determine the most suitable approach for the diverse evaluation needs of a particular project (Alvarez et al, 2016;Gray et al, 1998;Tipene-Leach et al, 2013;Voyle & Simmons, 1999).…”
Section: Principle 1: Adopting Indigenous-led or Co-led Approaches Is Vital To Balance Power Relationships Bymentioning
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“…The Women's Health Working group maintains an active list of ~60 members to share resources and opportunities and sponsored a pre-congress seminar on Health Literacy and Northern Women's Health in Fairbanks in August 2012 that attracted ~50 participants. There have been several collaborative projects that have come out of this network, including a Pan-Arctic Inuit Wellness TV Series and an April 2012 special issue of the IJCH focused on Participatory Research and Ethics (103,104). …”
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confidence: 99%