Amy Caughey

“Connected to the land and to each other”: clam harvesting, Inuit community health, and wellbeing in Nunavut

Stephanie Gerend, Amy Caughey, Theresa Koonoo, Karen Shapiro et autres

Inuit communities in Nunavut hold deep and intricate relationships with country food that are integral to daily life, health, and wellbeing. Clams ( Mya truncata) (ᐊᒻᒨᒪᔪᐃᑦ) provide important sustenance for many Inuit communities, yet research focused on the role of clams in …

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Animal‐Related Research in the Arctic With a Focus on Animal Health and Zoonotic Disease: A Scoping Review

Jan M. Sargeant, Amy Caughey, Wanda Joy, Allison MacRury et autres

The Arctic is habitat for a range of animal species, many of which are consumed by Indigenous Peoples and are central to Indigenous food sovereignty. Country food (locally harvested food from the land, sea and sky) is nutritious, and harvesting country food …

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Early life nutrition in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective descriptive study of food security, vitamin D and rickets

Amy Caughey, Sherilee L. Harper, Igah Sanguya, Jan M. Sargeant et autres

Northern regions of Canada have the highest reported incidence of childhood rickets in the country, yet this public health problem remains poorly described. The goal of this research was to explore the food and vitamin D supplementation experiences in pregnancy and infancy …

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Retail food sales in Nunavut, Canada not impacted by short-term weather-related inaccessibility of trails used for Inuit subsistence harvesting

Sappho Z. Gilbert, James D. Ford, Dylan G. Clark, Lindsay Turner et autres

Inuit have long utilized trail networks for subsistence harvest. Fueled by climate change, increasingly volatile environmental and weather conditions in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut have made these routes less reliable and more dangerous-jeopardizing availability of traditional foods. Qualitative research indicates …

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Seasonal and Community Size-Related Patterns of Population Dietary Energy, Macronutrients, and Fiber Purchased in Grocery Stores across Nunavut, Canada

Sappho Z. Gilbert, Mahsa Jessri, Lindsay Turner, Timothy O. Fawehinmi et autres

Background: Food composition-linked grocery sales data provide time- and resource-efficient, low-bias population nutrition insights. This is particularly valuable in the Inuit-majority territory of Nunavut, Canada, where up-to-date diet-related data are lacking amid a nutrition transition. Objectives: ) 5 community size levels (with …

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Clam research in Nunavut: A scoping review of the literature

Stephanie Gerend, Amy Caughey, Marina Banuet-Martínez, Rachael Vriezen et autres

Clams are an important country food with cultural, environmental, and health significance for Inuit communities in Nunavut. We analyzed the extent, range, and nature of published research on clams in Nunavut, Canada. We used a systematic and transparent scoping review methodology by …

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P.080 Head circumference values among Inuit children in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

KM Joyal, Sorcha Collins, Alec Miners, Nick Barrowman et autres

Background: Inuit children have been observed to have high rates of macrocephaly, which leads to burdensome travel for medical evaluation, often with no pathology identified. Given reports that WHO growth charts may not reflect all populations, we compared head circumference (HC) measurements …

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Head circumference values among Inuit children in Nunavut, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Kristina Joyal, Sorcha Collins, Amber Miners, Nick Barrowman et autres

Background: Inuit children from Nunavut have been observed to have high rates of macrocephaly, which sometimes leads to burdensome travel for medical evaluation, often with no pathology identified upon assessment. Given reports that World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts may not reflect …

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Weather-related inaccessibility of trails used by Inuit subsistence harvesters does not significantly influence retail food sales in Nunavut, Canada

Sappho Z. Gilbert, James D. Ford, Dylan G. Clark, Lindsay Turner et autres

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Patterns of Dietary Energy, Macronutrients, and Fiber Purchased in 21 Canadian Arctic Grocery Stores by Inuit-Defined Season and Community Size Level

Sappho Z. Gilbert, Mahsa Jessri, Lindsay Turner, Timothy O. Fawehinmi et autres

Objectives: When linked to food composition, grocery sales data can aid population nutrition research, food and health policymaking, and intervention design. We investigated whether, in 21 communities in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut served by a market-dominant grocery chain: (1) energy, …

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“We call it soul food”: Inuit women and the role of country food in health and well-being in Nunavut

Amy Caughey, Pitsiula Kilabuk, Theresa Koonoo, Igah Sanguya et autres

Indigenous knowledge is central to understanding environment and health sciences in the Arctic, yet limited research in these fields has explored the human–animal–environment interface from the unique perspectives of Inuit women. Using a community-led, Inuit-centred research approach, we characterized the use and …

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Niqivut Silalu Asijjipalliajuq: Building a Community-Led Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Research Program in Nunavut, Canada

Amy Caughey, Pitsiula Kilabuk, Igah Sanguya, Michelle Doucette et autres

The history of health research in Inuit communities in Canada recounts unethical and colonizing research practices. Recent decades have witnessed profound changes that have advanced ethical and community-driven research, yet much work remains. Inuit have called for research reform in Inuit Nunangat, …

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