title: Design and methods of the Adult Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) program made it possible to undertake much needed health research in 3 jurisdictions within the Canadian Inuit Nunangat (homeland) over a 2-year period: Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR), Nunavut Territory, and Nunatsiavut.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Adult Inuit Health Survey (IHS) was a cross-sectional survey and provides baseline data upon which future comparisons can be made for prospectively assessing factors leading to the progression of chronic diseases among Canadian Inuit. With the help of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen, which was equipped with research and laboratory facilities, 33 coastal communities were visited; land survey teams visited 3 inland communities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Adult IHS succeeded in obtaining important baseline information concerning the health status and living conditions of 2,595 adults living in ISR, Nunavut and Nunatsiavut.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information from this survey will be useful for future comparisons and the opportunity to link with the International Inuit Cohort, a follow-up evaluation, and for the development of future health policies and public health interventions.
authors.affiliation: School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition/Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment-CINE, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Canada. helga.saudny-unterberger@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saudny
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leggee
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Egeland
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015519:Bone Density; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000208:ethnology*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009262:Nails / Q000737:chemistry; D020957:Nunavut / Q000453:epidemiology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006454:Hemoglobins; D012643:Selenium