The Not Deciding Alone team is very excited to share our new comics! The comics tell the stories of Simon and Sarah, who need to make decisions about their health. We created these comics to help share information about how to use shared decision making to make health decisions that are best for you and […]
Our team is proud to share our systematic review on interventions that support Indigenous Peoples in making health decisions. We took a unique approach to our review, and co-produced this paper to identify and learn from international interventions that support shared decision making with Indigenous Peoples. The article is available for free here For a […]
In Vol. 3 of the Shared Decisions newsletter, we share exciting project updates, highlight the incredible work of Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s Ontario Inuit Cancer Program and the success of the very first Oncology Conference in Nunavut. We are happy to share our recently published systematic review and our long-awaited comics on shared decision making. The newsletter […]
In Vol. 2 of the Shared Decisions newsletter, we share some exciting highlights and have our very first spotlight feature of the OHSNI Interpreters Team. The newsletter is available in English and Inuktitut (Roman Orthography and Syllabics). Download the April 2022 Newsletter:
We are very happy to share that our paper on how we work together was accepted into the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network’s fifth casebook! This paper shares a little more on how our team started, how we work together, and some insight into what and why we think our team continues to work well […]
[I am] afraid to approach, afraid to expose self, had a bad experience when trying to figure out health issues – [I was] not treated well. This tool is a good idea and would help up. – Perspective of Inuit Community Member who participated in Not Deciding Alone In Volume 1 of the Shared Decisions […]
Inuit are resilient. They have demonstrated self-determination and the ability to navigate and adapt to harsh and changing environments. Inuit live in many locations including urban environments, although most Inuit in Canada live in the traditional territory called Inuit Nunangat. Inuit who live in Inuit Nunangat must travel long distances south to receive specialized health-care services, […]
Inuit experience the highest cancer mortality rates from lung cancer in the world with increasing rates of other cancers in addition to other significant health burdens. Inuit who live in remote areas must often travel thousands of kilometers to large urban centres in southern Canada and negotiate complex and sometimes unwelcoming health care systems. There […]
For thousands of years, Inuit have adapted to the changes in their environment, and continue to find new and innovative ways to survive. But life expectancy among populations in Inuit Nunangat (the traditional territory of Inuit in Canada) is an average of 10 years less than that of the general Canadian population. Cancer is a leading cause of this […]