Kaggutiq Inuit Cancer Glossary
Project Description
This project was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). For this project, Pauktuutit partnered with national and territorial organizations including: the Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of Health and Social Development; Torngâsok Cultural Centre; Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit (IUT), Nunavut; the Department of Health and Social Services, Government of Nunavut; Canadian Cancer Society (CCS); Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s Department of Social and Cultural Development; the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation; the Canadian Breast Cancer Network; Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services. The project is consistent with ITK’s Inuit cancer priorities to improve access to prevention, cancer screening and early detection among Inuit populations.
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Project Details
Department Health
Year Published 2015
Contact Information
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
350 Sparks St. Suite 805,
Ottawa, ON K1R 0A4
T: 613-238-3977
Toll Free: 1-800-667-0749
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info@pauktuutit.ca
For media inquiries:
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Contact Information
Nadia Noor, Manager, Violence & Abuse Prevention, Justice
Contact Information
Lema Ijtemaye, Manager, Social and Economic Development
lijtemaye@pauktuutit.ca