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It was a joy to attend the Moving Upstream Knowledge Mobilization event co-hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health and the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health in Montreal, QC. Dr. Mwali Muray and...

Thank you to my mentor Dr. Vivian Welch and her team for including me in this year's CIHR Applied Public Health Chairs Annual Meeting, titled Public Health, Politics & Power: Translating Evidence into Policy in a Divided World. I met...

Happy Nutrition Month from my research collaborator Jennifer Yeung (Director of Food Services at Bruyere Health) and myself. Jen and I are working together on bringing culturally relevant foods to Indigenous patients at Bruyere Health....

As our time in Paulatuk comes to an end, we reflect gratefully on our time here. Celina was absolutely right - it is impossible to understand what life is like here unless you experience it for yourself. We extend an enormous "Thank You"...

Community-based researcher and Indigenous advisor Celina Wolki preparing Artic char chowder to share with our sharing circle participants. We are grateful for her wonderful cooking skills!

It is unreal cold here. -50 degrees Celsius. I got frostbite on my nose from taking photos of the Aurora Borealis. We have been so busy speaking with the Mayor, councillors, Elders, and community members here in Paulatuk. We have also...

We have arrived in Paulatuk. Good thing we are not craving pickles at $20 per jar or pop at $50 for 12 cans. Experiencing the cost of market foods up here for ourselves is a surreal experience and a very real reminder of the commercial...

We are off to Paulatuk in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Small plane, no security, but at least Sarah has her Diet Coke!

Sharing a meal with an inspiring group of physicians from Inuvik. Tenacity and perseverance are the words of the day. These amazing women are making the world a better place.