"From this place and of this place:" Climate change, sense of place, and health in Nunatsiavut, Canada

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 538-547

  Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee ^a   Harper, Sherilee L ^a   Ford, James D ^b   Landman, Karen ^a   Houle, Karen ^a   Edge, Victoria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change; Determinants of health; Indigenous health; Inuit; Physical, mental, and emotional health; Place; Place attachment

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH IMPACT; SENSE OF PLACE; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESKIMO; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PLACE PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMOTIONS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NUNAVUT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 84861662466     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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