Governance and Team
The Nunavut component of the Qanuippitaa? National Inuit Health Survey (QNIHS) is a collaborative effort between Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and the Government of Nunavut (GN). This branch of the survey is being led by the Nunavut Inuit Health Survey Steering Committee that includes representatives from NTI and GN’s Department of Health.
Advisory Committee
An Inuit Health Survey Advisory Committee, which includes various representatives at the community, regional, and territorial level, provide important guidance to the Nunavut Qanuippitaa? Steering Committee to develop and implement the survey. These committees ensure that all the decisions for the survey are owned by and in the best interest of Nunavut Inuit.
Representatives
- Qikiqtani Inuit Association
- Kivalliq Inuit Association
- Kitikmeot Inuit Association
- Government of Nunavut - Department of Health
- Aqqiummavik Society
- Kitikmeot Heritage Society
- Nunavut Association of Municipalities
- Ilisaqsivik
- Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
- Nunavut Research Institute
- Ilitaqsiniq - Nunavut Literacy Council
- Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society
Nunavut Qanuippitaa? Steering Committee
The Nunavut Qanuippitaa? Steering Committee ensures that the survey will cover all the health topics that are important to Inuit in Nunavut, in a way that respects Inuit culture and values.
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI)
- Cheryl Wray, Director of Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ivaluarjuk Merritt, Director of Communications
- Annie Thomlinson, Manager, Communications
- LeeAnn McLean, QNIHS Manager Co-Lead – Logistics, Finance
- Andre Carrington, QNIHS Data Manager
- Saif Zabarah, QNIHS Data Analyst
- Jean Allen, Senior Manager, Research
- Sharon Edmunds, Senior Research Advisor
Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health
- Michelle Doucette, Manager, Population Health Information
- Jasmine Pawa, Senior Medical Advisor
- Amy Caughey, Public Health Nutritionist
- Christian Cloutier, Public Health Nutritionist
- Amy Lewis, Manager, Community Wellness Programs
- Pitsiula Kilabuk, Regional Wellness Program Coordinator-South Baffin
Working Group
The Qanuippitaa? National Inuit Health Survey Working Group (NIHSWG) fits into a broader structure of Inuit Governance. The NIHSWG is a sub-committee of the National Inuit Committee on Health (NICoH) under Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). NICoH provides technical guidance and recommendations related to national Inuit health care review, reform, and policy development to the ITK Board of Directors.
