FAQs Archive - QNIHS

ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖁᑎᒃᑲ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ?

by October 19, 2023

The QNIHS takes the privacy and confidentiality of participants very seriously. Contact information, such as names and addresses, are stored separately from completed surveys. This means that no one will ever see a participant’s name and their answers together. All members of the QNIHS team, who have access to survey responses, have signed a Confidentiality… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᑭᓇ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᓂᒃ?

by October 19, 2023

The QNIHS is committed to substantial investments within Inuit regions to conduct the survey and to own, manage, analyze, share and use the data. Inuit organizations are designing and delivering the survey, analyzing and sharing the data collected, and will be using the results to make policy and program changes that seek to improve the… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᓇᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑏᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ?

by October 19, 2023

ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑏᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖁᑖᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓗᒃᑖᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᓗᒃᑖᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᔭᐃᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒦᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒦᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᓯᓗ?

by October 19, 2023

Because the QNIHS Nunavut is designed, conducted and owned by Inuit, Inuit will lead all aspects of the survey. Nunavut has a steering committee in place to ensure Inuit engagement and participation during the entire survey process. For example: Inuit are engaged and will continue to be engaged to identify our health data and research… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ?

by October 19, 2023

Because Qanuippitaa? is a national Inuit health survey by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), there will be 30 Nunavut-specific questions in the survey, alongside the core questions that will be asked in every QNIHS across Inuit Nunangat. These Nunavut-specific questions will ensure that every Inuit Region has the evidence they need to address challenges and issues… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᐸᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥ?

by October 19, 2023

In each community, a select number of Inuit of different ages will be asked to take part in the Qanuippitaa? National Inuit Health Survey (QNIHS). Inuit will be chosen randomly from the NTI Inuit Enrolment List broken down by communities. For the survey results to accurately represent Inuit in the region, only those randomly chosen… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖓ?

by October 19, 2023

Participation in the survey is part of shaping the future of your community. The information you share during a one-on-one interview will become part of high-quality and secure data that will then be used to help make better decisions for Inuit and our communities. The survey is voluntary, but it’s very important that those randomly… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

ᑭᓱᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᖓ?

by October 19, 2023

To protect your rights and privacy, QNIHS Fieldworkers will first obtain free and informed consent from you and every participant. What does this mean for you? You will be fully informed of the purpose of the research, including risks and potential benefits, as well as the confidential nature of the survey before it begins. If… ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ >

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