Amira Aker
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5408562 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Amira Aker |
| NOMBRES | Amira |
| APELLIDO | Aker |
| FIRMA | AKER A |
| AFILIACIONES | Université Laval |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0063-7955 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Scarcity by design
Famine is conventionally understood as a crisis of food supply, yet historical and contemporary evidence reveals it as a product of structural violence: political decisions, colonial extraction, and military force that manufacture scarcity and inscribe its consequences onto human bodies across generations. This conceptual analysis examines the intergenerational biology of famine through three cases: the 1944–45 Dutch Hunger Winter, colonial-era f…
The Ongoing Environmental Destruction and Degradation of Gaza
This essay examines the resulting environmental health conditions in Gaza since October 2023. Evidence is drawn from international agency reports and peer-reviewed literature to document destruction and public health impacts over 18 months. Key themes include water, sanitation, contamination, noise and air pollution, food insecurity, susceptible populations, health system collapse, and trauma. Palestinians are beset with a public health crisis re…
Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec
Objective: To measure vitamin D status and estimate factors associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in Nunavimmiut (Inuit living in Nunavik) adults in 2017. Design: Data were from Qanuilirpitaa ? 2017 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey, a cross-sectional study conducted in August–October 2017. Participants underwent a questionnaire, including an FFQ, and blood samples were analysed for total serum 25(OH)D. Setting: Nunavik, northern Québec, …
The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (Uogd)
OBJECTIVE: Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, sometimes termed "fracking" or "hydraulic fracturing") is an industrial process to extract methane gas and/or oil deposits. Many chemicals used in UOGD have known adverse human health effects. Canada is a major producer of UOGD-derived gas with wells frequently located in and around rural and Indigenous communities. Our objective was to conduct a scoping review to identify the extent of res…
What Should the Public Health Policy Response Be to Harmful Exposure to Oil and Gas Development
Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada
Objective: To document perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) and bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in four First Nation communities in northern Quebec compared with the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS Cycle 5 2016–2017) and examine the associations between dietary consumption and chemical exposure. Design: We used cross-sectional data from the JES-YEH! project conducted in collaboration with four First Nation communities in 2015. A FFQ collected information…
Evaluating Facilitators’ Experience Delivering a Stress-Reducing Intervention for Indigenous Women with and without HIV
Indigenous women encounter increased stressful life experiences such as socioeconomic insecurities as well as inequities in health services and outcomes. These stress inequities, which stem from the historical and ongoing effects of settler colonialism, also worsen health outcomes for those women living with HIV. As a part of a broader research project on the impacts of stress-reducing interventions for indigenous women, this study examines the e…
Canada needs a funding institute focused on environments, health, and societal well-being research
Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada
We were able to identify distinct dietary profiles with strong social patterning. The profiles elucidated in this study are aligned with the impact of colonial influence on diet and subsequent country food promotion programs for Inuit youth. These profiles will be used for further study of nutritional status, contaminant exposure, and health to provide context for future public health programs
The Ongoing Environmental Destruction and Degradation of Gaza
This essay examines the resulting environmental health conditions in Gaza since October 2023. Evidence is drawn from international agency reports and peer-reviewed literature to document destruction and public health impacts over 18 months. Key themes include water, sanitation, contamination, noise and air pollution, food insecurity, susceptible populations, health system collapse, and trauma. Palestinians are beset with a public health crisis re…
Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada
We were able to identify distinct dietary profiles with strong social patterning. The profiles elucidated in this study are aligned with the impact of colonial influence on diet and subsequent country food promotion programs for Inuit youth. These profiles will be used for further study of nutritional status, contaminant exposure, and health to provide context for future public health programs
Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada
We were able to identify distinct dietary profiles with strong social patterning. The profiles elucidated in this study are aligned with the impact of colonial influence on diet and subsequent country food promotion programs for Inuit youth. These profiles will be used for further study of nutritional status, contaminant exposure, and health to provide context for future public health programs
Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada
Objective: To document perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) and bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in four First Nation communities in northern Quebec compared with the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS Cycle 5 2016–2017) and examine the associations between dietary consumption and chemical exposure. Design: We used cross-sectional data from the JES-YEH! project conducted in collaboration with four First Nation communities in 2015. A FFQ collected information…
Evaluating Facilitators’ Experience Delivering a Stress-Reducing Intervention for Indigenous Women with and without HIV
Indigenous women encounter increased stressful life experiences such as socioeconomic insecurities as well as inequities in health services and outcomes. These stress inequities, which stem from the historical and ongoing effects of settler colonialism, also worsen health outcomes for those women living with HIV. As a part of a broader research project on the impacts of stress-reducing interventions for indigenous women, this study examines the e…
Canada needs a funding institute focused on environments, health, and societal well-being research
Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec
Objective: To measure vitamin D status and estimate factors associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in Nunavimmiut (Inuit living in Nunavik) adults in 2017. Design: Data were from Qanuilirpitaa ? 2017 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey, a cross-sectional study conducted in August–October 2017. Participants underwent a questionnaire, including an FFQ, and blood samples were analysed for total serum 25(OH)D. Setting: Nunavik, northern Québec, …
The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (Uogd)
OBJECTIVE: Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, sometimes termed "fracking" or "hydraulic fracturing") is an industrial process to extract methane gas and/or oil deposits. Many chemicals used in UOGD have known adverse human health effects. Canada is a major producer of UOGD-derived gas with wells frequently located in and around rural and Indigenous communities. Our objective was to conduct a scoping review to identify the extent of res…
What Should the Public Health Policy Response Be to Harmful Exposure to Oil and Gas Development
The Ongoing Environmental Destruction and Degradation of Gaza
This essay examines the resulting environmental health conditions in Gaza since October 2023. Evidence is drawn from international agency reports and peer-reviewed literature to document destruction and public health impacts over 18 months. Key themes include water, sanitation, contamination, noise and air pollution, food insecurity, susceptible populations, health system collapse, and trauma. Palestinians are beset with a public health crisis re…
Scarcity by design
Famine is conventionally understood as a crisis of food supply, yet historical and contemporary evidence reveals it as a product of structural violence: political decisions, colonial extraction, and military force that manufacture scarcity and inscribe its consequences onto human bodies across generations. This conceptual analysis examines the intergenerational biology of famine through three cases: the 1944–45 Dutch Hunger Winter, colonial-era f…
Environmental health (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 obras) · Consumption (sociology (2 obras) · Demography (2 obras) · Demography (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Health and Conflict Studies (2 obras) · Indigenous (2 obras) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 obras)