Victoria L Edge
Biographic Data
| ID | 383358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victoria L Edge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victoria L |
| FAMILY NAME | Edge |
| SIGNATURE | EDGE V L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2830-8395 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 183 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Promoting Inuit health through a participatory whiteboard video
Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda
Background: Season and weather are associated with many health outcomes, which can influence hospital admission rates. We examined associations between hospital admissions (all diagnoses) and local meteorological parameters in Southwestern Uganda, with the aim of supporting hospital planning and preparedness in the context of climate change. Methods : Hospital admissions data and meteorological data were collected from Bwindi Community Hospital a…
Preparing for the health impacts of climate change in Indigenous communities
Climate change presents substantial risks to the health of Indigenous peoples. Research is needed to inform health policy and practice for managing risks, with community based adaptation (CBA) emerging as one approach to conducting research to support such efforts. Few, if any, studies however, have critically examined the application of CBA in a health or Indigenous peoples context. We examine the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of heal…
Food insecurity and food consumption by season in households with children in an Arctic city
Food insecurity is high among households with children in Iqaluit. Despite the partial subsistence livelihoods of many Inuit in the city, we found no seasonal differences in food security and food consumption for households with children. Interventions aiming to decrease food insecurity in these households should consider food consumption habits, and the reported demographic and socioeconomic determinants of food insecurity
Community‐based adaptation research in the Canadian Arctic
Community‐based adaptation ( CBA ) has emerged over the last decade as an approach to empowering communities to plan for and cope with the impacts of climate change. While such approaches have been widely advocated, few have critically examined the tensions and challenges that CBA brings. Responding to this gap, this article critically examines the use of CBA approaches with Inuit communities in Canada. We suggest that CBA holds significant promi…
Exploring Elders’ and Seniors’ Perceptions of How Climate Change is Impacting Health and Well-being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut / ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔾᔪᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕆᒍᓚᑦ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂ…
Climate changes are rapidly intensifying and can lead to adverse global health impacts. Indigenous populations are especially vulnerable to climate change because of their dependence on the environment for cultural activities and subsistence. The voices of Inuit Elders and seniors encompass deep wisdom and history; as such, the goal of this research was to examine the perceived impacts of climate and environmental changes on physical, mental, and…
Climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Canada
The results highlight several climate-sensitive health priorities that are specific to the Nunatsiavut region, and suggest approaching health research and adaptation planning from an EcoHealth perspective
Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
The land enriches the soul
Climate change and mental health
Community-level risk factors for notifiable gastrointestinal illness in the Northwest Territories, Canada, 1991-2008
These results raise very interesting questions about the role that traditional activities might play in infectious enteric disease incidence in the NWT, but should be interpreted with caution, recognizing database limitations in collection of case data and risk factor information (e.g. missing data). Given the cultural, socioeconomic, and nutritional benefits associated with traditional food practices, targeted community-based collaborative resea…
Storytelling in a digital age
This article outlines the methodological process of a transdisciplinary team of indigenous and nonindigenous individuals, who came together in early 2009 to develop a digital narrative method to engage a remote community in northern Labrador in a research project examining the linkages between climate change and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Desiring to find a method that was locally appropriate and resonant wi…
‘Changing Climate, Changing Health, Changing Stories’ Profile
A necessary voice
From this place and of this place
Vulnerability of indigenous health to climate change
Weather, Water Quality and Infectious Gastrointestinal Illness in Two Inuit Communities in Nunatsiavut, Canada
Perception of the Importance of Traditional Country Foods to the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health of Labrador Inuit
Country foods play an integral role in Inuit life by providing nutrition and a spiritual connection to the land. However, they can harbour foodborne pathogens, such as zoonotic parasites or bacteria, which can cause disease in humans who consume contaminated meat that has been inadequately cooked. Given the heavy reliance of Inuit on subsistence living, it is important to have a clear understanding of the relative safety of these foods and the ro…
Physician Diagnostic and Reporting Practices for Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Three Health Regions of British Columbia
Population distribution and burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in British Columbia, Canada
The results corroborate those from previous Canadian and international studies, highlighting the substantial burden of acute GI
Factors Associated with the Use of Over-the-Counter Medications in Cases of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hamilton, Ontario
Estimating the Under-reporting Rate for Infectious Gastrointestinal Illness in Ontario
From Stool to Statistics
Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness Using Pharmacy Over-the-Counter Sales
Development of an Alternative Surveillance Alert Program (Asap)
From this place and of this place
Storytelling in a digital age
This article outlines the methodological process of a transdisciplinary team of indigenous and nonindigenous individuals, who came together in early 2009 to develop a digital narrative method to engage a remote community in northern Labrador in a research project examining the linkages between climate change and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Desiring to find a method that was locally appropriate and resonant wi…
Vulnerability of indigenous health to climate change
A necessary voice
Preparing for the health impacts of climate change in Indigenous communities
Climate change presents substantial risks to the health of Indigenous peoples. Research is needed to inform health policy and practice for managing risks, with community based adaptation (CBA) emerging as one approach to conducting research to support such efforts. Few, if any, studies however, have critically examined the application of CBA in a health or Indigenous peoples context. We examine the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of heal…
Estimating the Under-reporting Rate for Infectious Gastrointestinal Illness in Ontario
From Stool to Statistics
Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness Using Pharmacy Over-the-Counter Sales
Promoting Inuit health through a participatory whiteboard video
Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Development of an Alternative Surveillance Alert Program (Asap)
From Stool to Statistics
Syndromic Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Illness Using Pharmacy Over-the-Counter Sales
Estimating the Under-reporting Rate for Infectious Gastrointestinal Illness in Ontario
Population distribution and burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in British Columbia, Canada
The results corroborate those from previous Canadian and international studies, highlighting the substantial burden of acute GI
Factors Associated with the Use of Over-the-Counter Medications in Cases of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hamilton, Ontario
Physician Diagnostic and Reporting Practices for Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Three Health Regions of British Columbia
Weather, Water Quality and Infectious Gastrointestinal Illness in Two Inuit Communities in Nunatsiavut, Canada
Perception of the Importance of Traditional Country Foods to the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health of Labrador Inuit
Country foods play an integral role in Inuit life by providing nutrition and a spiritual connection to the land. However, they can harbour foodborne pathogens, such as zoonotic parasites or bacteria, which can cause disease in humans who consume contaminated meat that has been inadequately cooked. Given the heavy reliance of Inuit on subsistence living, it is important to have a clear understanding of the relative safety of these foods and the ro…
‘Changing Climate, Changing Health, Changing Stories’ Profile
A necessary voice
From this place and of this place
Vulnerability of indigenous health to climate change
The land enriches the soul
Climate change and mental health
Community-level risk factors for notifiable gastrointestinal illness in the Northwest Territories, Canada, 1991-2008
These results raise very interesting questions about the role that traditional activities might play in infectious enteric disease incidence in the NWT, but should be interpreted with caution, recognizing database limitations in collection of case data and risk factor information (e.g. missing data). Given the cultural, socioeconomic, and nutritional benefits associated with traditional food practices, targeted community-based collaborative resea…
Storytelling in a digital age
This article outlines the methodological process of a transdisciplinary team of indigenous and nonindigenous individuals, who came together in early 2009 to develop a digital narrative method to engage a remote community in northern Labrador in a research project examining the linkages between climate change and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Desiring to find a method that was locally appropriate and resonant wi…
Exploring Elders’ and Seniors’ Perceptions of How Climate Change is Impacting Health and Well-being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut / ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔾᔪᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕆᒍᓚᑦ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂ…
Climate changes are rapidly intensifying and can lead to adverse global health impacts. Indigenous populations are especially vulnerable to climate change because of their dependence on the environment for cultural activities and subsistence. The voices of Inuit Elders and seniors encompass deep wisdom and history; as such, the goal of this research was to examine the perceived impacts of climate and environmental changes on physical, mental, and…
Climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Canada
The results highlight several climate-sensitive health priorities that are specific to the Nunatsiavut region, and suggest approaching health research and adaptation planning from an EcoHealth perspective
Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Community‐based adaptation research in the Canadian Arctic
Community‐based adaptation ( CBA ) has emerged over the last decade as an approach to empowering communities to plan for and cope with the impacts of climate change. While such approaches have been widely advocated, few have critically examined the tensions and challenges that CBA brings. Responding to this gap, this article critically examines the use of CBA approaches with Inuit communities in Canada. We suggest that CBA holds significant promi…
Food insecurity and food consumption by season in households with children in an Arctic city
Food insecurity is high among households with children in Iqaluit. Despite the partial subsistence livelihoods of many Inuit in the city, we found no seasonal differences in food security and food consumption for households with children. Interventions aiming to decrease food insecurity in these households should consider food consumption habits, and the reported demographic and socioeconomic determinants of food insecurity
Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda
Background: Season and weather are associated with many health outcomes, which can influence hospital admission rates. We examined associations between hospital admissions (all diagnoses) and local meteorological parameters in Southwestern Uganda, with the aim of supporting hospital planning and preparedness in the context of climate change. Methods : Hospital admissions data and meteorological data were collected from Bwindi Community Hospital a…
Preparing for the health impacts of climate change in Indigenous communities
Climate change presents substantial risks to the health of Indigenous peoples. Research is needed to inform health policy and practice for managing risks, with community based adaptation (CBA) emerging as one approach to conducting research to support such efforts. Few, if any, studies however, have critically examined the application of CBA in a health or Indigenous peoples context. We examine the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of heal…
Promoting Inuit health through a participatory whiteboard video
Medicine (19 works) · Environmental health (14 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Climate change (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Public health (10 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (9 works) · Ecology (8 works)