Environmental Health for Inuit - Your Health Outdoors

Inuit are intimately connected to the land and the environment. Every season provides an opportunity to appreciate the beauty and bounty of nature and to take part in outdoor activities. Being outdoors or on the land offers many benefits to Inuit such as exercise, hunting, fishing and recreation. As well, it is an ideal learning environment for all types of traditional knowledge teachings. Being outdoors is also positively linked to health and well-being.

Your Health Outdoors - Open Water season and Ice season are easy-to-use guides with information about environmental health issues linked to both seasons. They also include useful tips and a list of resources you can use so that your outdoor activities are environmentally safe and you can enjoy many seasons to come.