Open AccessCultural orientation and safety app for new and short-term health care providers in Nunavut
Author(s) -
Gwen Healey Akearok,
Taha Tabish,
Maria Cherba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00311-8
Subject(s) - referral , health care , mental health , context (archaeology) , social media , android (operating system) , public relations , nursing , psychology , medicine , internet privacy , political science , world wide web , computer science , geography , archaeology , law , psychotherapist , operating system
One of the greatest challenges of Nunavut's health care system is its reliance on short-term professionals, many of whom are not oriented to the Inuit historical/cultural context and the organization of health care in the territory. Our objective was to develop a free iOS/Android app to address this knowledge gap.