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Water Insecurity in Canadian Indigenous Communities: Some Inconvenient Truths

2015

Sarkar, A., Manrahan, M., & Hudson, A.

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The authors report the findings of a community survey conducted in one of the most remote Inuit communities in Labrador, which aimed to assess unsafe water, coping strategies and associated health risks. associates. The study showed that the community faced a risk of multiple serious adverse health effects due to unsafe water, including gastrointestinal infections, obesity, diabetes, mental stress and chronic back and shoulder problems caused by having to carry heavy buckets of water every day.

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Water Insecurity in Canadian Indigenous Communities: Some Inconvenient Truths.


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