Social Determinants of Inuit Health

The theory on the social determinants of health identifies the social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental factors that contribute to one's mental wellness. Inuit social determinants include the availability of health services, the quality of and access to education, quality of early childhood development, the distribution of income, personal safety and security, culture and language, livelihoods, housing, food security and access to country food and traditional ceremonies spirituality including hunting and harvesting.

We have such challenges just to make it an even playing field for Inuit or for destinations across Canada, Inuit in particularly in the North, so if we look at all these social determinants that can affect someone's mental health on a daily basis, even several times during the course of the day. 

The social, economic, political, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to Inuit mental wellness include: