Grant: Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
$14,990.00
Smoking, Tuberculosis and Obstructive Lung Disease in Nunavut Evaluation, The STONE lung health program
FY 2010-11
Summary
Smoking plays a central role in the development of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and can also increase the risk of developing TB. The smoking rates among the Inuit over the age of 15 are the highest in Canada. There is also evidence that individuals who have a history of active pulmonary TB disease are at increased risk of COPD. In Nunavut, the incidence rate of TB disease among the Inuit remains the highest in Canada. No comprehensive overlapping approach using a package of interventions exists in Nunavut for screening, prevention (both primary and secondary) and management of smoking, LTBI and COPD. State of the art diagnostic strategies to implement the interventions are presently not available in Nunavut but will be introduced by the proposed study to assist in addressing health inequities. The acceptability and effectiveness of treatment interventions for the management of COPD and LTBI among the Inuit is not known but will be evaluated during the proposed study using both objective and subjective measures.
Department
Program
Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
209141
Name
Alvarez Gonzalo G
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Programmatic Grant in Health & Health Equity (LOI)
Projecttitle
Smoking, Tuberculosis and Obstructive Lung Disease in Nunavut Evaluation, The STONE lung health program
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cihramount2
$14,990
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI
Keyworddelim
Aboriginal Peoples; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Smoking; Tuberculosis
Abstract
Smoking plays a central role in the development of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and can also increase the risk of developing TB. The smoking rates among the Inuit over the age of 15 are the highest in Canada. There is also evidence that individuals who have a history of active pulmonary TB disease are at increased risk of COPD. In Nunavut, the incidence rate of TB disease among the Inuit remains the highest in Canada. No comprehensive overlapping approach using a package of interventions exists in Nunavut for screening, prevention (both primary and secondary) and management of smoking, LTBI and COPD. State of the art diagnostic strategies to implement the interventions are presently not available in Nunavut but will be introduced by the proposed study to assist in addressing health inequities. The acceptability and effectiveness of treatment interventions for the management of COPD and LTBI among the Inuit is not known but will be evaluated during the proposed study using both objective and subjective measures.
Competitiondate
201007
Approvedterm2
0 yr 5 mths
Pinamesdelim
Alvarez, Gonzalo G
Approvedterm
0 an 5 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Inst of Population &Publ Hlth~ $14,990~ $0~
