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EpiNorth, the Northwest Territories epidemiology newsletter, is now an on-line only publication produced by the Health Protection Unit of the Department of Health and Social Services. Contact the EpiNorth editor at epi_north@gov.nt.ca.

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2006 Volume 18, Issue 2 (July 2006)

In this edition:
- Immunization Coverage in the Northwest Territories;
- Editor’s Note;
- Prevention of Cervical Cancer: The HPV Vaccine;
- Report on Abnormal Pap Smears during Cervical Cancer Screening;
- Prenatal Screening for Maternal Alcohol Consumption;
- What’s New; and
- Notifiable Diseases.

2006 Volume 18, Issue 1 (February 2006)

In this edition:
- Children and Obesity;
- Don’t be a Butthead – Be Smoke Free: Evaluation;
- Walking Prescription – Finding from a Pilot Project;
- NWT School Active Living Kits – A Summary of Findings from a Two Year Pilot;
- HEALTH.online – Active Living Resources; and
- NOTIFIABLE diseases.

2005 Volume 17, Issue 3 (November 2005)

In this edition:
- Influenza Vaccine For The 2005-2006 Season
- A Comparison of Pertussis Rates in NWT
- Tuberculosis in the NWT for 2004
- Nosocomial Infections can be prevented
- STI Contact Tracing
- HEALTH.online - Mental Wellness Resources
- UPCOMING events
- NOTIFIABLE diseases

2005 Volume 17, Issue 2 (July 2005)

In this edition:
- Firearm Deaths in the NWT;
- Suicide Attempts in the NWT;
- Alcohol Related Injury Deaths in the NWT;
- Psychiatry Up Here;
- A Descriptive Study of Motor Vehicle Land Transportation Injuries in the Northwest Territories;
- HEALTH.online – Healthcare and the Internet; and
- NOTIFIABLE diseases.

2005 Volume 17, Issue 1 (March 2005)

In this edition:
- Rabies in the Northwest Territories Part 1: A Historical Overview of Rabies in NWT;
- Rabies in the Northwest Territories Part 2: Rabies Surveillance in Northwest Territories;
- Rabies in the Northwest Territories Part 3: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Rabies in the NWT;
- NWT Healthy Living School Survey – Key Findings;
- Mass Meningococcal Campaign in the NWT;
- Don’t Be a Butthead campaign proves popular;
- Health.online – Healthcare and the Internet; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2004 Volume 16, Issue 3 (October 2004)

In this edition:
- Overview – Injury in the Northwest Territories;
- The Unique Challenges of Caring for Northern Patients with Cardiovascular Disease;
- Summary of Preparation for 2004-2005 Influenza Season;
- Breastfeeding Conference – Event Summary;
- Medicine in the North: An East Coast Medical Student’s Perspective;
- Health.online – Healthcare and the Internet; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2004 Volume 16, Issue 2 (September 2004)

In this edition:
- Investigation of Fort Liard Rash Outbreak
- The Prevalence of Diabetes in the NWT
- Cancer in the Northwest Territories (1990-2000): A Focus on Ethnic Groups and Community Types
- Directly Observed Therapy: A Success in the NWT
- Health.online - Canada’s Role in Fighting TB; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2004 Volume 16, Issue 1 (May 2004)

In this edition:
- FASD surveillance in the NWT;
- Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program, First Nations and Inuit Component: Activities and Outcomes in 2002 – 2003;
- Upstream Health Promotion and Prevention: Breastfeeding; Midwifery;
- Health.online - BabyCenter; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2003 Volume 15, Issue 4 (December 2003)

In this edition:
- Northern Contaminants Program in the NWT;
- Chlorination By-Products in Fort MacPherson Drinking Water;
- Evaluation of the 2003 Quit and Win NWT Contest;
- Antimicrobial Resistance in the NWT;
- Health.online - Go for Green;
- Letter to the Editor - Personal Reflections of a Locum Medical Health Officer; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2003 Volume 15, Issue 3 (August 2003)

In this edition:
- Fall Immunization Reminder;
- NWT Cancer Findings – A Descriptive Analysis;
- Health.online - Canadian Health Network; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2003 Volume 15, Issue 2 (June 2003)

In this edition:
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Infants from Three Kitikmeot Communities;
- Nutrition and School Performance;
- Supporting Children Through Supporting Families;
- Choosing Life: New Directions In Youth Suicide Prevention;
- A Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System;
- Health.online - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2003 Volume 15, Issue 1 (March 2003)

In this edition:
- Psychiatric Illness;
- Profile of NWT Seniors 2002: A Focus on Morbidity;
- The Hemodialysis Unit and The Renal Insufficiency Clinic;
- Predicting Food Choice Behaviour in a Nunavik Community;
- The NWT Tuberculosis Control Program;
- Diabetes IN brief...;
- The NWT Maternal & Perinatal Committee;
- Question and Answer - Hepatitis A vaccine
- Health.online - Diabetes
- Conferences & workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2002 Volume 14, Issue 4 (February 2003)

In this edition:
- School Children: Inactive and Overweight – An Alarming Trend;
- The PIRC Report; Brighter Futures in the NWT – An Overview;
- The Public Health Approach to Injury Control;
- Nurse Practitioner Education;
- A Health & Social Services Call Centre in the NWT;
- Evaluating Health Information on the Internet;
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2002 Volume 14, Issue 3 (September 2002)

In this edition:
- Action on Tobacco: The Territorial Strategy for Tobacco Control;
- Fall Immunization Reminder;
- Folic Acid: The Healthy Baby Vitamin;
- Another Case for Prevention; Arsenic in Yellowknife;
- Good Decisions–and the Evidence to Prove It;
- Health.online - Health Promotion
- INbrief - Smoking Cessation Spells Surgical Success
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2002 Volume 14, Issue 2 (June 2002)

In this edition:
- Suicide In The NWT: A Recent Analysis;
- What You Told Us;
- Men: No Time To Be Silent A Balancing Act The Active Road to Health Active Living at School;
- Health.online - Wellness Online;
- INbrief - West Nile Virus Update
- Conferences & Workshops and
- Notifiable disease.

2002 Volume 14, Issue 1 (March 2002)

In this edition:
- Cervical Cancer Screening in the NWT;
- Update on Breast Cancer in the NWT;
- Breast Health and Breast Cancer: Meeting Northern Women’s Needs;
- Position Statement on Breast Self-Examination;
- TB in the NWT;
- Abortions: Decreasing the Need;
- Women’s Mental Health in Context;
- INbrief - World TB Day – March 24, 2002
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable Diseases.

2001 Volume 13, Issue 4 (September 2001)

In this edition:
- Family Violence: Another Look
- From a Whisper to a Scream: Battered Women in the NWT
- Point-of-Care HIV Testing
- Diabetes Surveillance in the NWT
- What is Diabetes?
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Health.online - National Clearinghouse on Family Violence;
- INbrief - Tobacco PSA Survey;
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2001 Volume 13, Issue 3 (July 2001)

In this edition:
- Cervical Cancer, Sex, STDs and Early Childhood Development – What’s the Connection?;
- Pap Testing - Are we doing enough?;
- Contact Tracing and STDs;
- Yellowknife STD Clinic;
- Action Plan for Early Childhood Development;
- Developmental Screening Tool for the NWT;
- Neonatal BCG Immunization;
- New Advances in Diabetes Mellitus;
- Health.online - Review of QUITNET;
- INbrief - Community Care in the North; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2001 Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2001)

In this edition:
- The Graying of the NWT – A Look Ahead;
- NWT Seniors - Health Determinants, Health Status;
- Our Aging Society – Future Health Service Implications;
- TB – Increased Risk of Infection for Seniors;
- Vaccines and the Elderly;
- Urinary Stress Incontinence in Women;
- Skin Cancer;
- INbrief - Pandemic Influenza;
- Conferences & workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2001 Volume 13, Issue 1 (March 2001)

In this edition:
- Social Epidemiology;
- Smoking in the NWT: Focus on Youth;
- Smoking from a Health Promotion Perspective;
- Hepatitis B in the NWT: Evaluation of a Catch up Program;
- A Different Perspective on Some Health Indicators;
- Adverse Drug and Vaccine Reaction Reporting in the NWT;
- Children’s Oral Health – Dental Caries;
- Health.online - Health and the Internet;
- INbrief - Cognitive Function, Social Networks
- Conferences & Workshops; and
- Notifiable diseases.

2000 Volume 12, Issue 3 (November 2000)

In this edition:
- A new era of public health surveillance International Circumpolar Surveillance Initiative
- Pandemic Influenza: NWT Contingency Plan
- Antibiotic Watch!
- Nonoxynol-9 and HIV
- Osteoporosis: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Conferences & Workshops
- Inbrief - Injury Prevention
- Health.online – Health and the Internet

2000 Volume 12, Issue 2 (August 2000)

In this edition:
- Investment in Children, an Investment in our Future Personal Health Practices – Personal Choice;
- Westnet Telehealth;
- Eleventh International Congress on Circumpolar Health;
- Varicella Immunization Program;
- NWT Certification of Immunization Competence Program;
- Hospital Utilization of NWT Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome;
- Northern Foster Care – Challenges and Triumphs;
- Women’s Nutrition: Important in the Childbearing years;
- Fall Vaccine Programs;
- Conferences/Workshops;
- Health.online; and
- Notifiable Diseases.

2000 Volume 12, Issue 1 (April 2000)

In this edition:
- Social Capital – measuring the fabric of society;
- Major Causes of Death;
- Corrections;
- Breast Health/Breast Cancer Information and Support;
- Conferences and Workshops;
- Smoking in the Northwest Territories;
- How many fewer cancers can be expected as a result of reduction in smoking prevalence in the Northwest Territories? - An ecological study;
- What does smoking cigarettes have to do with kidney disease?;
- Women’s Nutrition: Important in the Childbearing Years;
- Community Based Ice Safety Programs;
- The Aurora Research Institute: Research North of 60^o;
- Injury Prevention 2000; and
- Notifiable Diseases.

1999/2000 Volume 12, Issue 1 (February 2000)

In this edition:
- The 1999 Health Status Report: A question of accountability;
- Population Health Status;
- The Canadian Health Network;
- Injury in the Northwest Territories (NWT), 1991-1996;
- Health Promotion Update;
- The Emerging Issue of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): Program and Resource Planning;
- Cause for Concern: HIV/AIDS Among Aboriginal People in Canada;
- Inmate Peer Educators;
- Mental Health!;
- Conferences / Workshops;
- NWT Foster Family Support Line Launched;
- HIV Infection and AIDS: Information for Health Professionals;
- Notifiable Diseases Statistics; and
- Inuvik Injury Prevention Program.

1999 Volume 11, Issue 3 (November 1999)

In this edition:
- The Status of Health;
- Profile of Prevalent Diabetes Mellitus in Fiscal Year 1997/98 in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut;
- National Immunization Awareness Week;
- Health Consequences of Smoking Among Canadian Smokers: An Update;
- Do the Benefits of BCG Outweigh the Risks?;
- The Role of Fluoride in Protection of Teeth -An Effective and Safe Public Health Measure;
- Injuries: How Big is Our Problem?;
- Reminder to Prepare for Fall Vaccine Programs;
- Health Facts You Need Before You Travel; and
- Go for Green - The Active Living and Environmental Program.

1999 Volume 11, Issue 2 (July 1999)

In this edition:
- EpiNorth Moves Onward;
- What is Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome?;
- Crib Safety;
- Oral Rehydration Therapy and Early Refeeding in the Management of Childhood Gastroenteritis;
- Bronchiolitis;
- Soft Vinyl (PVC) Teethers and Soft Vinyl Rattles Alert;
- Sunscreens: Are They Safe and Effective?;
- Estimated Smoking Atributable Mortality in Former NWT 1991-1996;
- Swimmer’s Rash;
- Health Effects of Smoking;
- National Guidelines for Healthy Pregnancy;
- Population Health and Public Health Practice – What’s the Link?;
- Notifiable Diseases by Territory and Region;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported by Community in the NWT; and
- Notifiable Diseases Reported by Community in Nunavut.

1999 Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 1999)

In this edition:
- Epidemiology and EpiNorth;
- What is Epidemiology;
- Water Chlorination;
- Healthy Choices: A Health Promotion Strategy;
- Eat Well, Live Well, For A Lifetime;
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome;
- Tobacco Use by the Aboriginal Population of the NWT;
- Guidelines for Childhood Immunization Practices (Part 2);
- 1998 TB Activity in the NWT;
- 1998 Review of Gonococcal & Chlamydia Infections;
- Food Safety Facts;
- Notifiable Diseases by Region;
- Notifiable Diseases by Community; and
- Final Notes: 1998 EpiNorth Articles.

1998 Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 1998)

In this edition:
- Making Resources Work for You...;
- Nutrition Resources Span the Lifecycle ;
- Recognizing Speech-Language Problems;
- Intoeing and Outtoeing - Cause for Concern?;
- Patient Satisfaction: A Gynecological Surgery Audit;
- Diabetes in First Nations People;
- Tobacco Enforcement;
- Communicable Diseases News Briefs;
- Guidelines for Childhood Immunization Practices;
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Catch-Up Program;
- Meningitis in the NWT: A 1998 Update;
- Notifiable Diseases by Region;
- Notifiable Diseases by Community; and
- Letters to the Editor.

1998 Volume 10, Issue 3 (October 1998)

In this edition:
- Growing up without tobacco;
- Youth Addiction: Reasons for Youth Smoking;
- Smoking During Pregnancy: A Risk Factor in Healthy Birth Outcomes;
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke and the Risk of Adverse Respiratory Events in Children Receiving General Anesthesia;
- Active Living for a Healthier, Happier Lifestyle;
- Treating Otitis Media;
- Assessment of Hearing Loss;
- Cervical and Breast Health: A Focused Needs Assessment in the NWT;
- Priority Rankings of Environmental Health Programs: An NWT-Wide Survey;
- Influenza: A Review of the Last Year and Recommendations for the Coming Season;
- The Health Protection Unit Mailbox: The Latest in Forms;
- Notifiable Diseases in the NWT; and
- The Case of the Swimmer's Rash.

1998 Volume 10, Issue 2 (July 1998)

In this edition:
- For the Sake of Our Children;
- Children and Fire: What a Community Can Do;
- Description of Suicide in the NWT;
- Trauma Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Penetrating Trauma;
- As the Smoke Clears...;
- Promoting Breastfeeding: The Best Start for Children;
- To Screen or Not to Screen?;
- Food Safety Facts;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: Anthrax Up Close;
- Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions;
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods; and
- Notifiable Diseases in the NWT.

1998 Volume 10, Issue 1 (March 1998)

In this edition:
- Gonorrhea & Chlamydia: A Review of Stats & Treatment in the NWT;
- A TB Outbreak...Close-up: TB in the NWT;
- Access to Good Foods: How it Affects Health in the NWT;
- Active Living...Really?;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox: The Risks and Befefits of BCG Vaccine;
- X-rays...Who Checks Them?;
- Buying Used Children's Products: How Safe Are They?;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT: Nov/Dec 1997 & Totals for 1997; and
- Final Notes:1997 EpiNorth Articles.

1997 Volume 9, Issue 6 (December 1997)

In this edition:
- Preventing Breast Cancer: Diet May Hold the Key!;
- The NWT Traditional Food Fact Sheets: An Excellent Educational Resource;
- Vehicles and Children: The Critical Role of Child Car Seats;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: A Look At Rabies Closeup;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox: Questions About Salmonella;
- Travel Wise...Immunize;
- What's New on the NET?;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT: Year to Date (1997) & September & October; and
- News Clips.

1997 Volume 9, Issue 5 (October 1997)

In this edition:
- Influenza Vaccination Recommendations/NWT Influenza Fact Sheet;
- Anatomy of a Tuberculosis Outbreak: Factors which affect the spread of TB;
- Playgrounds: Are they safe for our children?;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: An Outbreak of Botulism;
- Nutrition News: New Report Released;
- Chlamydia in Canada & the NWT: An Update;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT: Year to Date (1997) & July/August; and
- News Clips.

1997 Volume 9, Issue 4 (July 1997)

In this edition:
- Slips and Falls: A Health Crisis for Senior Citizens;
- Do you know...YOUR EHO: Making Use of a Valuable Resource;
- Prenatal Nutrition Programs: Improving Maternal & Infant Health;
- Laboratory Corner: Screening for Red Rash;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: E. Coli 0157: H7
  Can you pass the food safety test?;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Launching Forth on the Internet;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT: Year to Date (1997) & May/June; and
- News Clips.

1997 Volume 9, Issue 3 (June 1997)

In this edition:
- Enjoying The Sun Safely: Reducing The Risk of Skin Cancer;
- Breast Cancer in the NWT: A Retrospective Look - 1984 to 1996;
- Reducing the Risk of SIDS;
- Rickets & Vitamin D Deficiency in the NWT;
- Reportable Disease in the NWT: Shigella...Close Up!!;
- Cyclospora...An Uninvited Dinner Guest!;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox/Immunization News;
- Laboratory Corner: Sputa Sampling;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT: Year to Date (1997) & March/April; and
- News Clips.

1997 Volume 9, Issue 2 (April 1997)

In this edition:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases;
- Site-Seeing (on the 'Net);
- Communicable Disease Regulations;
- Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the NWT: 1991 to 1996;
- Debunking Myths in the Fight Against Tobacco Smoking;
- HIV Testing in a Northern Correctional Facility;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Immunization News;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date and Jan & Feb 1997; and
- News Clips.
Erratum

1997 Volume 9, Issue 1 (February 1997)

In this edition:
- Reportable Disease in the NWT: A Look at 1996;
- Lung Cancer in the Northwest Territories - 1989 to 1995;
- Site-Seeing (on the 'Net);
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure for CIN: Experience in the Western Arctic;
- The Warm Crab and Us - No Encore for Oncos (Cancer in the NWT);
- Immunization News;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT Year to Date (1996) & November & December; and
- News Clips.

1996 Volume 8, Issue 6 (January 1997)

In this edition:
- Prophylaxis Guidelins post-HIV Exposure;
- Managing a Vaccine Cold Chain Breach;
- Cervical Cancer Screening (Part II): Test Results Between 1991 & 1994;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: Tapeworm and Cryptosporidiosis;
- Avoiding The Turkey Trots;
- North of 60, Tropical Travel and...Travel Sites on the Internet;
- Chlamydia Infection in Infants & Children;
- Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Site-Seeing (on the 'Net) (etc)...;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date (1996) & - July & August 1996; and
- News Clips.

1996 Volume 8, Issue 5 (October 1996)

In this edition:
- Adult Immunizations: A Time To Think;
- Influenza Vaccination for 1996-97: Health Protection Unit Recommendations for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines;
- Cervical Screen For Cancer: Why is Cervical Screening Important;
- Good Blood?/Bad Blood: A Bloody Challenge;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: Brucellosis and Coxsackie Virus;
- Drugs Past Their Expiration Date;
- Site-Seeing (on the 'Net)
  The Health Protection Unit Mailbox;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date (1996);
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - July & August 1996; and
- News Clips.

1996 Volume 8, Issue 4 (September 1996)

In this edition:
- Hepatitis C in the NWT: A Retrospective Review;
- A Look At Colorectal Cancer In the NWT;
- Reportable Diseases in the NWT: Case Reviews - Botulism & Trichinosis;
- Keeping Records Straight;
- Tuberculosis: For Your Information;
- Management of Suspected Botulism;
- Site-Seeing (on the 'Net);
- Updates and Conferences;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date (1996);
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - May & June 1996; and
- News Clips.

1996 Volume 8, Issue 3 (June 1996)

In this edition:
- Facts About Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: What is HPS?;
- A Salmonella Outbreak: Yellowknife - October 1995;
- Breast Feeding in the NWT: Highlights from the 1993 Survey;
- Canadian Immunization Conference Information;
- A Wrist Injury Audit: Stanton Regional Hospital;
- Storage of Vaccines: Canadian National Guidelines;
- Preventing Cancer in the 90's;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date (1996);
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - March and April 1996; and
- News Clips.

1996 Volume 8, Issue 2 (April 1996)

In this edition:
- Measles Elimination Campaign: Questions and Answers;
- RSV in the NWT: Examining the Keewatin Outbreak;
- STD Treatment Guidelines - 1995 Update;
- Youth and Tobacco Use;
- How Cigarettes Steal Our Heritage;
- Helicobacter Pylori in the Western NWT;
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - Year to Date (1996); and
- Notifiable Diseases Reported in the NWT - January and February 1996.

Last Updated: July 10, 2006

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