Implementation of human biomonitoring in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, Canada (2016-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human biomonitoring represents an important tool for health risk assessment, supporting the characterization of contaminant exposure and nutrient status. In communities where country foods (locally harvested foods: land animals, fish, birds, plants) are integrated in the daily diet, as is the case in remote northern regions where food security is a challenge, such foods can potentially be a significant route of contaminant exposure. To assess this issue, a biomonitoring project was implemented among Dene/Métis communities of the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Methods

Participants completed dietary surveys (i.e., a food frequency questionnaire and 24-h recall) to estimate food consumption patterns as well as a Health Messages Survey to evaluate

SUBMITTER: Ratelle M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276191 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature