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A community-based task shifting program in 25 remote indigenous communities in Nunavut, Canada

Abstract

Task shifting can improve access, availability, efficiency, and quality of health services in under resourced settings. Task shifting can occur formally or informally within health professions, between health professions, between support staff and health professions, or between lay community members and health professionals. There are currently thousands of Indigenous peoples in Canada's high Arctic, living in remote communities, north of the …

Authors

Toffner G; Koff DA; Drossos A; Tsegmed U; Baumann MA

Journal

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 84, No. 1,

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

DOI

10.1080/22423982.2024.2439119

ISSN

1239-9736