Hi all!

First, I am proud to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Women’s Health Clinic. I am originally from Churchill, Manitoba and an Inuk beneficiary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Whale Cove, Nunavut. My mother is Inuk and father is northern European. I currently work as an Inuit Health Researcher with the Manitoba Inuit Association (MIA). I have been employed with MIA since 2019. Previous to my work at MIA, my background was in the medical field, as a nurse for 32 years and retired in 2019. I have experience in mental health, community health, and psychogeriatrics. It has been a fulfilling career in nursing. My work in Inuit health already has been quite enlightening and engaging with the Inuit community of Manitoba and Nunavut. My work is centered around the social determinants of Inuit health and Inuit Qujiminajatuqangit (or IQ Principles) and incorporating those principles and values into our programs at MIA. Current projects that I am involved in are developing various housing initiatives- women & children’s shelter, transitional housing, and student housing (including a daycare), virtual care, researching a justice program, perinatal care, revitalizing midwifery (with Pauktuutit and WHC), access to quality medical care and off-loading medical travel from the north to the south by research and planning an Inuit Health Clinic. Inuit perspectives are essential to gathering research data to ensure Inuit specific research and programming. MIA is working on several research projects simultaneously on key health topics. There are many factors that influence the social determinants of Inuit health, which we need to address. We look forward to our future, working with Inuit Elders, knowledge keepers, Inuit community members, governments, partnerships, key stakeholders, and other organizations to help make the changes that will enable Inuit families to be safe, healthy, and well. It is a privilege to work with such knowledgeable, inspiring people!

MIA is striving to work with other organizations who are dedicated to honor Truth & Reconciliation and making those changes to reflect equity with the services they provide.

Qujannamiik,

Judy Inugjuaq Clark

Inuit Health Researcher

ᐃᓄᐃᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᓱᐊᕐᑎ