At the request of the Bureau of Women’s Health and Gender Analysis (BWHGA) at Health
Canada, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (Pauktuutit) developed a framework for an Inuitspecific
culturally relevant gender-based analysis (GBA) of health determinants. The Inuitspecific
framework and follow-up health determinants report show that Inuit-specific health
data needs to be separated from other data. The framework also proposes a thematic listing
of culturally relevant health determinants for Inuit. The framework and health report show
some of the gaps in gender-based analysis of Inuit health indicators and determinants that
should be addressed. The framework was well received by Inuit in its first trial use in 2008.