The IUCH would like to recognize and acknowledge the support received from the following organizations:

Polar Bear Level

Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.

Caribou Level

Northwest Territories Health and Social Services’ mission is to promote, protect and provide for the health and well-being of the people of the NWT.

Wolf Level

	Nunavut Health and Social Services’ mission is to promote, protect and provide for the health and well being of Nunavut residents, in support of leading self-reliant and productive lives.
	The six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health promote and improve the use of scientific and other knowledge to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of public health policies and practices in Canada. They develop and produce evidence-based knowledge products that are readily available and accessible to public health practitioners and policy makers. The Centres also foster linkages among researchers, the public health community and other actors and promote the sharing of knowledge across this network to enhance public health practice across Canada.
	Sanofi Pasteur is Canada’s largest vaccine company with a proud heritage and commitment to public health. They provide vaccines to Canadians for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, common illnesses and cancers. Sanofi Pasteur is the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world.
	The Department of Education, Culture, and Employment of the Government of the Northwest Territories is responsible for childhood and adult education, career and employment development, and culture and heritage in Northwest Territories, Canada.

Arctic Fox Level

The IPY Federal Program Office has been established at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada in Ottawa (previously referred to as the Canadian IPY Program Office – Federal Secretariat). It is responsible for the administration and coordination of the Government of Canada Program for IPY, on behalf of the six co-lead federal departments (Indian and Northern Affairs, Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Health, Industry, and Natural Resources).

The city of Yellowknife services the almost 20,000 residents of this northern town located on the north shore of Great Slave Lake. First settled in 1935, Yellowknife became the capital of the Northwest Territories in 1967 and has experienced steady growth since.

Raven Level

	CDC’s Arctic Investigations Program’s mission is prevention of infectious diseases in peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic with special emphasis on diseases of high incidence and concern among Alaska Natives and American Indians. We accomplish this with the help of our Partners in Research.
	ARDICOM Digital Communications Inc. is a joint venture of northern companies formed to provide the advantages of digital communications to the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and parts of the Yukon. ARDICOM’s shareholders are ACL (Arctic Cooperatives Ltd.), NASCo (Northern Aboriginal Services Company) and the northern telecommunications provider, Northwestel Inc.
	Northwestel is the primary telecommunications provider of the North, offering internet, data, telephone, television, wireless, and additional communications solutions through many communities in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, northern British Columbia, and northern Alberta.

Loon Level

The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is an independent, not-for-profit agency funded by Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial governments to provide credible, impartial advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness of drugs and other health technologies to Canadian health care decision makers.

Heron Level

	The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides essential data and analysis on Canada’s health system and the health of Canadians.
	The Department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment of the Government of the Northwest Territories, in partnership with others, provides quality programs and services to promote and support Northwest Territories economic prosperity and community self-reliance.
	GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company devoted to discovering and developing new and innovative medicines and vaccines for Canadians and people around the world. Every day, our employees strive to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
	Merck Frosst of Merck & Co., Inc. is one of Canada’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies and one of the largest integrated pharmaceutical companies in Canada.

Otter Level

	The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA’s members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all Canadians.
	“Working Together for a Healthy North” The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for the Stanton Territorial Hospital for patient care, equipment and major capital needs.
	The Public Health Agency of Canada’s primary goal is to strengthen Canada’s capacity to protect and improve the health of Canadians and to help reduce pressures on the health-care system.

The IUCH would also like to thank Tait Communications, Aurora College, Skills Enhancement for Public Health, and Tundra Transfer for their contributions, as well as the following hotels and airlines for providing discounted rates for their services:

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