Alana Kronstal
Alana Kronstal was born and raised in Somba Ke (Yellowknife), on the shores of Great Slave Lake. Trained as a health educator, Alana has been involved in a number of community-based health promotion initiatives in both the Northwest Territories and Yukon, primarily in the area of substance use and harm reduction. Currently, Alana is completing a Masters degree in the Studies in Policy and Practice in Health and Social Services at the University of Victoria. Her IPY research will look at the impacts of rapid industrial development on population health in the Mackenzie-Delta region of the NWT. In her spare time, Alana enjoys exploring the natural world by canoe or cross-country skis.
Alana’s research is supported in part by the Northern Scientific Training Program.
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