Iodine Global Network (IGN)

Canada

IGN Region: North America
Median UIC 189 (2011) National, SAC (6-11 years)
Population Iodine Status Adequate
* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration
* HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women

NEWS

09. June 2016

Venkatesh Mannar honored by University of Toronto

Born into a fifth-generation salt producing family in India, Venkatesh Mannar has spent close to four decades working in developing countries around the world to help put an end to malnutrition and...

04. January 2016

Canada: bursary winner to track iodine sources in milk

This year's winner of the CKNX Radio Farm Advisory Board Bursary is from the Fergus area. Courtney Rogerson is in the Masters program at the University of Guelph's Department of Population Medicine. Her...


Regional Coordinator

Elizabeth N. Pearce
Boston, MA, USA
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Deputy Regional Coordinator

Elizabeth N. Pearce
Boston, MA, USA
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