Dissertation: The Impact of an Enneagram Education Program on Health in Rankin Inlet

Abstract The Enneagram personality typology has been used by industrial/ organizational consultants as a professional development tool to enhance sales and productivity of individuals. This study examined extending the use of the Enneagram into health promotion. The importance of discerning the culture-specific underlying determinants of health of the population under study was discussed. Inuit dis-health may be attributed to spiritual and cultural alienation, resulting from the residential school system, of which the legacy includes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Further research which includes the biological basis of the Enneagram, spirituality and shamanism in worksite health promotion, and tracking Inuit wellness efforts that melds conventional medicine and culturally-appropriate healing is advocated.