Last month, Fraser asked Maggie, Sarah and Marsha, who were at the local health centre for job-shadowing during their school's "career week," to help her administer flu shots to as many residents as possible.
"I said, how about we go house-to-house and you help us," Fraser said.

One of the girls had the job of explaining to kids how they wouldn't get sick over the holidays if they received a flu shot.

"The other girl said, 'The shot doesn't hurt. It's just like a scratch, but it makes you feel healthy and you can play in the snow,'" Fraser said.

The third girl was responsible for keeping a list of residents up to date, crossing off names as people were inoculated. She also handed out candy to kids after they received a flu shot.

Fraser and the girls first visited those who were at high risk for a bad case of the flu - children with a history of lung problems, and the elderly. Then they visited the school and even stopped by the local grocery store, where customers were encouraged to roll up their sleeves for an on-the-spot flu shot.

After they finished, about 560 of the community's 700 residents were inoculated.

Fraser said the impact of the flu shots has been easy to see as only a few people in Repulse came down with the flu.

"It's not the sort of thing you can do in Iqaluit," said Dr. Sandy MacDonald director of medical health at the Baffin Regional Hospital. "But it shows a real dedication to the cause."

"That's very good proactive work on the part of the nurses," said Ed Picco, Nunavut's minister for health and social services. "I think it's great. It shows really good leadership on the public health side of things."

There has been another benefit to the home visits, as well. The three students told Fraser that they'll willingly give her a hand again in the future and are keen to work in community health after finishing school.
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What a boost for the Indian glamour scene. This was not a made-in-India competition, though one suspects that we Indians tend to be the most enthusiastic voters online and the sheer numbers help. Ash was voted the most attractive in a poll conducted by hellomagazine.com , and the also-ran list includes amazing beauties the world over. Chew on this - British actress Keira Knightly came in second followed by no less than Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta Jones. Angelina Jolie was there somewhere, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cindy Crawford, but Ash beat them all to it.

What a boost for the 30 plus woman trying to squint out those crow-feet. She was Miss World a decade ago. Takes some doing to be a global beauty queen for 10 years. Knightly, at 19, is actually a generation apart. She is 11 years younger than Ash.

It is hugely tempting to dismiss this as just another online poll, conducted by the kilo to draw glamour-starved surfers. To yawn at all that ado about Ash , the over-hyped. For a moment, let's give in to that temptation, what do we have? An Indian actress who looks good on a list because all the bored Indians surfing out there decided to plug for her? Perhaps, Lady Luck's loved one - she will always win so eat your heart out.