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Title: Indigenous community based participatory research and health impact assessment: A Canadian example

Abstract

The Environmental Health Research Division (EHRD) of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada conducts science-based activities and research with Canadian Indigenous communities in areas such as climate change adaptation, environmental contaminants, water quality, biomonitoring, risk assessment, health impact assessment, and food safety and nutrition. EHRD's research activities have been specifically designed to not only inform Health Canada's policy decision-makers but as well, Indigenous community decision-makers. This paper will discuss the reasons why Indigenous community engagement is important, what are some of the barriers preventing community engagement; and the efforts by EHRD to carry out community-based participatory research activities with Indigenous peoples.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21499700
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2010.02.003; PII: S0195-9255(10)00037-5; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Journal ID: ISSN 0195-9255
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CANADA; CLIMATIC CHANGE; COMMUNITIES; FOOD; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WATER QUALITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HAZARDS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATIONS

Citation Formats

Kwiatkowski, Roy E., E-mail: roy_kwiatkowski@hc-sc.gc.c. Indigenous community based participatory research and health impact assessment: A Canadian example. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2010.02.003.
Kwiatkowski, Roy E., E-mail: roy_kwiatkowski@hc-sc.gc.c. Indigenous community based participatory research and health impact assessment: A Canadian example. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2010.02.003
Kwiatkowski, Roy E., E-mail: roy_kwiatkowski@hc-sc.gc.c. 2011. "Indigenous community based participatory research and health impact assessment: A Canadian example". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2010.02.003.
@article{osti_21499700,
title = {Indigenous community based participatory research and health impact assessment: A Canadian example},
author = {Kwiatkowski, Roy E., E-mail: roy_kwiatkowski@hc-sc.gc.c},
abstractNote = {The Environmental Health Research Division (EHRD) of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada conducts science-based activities and research with Canadian Indigenous communities in areas such as climate change adaptation, environmental contaminants, water quality, biomonitoring, risk assessment, health impact assessment, and food safety and nutrition. EHRD's research activities have been specifically designed to not only inform Health Canada's policy decision-makers but as well, Indigenous community decision-makers. This paper will discuss the reasons why Indigenous community engagement is important, what are some of the barriers preventing community engagement; and the efforts by EHRD to carry out community-based participatory research activities with Indigenous peoples.},
doi = {10.1016/j.eiar.2010.02.003},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21499700}, journal = {Environmental Impact Assessment Review},
issn = {0195-9255},
number = 4,
volume = 31,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}