In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st we have 5 resources on Indigenous health.
“The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is a national Indigenous organization established in 2005 by the Government of Canada and funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis public health renewal and health equity through knowledge translation and exchange. The NCCIH is hosted by the University of Northern BC (UNBC) in Prince George, BC.
“International Journal of Circumpolar Health (IJCHL) is a peer-reviewed international open access journal that specializes in circumpolar health. The journal has a particular interest in the health of indigenous peoples. IJCHL is published on behalf of the Circumpolar Health Research Network [CircHNet]. The journal follows the tradition initiated by its predecessor, Arctic Medical Research. The journal aims to share and exchange knowledge among researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and those they serve.”
“The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health. The Journal seeks to bring knowledge from diverse intellectual traditions together with a focus on culturally diverse Indigenous voices, methodologies and epistemology. The Journal is peer-reviewed, online, open-access and shares innovative health research across disciplines, Indigenous communities, and countries. Building on its trusted reputation for sharing community-relevant and high-quality knowledge, the IJIH welcomes submissions within the IJIH mandate from researchers and practitioners in Indigenous health around the world.”
Open Polar is a database of open-access research data and publications about the polar regions of the world. “OPEN POLAR is a joint project between the University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute. The University Library (UB) hosts the project.”
“FNIGC is responsible for a wide range of work, from research and planning to surveys, capacity development, education, and training. Our foundational work is the development and administration of national First Nations survey initiatives with our regional partners. These surveys include the First Nations Regional Health Survey (FNRHS), the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education, and Employment Survey (FNREEES), and the First Nations Labour and Employment Development (FNLED) survey.
Furthermore, FNIGC’s survey work has been reviewed by Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. Harvard University concluded that “compared to other national surveys of Indigenous people from around the world, the 2002/2003 RHS was unique in First Nations ownership of the research process, its explicit incorporation of First Nations values into the research design and in the intensive collaborative engagement of First Nations people and their representatives at each stage of the research process.”
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