Principal Investigator:Henderson, Joanna L Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The overall objectives of this national project are: 1) to provide training in the use of a youth screening tool for mental health and substance use concerns to service providers from agencies who have agreed to all use the same screening tool; 2) to understand the impact of training and project participation on service providers; and, 3) to better understand youth mental health and substance use ...
Principal Investigator:Young, Barbara M Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
To determine the potential cost savings and health-related quality of life benefits of implementing point-of-care (POC) international normalized ratio (INR) testing in remote communities in the NWT and Kitikmeot region.
Canada’s Non-Insured Health Benefits Program drug prescription database will be used to determine the number of individuals receiving warfarin in each of the remote regions in t...
Principal Investigator:McLachlan, Stephane M Licensed Year(s):
2012
2011 Summary:
The overall goal of this project is to better understand and communicate the implications of industrial activity associated with the Athabasca tar sands and large scale hydro developments for environmental and human health as it affects the downstream Aboriginal communities.
The team completed Phase One of this project (collection of video and interview materials related to observed changes in ...
Principal Investigator:Mitton, Craig Licensed Year(s):
2012
2011 Summary:
The intent of this project is to develop an evaluative framework that identifies how health care organizations can be transformed to achieve excellence in priority setting and resource management. The ultimate aim is to form a benchmark of behaviors, processes and structures that can aid in directing organizations towards high performance.
Phase One: On-line survey of senior administrators in ...
Principal Investigator:Low, George Licensed Year(s):201620152014
2012
2011 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
1) to determine through “Traditional Knowledge” which lakes are important as food sources in four Dehcho communities and which fish species are used for human food from these lakes;
2) to train community monitors to collect fish and other samples according to Environment Canada and DFO protocol;
3) to involve local school children in our studies by a...
Principal Investigator:Hammond, Merryl Licensed Year(s):
2012
20112010200920082007 Summary:
This research aims to empower local Inuvialuit community members to better understand tobacco and its health and other effects (e.g. high costs of tobacco affects family budgets), and to motivate them to consider quitting or reducing their use of tobacco. As well, it aims to reach young children and youth before they start smoking, and to spread the message that smoking is not “cool”. Our method o...
Principal Investigator:Parlee, Brenda L Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The research is being funded by PrioNet Canada in an effort to understand the level of concern and knowledge in local communities about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and other wildlife related health issues. Even though there is no scientifically proven link between CWD in cervids and human health, the potential for CWD to spread to other species and a lack of understanding of how CWD is transmit...
Principal Investigator:Duran, Nelida Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The purpose of this research project is to describe the effects of climate change and variability on human nutrition and related health outcomes of Dene First Nations.
Research Design: A constructivist approach to the grounded theory methodology will be utilized in this study. Grounded theory methodology involves the use of systematic yet flexible guidelines for collecting and analyzing qualit...
Principal Investigator:Mair, Heather L Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The purpose of this study is to: 1) explore roles that sport and recreation clubs play as community places for rural women; 2) examine the influence of curling and curling clubs on the social lives and health of rural women; 3) utilize Photovoice, a participatory qualitative research method, to work with rural women in photographing, documenting, and expressing their perspectives on their local cl...
Principal Investigator:Badry, Dorothy E Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
This project is a starting place with hopes of developing a proposal for a multi-year, multi-site study to develop and evaluate a culturally-based, trauma-informed, Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention model, using a research process that is participatory, community-based, and decolonizing.
The researchers wish to ensure that this FASD prevention model involves and addr...