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Title: Andrew Kmetic, University of Victoria


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NEARBC
  • Andrew Kmetic, University of Victoria
  • Jeff Reading, University of Victoria
  • Robynne Edgar, NEARBC

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NEARBC
  • Funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health
    Research
  • Eight Health of Populations Networks
  • Four years of funding

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Other MSFHR HoPNs
  • BC Child and Youth Health Research Network
  • BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research
    Network
  • BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network
  • BC Network for Aging Research
  • BC Rural and Remote Health Research Network
  • Disabilities Health Research Network
  • Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC
  • Womens Health Research Network

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Goals and Objectives
  • The strategic focus of NEARBC is to increase
    capacity in Aboriginal health research in BC
  • To facilitate network building through
    partnerships and collaboration in Aboriginal
    health research between researchers and
    communities.
  • To promote and facilitate excellent research
    which is culturally appropriate, community based
    where possible and appropriate, and which leads
    to tangible health benefits for Aboriginal
    populations in BC and elsewhere.
  • To promote information sharing, by circulating
    and distributing research findings on Aboriginal
    health to communities, health and service
    providers, government, the research community,
    and educational institutions.
  • To increase funding within Aboriginal health
    research by successfully winning national and
    international funding competitions.
  • To ensure community consultation and
    participation as a critical component of all
    future Aboriginal health research in BC.
  • To develop a sustainable and inclusive network
    that will continue to evolve overtime.

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NEARBCORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Oversight Committee
Advisory Committee
Co-Leaders
Program Manager
UBC Network Node
UNBC Network Node
UVIC Network Node
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Node Leadership Coordination
  • Vancouver Island - UVIC Node
  • Node Leader - Dr. Chris Lalonde, Associate
    Professor, Psychology, UVic
  • Node Coordinator - Velten Pilger
  • Southern BC - UBC Node
  • Node Leader - Dr. Eduardo Jovel, Director,
    Institute for Aboriginal Health, UBC
  • Node Coordinator - Elizabeth Towers
  • Northern BC - UNBC Node
  • Node Leader - Margo Greenwood, Executive
    Director, National Collaborating Centre for
    Aboriginal Health Faculty of Education,
    University of Northern BC
  • Node Coordinator - Julia Morris

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University of Northern British Columbia Prince
George, BC
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
University of Victoria Victoria, BC
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NEARBC
  • Connecting researchers, Aboriginal and other
    community members, government, provincial health
    authorities and students
  • Website (NEARBC and nodes)
  • Weekly e-news
  • Members Forum
  • Searchable Members Database

10
NEARBC Membership
  • June 2006 110 Members
  • December 2006 272 Members
  • February 2007 340 Members
  • May 2007 450 Members

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Membership by Organizational Affiliation
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NEARBC Website Activity
April 2006 Launch of website September
Recruitment of members commenced October 2006
Launch of e-news December 2006 Change of
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Collaboration and Partnerships
  • VIHA
  • The UVic node is working with the Aboriginal
    Services manager at VIHA to create a researchers
    database for remote Aboriginal communities on
    Vancouver Island
  • Northern Health Authority
  • The UNBC node of NEARBC is worked with the
    Northern Health Authority to organize the 2007
    Northern Aboriginal Research Gathering

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Collaboration and Partnerships
  • The UNBC node of NEARBC has developed
    relationships with these groups and identified
    them as 2007/08 partners
  • The Centre of Excellence for Children and
    Adolescents with Special Needs
  • UNBC Taskforce on Substance Abuse
  • The National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal
    Health and BC Initiatives at UNBC
  • Aboriginal Communities and First Nations
  • Klahoose, Namgis, Tsawataineuk,
    Kwicksutaineuk-Ah, Kwaw-Amish, Gwawaenuk,
    Gwa-Sala Nakwaxdaxw, Kwakuitl, Quatsino and Nu
    chal nulth

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Community Workshop
  • UVIC Node Reframing and Reclaiming Research
    Engaging First Nations Communities in Research
  • Brought together researchers, health
    professionals and community members in effort to
    facilitate communication
  • Need for online health data
  • Placed on website, expand to include abstracts

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Seed Grants
  • Typically seed grants lt 5,000
  • Assist in preparing larger grant proposals
  • Natural Resources, Food and Health and the
    Nuu-cha-nulth First Nation.
  • to address a perceived disconnection from
    traditional food resource usage patterns within
    First Nations communities, a move to less
    nutritious foods and less active lifestyles, and
    the health consequences

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Travel Grant - Darlene Sanderson
  • 6th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on
    Indigenous Peoples Issues - Land, Territories and
    Natural Resources
  • Water is Sacred, Water is Life, Water is
    Fundamental Planning A World Indigenous Forum on
    Water and Peace

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Activities in 2007/08
  • Partnered workshops
  • community-based research
  • grant writing skills
  • community engagement
  • research ethics, Aboriginal research
    methodologies, transforming Indigenous knowledge,
    advancing Aboriginal health research ethics and
    intellectual property
  • Partnered conferences
  • Annual Aboriginal health research gathering
  • Members advisory group

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NEARBC Future Plans
  • Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Capacity Building
  • KT
  • External Evaluation Formative and Summative
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