Title: Andrew Kmetic, University of Victoria
1NEARBC
- Andrew Kmetic, University of Victoria
- Jeff Reading, University of Victoria
- Robynne Edgar, NEARBC
2NEARBC
- Funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health
Research - Eight Health of Populations Networks
- Four years of funding
3Other 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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5Goals 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.
6NEARBCORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Oversight Committee
Advisory Committee
Co-Leaders
Program Manager
UBC Network Node
UNBC Network Node
UVIC Network Node
7Node 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
8University of Northern British Columbia Prince
George, BC
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
University of Victoria Victoria, BC
9NEARBC
- 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
10NEARBC Membership
- June 2006 110 Members
- December 2006 272 Members
- February 2007 340 Members
- May 2007 450 Members
11Membership by Organizational Affiliation
12NEARBC Website Activity
April 2006 Launch of website September
Recruitment of members commenced October 2006
Launch of e-news December 2006 Change of
website host - stats unavailable
13Collaboration 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
14Collaboration 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
15Community 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
16Seed 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
17Travel 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
18Activities 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
19NEARBC Future Plans
- Collaboration and Partnerships
- Capacity Building
- KT
- External Evaluation Formative and Summative