About Us
FNEHIN is partnership-based national network in its first year of development. We are a virtual network to link First Nations and environmental health researchers to build capacity within First Nations communities to participate in environmental health research and to make use of data and knowledge regarding environmental health issues and concerns for decision making that will lead to health improvements.
FNEHIN does not conduct research, but seeks to play a central role in knowledge transfer, facilitating research partnerships, and showcasing best practices in environmental health research with First Nations. FNEHIN is a partnership-based organization in its development phase, bringing together multiple stakeholders in an effort to improve the overall health outcomes for First Nations people in Canada.
There are three major dimensions to our role
Access Point:
Providing a place for communities to access information, research findings, and research tools.
Synthesis of Knowledge:
Determining the state of knowledge, research gaps, and community research needs.
Mobilization of Knowledge:
Using research to inform decision making in First Nations and government policy
FNEHIN Secretariat
Our secretariat is hosted at the University of Northern British Columbia by the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health and the BC Leadership Chair for Aboriginal Environmental Health
Our Partners:
- The Assembly of First Nations
- The First Nation Centre of National Aboriginal Health Organization
- The Canadian Water Network
- The Environmental Research Division of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada
- BC Leadership Chair in Aboriginal Environmental Chair
- Public Health Agency Canada – Foodborne, Waterborne & Zoonotic Infections Division
- The National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
- The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
FNEHIN Mini-constitution
FNEHIN Brochure
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