Resources & Publications
Network for First Nations Environmental Health Research and Communication Workshop
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada – Summary Report
March 2007
Health and Environment Issues with Canada’s Aboriginal Communities
Laurie Chan, Ph.D.
March 2005
Proposal for the First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network
FNEHIN
May 2007
Inventory of Environmental Health Databases
Corrine Balcaen, M.Sc.
November 2007
UNBC Elders Dialogue on Environmental Health
FNEHIN and UNBC First Nations Studies Department
February 2008
FNEHIN Presentation on the State of Knowledge Papers
Canadian Public Health Association Conference
Tara Marsden, June 2008
Fact Sheets
Bioaccumulation of Contaminants
Eating Spoiled Foods: Botulism Facts
Cadmium Factsheet
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples
Indoor Air Quality
Drinking Water Quality
Information on E-coli
Information on Water Chlorination
Mercury in Fish
Outdoor Drinking Water Quality
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Pesticides, Herbicides, and Traditional Foods
Shellfish Poisoning
National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program
Download a PDF file listing all of the projects funded under the National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program between 2000-2008.
This project listing can assist First Nations communities who wish to apply for this funding to learn more about successful funding proposals, methodologies, and Principal Investigators.
For more information on this funding opportunity click here, or contact us toll-free at 1-866-960-5223.
Information for First Nations Seeking Accredited Labs for Contaminants Testing
FNEHIN often receives requests from First Nations communities on accredited labs that can test water and other samples for various types of environmental contaminants. FNEHIN does not recommend one company over another, but provides the following labs contact information as examples of labs that are commonly used by First Nations research partnerships.
Leena Thomas, M.Env.Sc.
Technical Account Manager
Maxxam Analytics Inc.,Driven By Service and Science®
6740 Campobello Road, Mississauga, ON L5N 2L8
Tel: 905-817-5798
Cell: 416-995-1915
leena.thomas@maxxamanalytics.com
Brian Jang, B.Sc.
Account Manager, Food Safety
CANTEST Ltd.
4606 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 1K5
Tel: 604 639 2604
Fax: 604 731 2386
Toll free: 1 800 665 8566
bjang@cantest.com
Carla Tauber
Technical Sales Representative
ALS Laboratory Group
Environmental Division
Edmonton, Canada
Tel: 780 413 6896
Cell: 780 499-4262
Fax: 780 437 2311
www.alsenviro.com
Richard Grace
Director – Sales, Marketing, and Service
AXYS Analytical Services Ltd.
2045 Mills Road West
Sidney, British Columbia
V8L 5X2
Toll Free – 1-888-373-0881
Cell – 1-905-484-2314
rgrace@axys.com
