Resources & Publications | Publications 2011

Sage Advice: Real-World Approaches to Program Evaluation in Northern, Remote and Aboriginal Communities 2011
The Capture Project, Simon Fraser University
Sage Advice.pdf

Environmental Health Research Matters
July 2011
A newsletter produced by the Environmental Health Research Division (EHRD), First Nations & Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada. This issue highlighting Biomonitoring; the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study and Climate Change.
Health_Canada_July_newsletter_English_Web.pdf

Evaluation of the level of contaminants, Mercury and Arsenic in fiddleheads, New Brunswick
Maliseet Nation Conservation Council
Heavy_Metal_Content_-_Fiddleheads.pdf

Gathering aboriginal traditional knowledge (ATK) on endangered wildlife species that have direct relevance to the culture and practices of Maliseet First Nation
Maliseet Nation Conservation Council
Traditional_Knowledge_Study.pdf

Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity in Aboriginal Communities South of 60: Assessment Report March 2011
REPORT CIER SOUTH 60 2011 EN.pdf

Health and Planning: Exploring Options for Rural Communities
November 2011
Building Healthy Communities Conference Workshop Summary Report, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Health Association, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (NL Branch), Provincial Wellness Advisory Council
CIPHI_NL_2011_Health_Planning_Workshop_Report.pdf

Community-Based Research Booklet Series
2011 by Community-Based Research Canada
What is Community Based Research (CBR) ?
CBR and Partnerships
Creative Methods in CBR
Why CBR Matters

Early Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals/Pollution and Associations with Chronic Disease: A Scoping Review
June 2011
A Report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Environmental Health Institute of Canada
http://www.cela.ca/sites/cela.ca/files/EarlyExpandCDScopingReview-lowres.pdf

First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study
2011 British Columbia
This study looks at the diet of First Nations peoples living on reserve, south of the 60th parallel. It provides information on exposures to persistent organic pollutants, trace metals, pesticides, and pharmaceutical products in traditional foods, through hair samples, surface and tap water. These are the first results of the study and are from British Columbia.
http://www.fnfnes.ca/index.php/download/

Arsenic
by the National Toxicology Program (USA)
ArsenicGroupReview.pdf