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The NCCIH acknowledges that there are diverse and emerging public health priorities for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples living in urban, rural, remote and northern communities across Canada. Our centre aims to explore, develop, and share knowledge resources that best reflect these multiple and unique priorities as they arise in Indigenous health.
While the colonial history disrupted Indigenous cultures and languages across Canada, individual and collective healing has begun. It became clear to the NCCIH that First Nations, Inuit and Métis health, well-being and healing are closely tied to land-based experiences, cultural practices, artistic expressions, and Indigenous language use and revitalization. As such, we have developed specific information around these themes and their relationship to wellness. Similarly, our centre has produced resources to show the relationship between cultural safety and better health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
The NCCIH has also explored traditional approaches and strategies in resources on the emerging priorities of environmental health, chronic diseases, and food security, each of which has been identified as a growing health concern by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Emerging public health priorities for Indigenous peoples are constantly changing and evolving. The NCCIH continues to be responsive to new priorities including Two-Spirit health, mental health, and cultural safety.
mite achimowin - Heart Talk
The mite achimowin (Heart Talk): First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health study received funding from the CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Aboriginal People’s Health Institute) and SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) through the Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network in partnership with Nanaandawewigamig.
NCCIH Influenza papers
In 2013 the six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health initiated a two-year project on Influenza and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). As part of this collaborative project, the NCCAH produced three papers.
The nutritional health of First Nations and Métis of the Northwest Territories
This report summarizes current knowledge about the nutritional health of First Nations and Métis people in the NWT and identifies research gaps. Despite comprising the majority of the Aboriginal population in the NWT, First Nations and Métis have been overlooked in research related to diet, nutrition, and their association with health and well-being.