The IndigenERA Lab, IEHRA and BAICM Projects
The Indigenous Value-based Environmental Health Risk Assessment (IEHRA) project and the Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making (BAICM) are funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health project and the Canada Research Chair program. The projects are led by Dr. Diana Lewis and an advisory team that includes community leaders from Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Fort Chipewyan Métis Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Sipekne’katik First Nation. The projects are supported by student trainees in the IndigenERA lab, community research assistants, as well as national and international scholars on the advisory team.
Research Objectives
Develop locally meaningful, culturally safe, and gender inclusive frameworks that allow communities to promote health decisions.
Design a survey instrument to collect baseline data as well as develop a plan to administer the survey.
Gather external data to compare health outcomes.
Build the capacity of trainees to develop and/or engage in culturally appropriate Knowledge Translation (KT) activities.
Community Partners
