Working with the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council and the First Nations Health Authority, SFU researchers are working to optimize health and wellness for Indigenous children from the moment they are conceived. Photo credit: Kandyce Joeline of Songbird and Oak Photography.
Working with the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council and the First Nations Health Authority, SFU researchers are working to optimize health and wellness for Indigenous children from the moment they are conceived. Photo credit: Kandyce Joeline of Songbird and Oak Photography. Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is leading a long-term study to improve health and wellness for Indigenous children, with collaboration from Indigenous leaders and communities, First Nations Health Authority, and researchers from Simon Fraser University and the University of Alberta. The project, called Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities , is being led by Lynette Lucas, NTC director of health and an adjunct professor in SFU-s Faculty of Health Sciences. Lea Bill, executive director of the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre (AFNIGC), is the project's co-principal investigator. The collaborators- top priorities will be to examine the leading causes of cardiovascular and mental health problems, in Indigenous contexts, and examine the efficacy of existing programs in reducing risk as well as determining the impact of biological and social mechanisms, as they affect children and their families. -This historic opportunity represents one of the first times that the Institute has recognized Indigenous community leadership in a large research award,- says NTC President Judith Sayers, -and we welcome this announcement as a big step forward in health for our children.
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