Health Impact Assessment Survey

Health Impact Assessment Survey

Description:

The Center for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) is seeking expertise from health and environmental practitioners on their knowledge and experience with Health Impact Assessments (HIA). CIER has created a short 10 question survey to gather feedback on major natural resources and infrastructure projects in your traditional territory. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your responses will help guide the development of discussion questions for an upcoming virtual workshop in April 2025, as well as inform the creation of a HIA resource for First Nations communities and organizations.

If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Leslie Agger, Project Manager, at lagger@yourcier.org.
Section 1 - Questions
1. What First Nations community/organization are you representing?
2. What is your field of expertise?
3. What types of industrial developments/natural resource projects affect your traditional territory? Please consider historical, present and proposed projects, and select all that apply.

Renewable energyOil and gasLinear and transportation-relatedMarine and freshwaterMiningNuclearHazardous wasteFederal lands and protected areasOther
4. How concerned are you regarding the industrial developments/natural resource projects in your community and/or traditional territory?

Not at all concernedSlightly concernedSomewhat concernedModerately concernedExtremely concerned
5. How are industrial developments/natural resource projects affecting your daily life or community? Please select all that apply.

Access to landAccess to waterbodiesAbility to practice culture and traditionsAbility to pass culture and traditions to future generationsImpact on the quality of traditional foodsImpact on the quantity of traditional foodsImpact on community safetyImpact to physical healthImpact to mental healthI am/my community is not impacted.Other
6. What do you or your First Nations community/organization need in order to be more involved in the federal impact assessment process?
Section 2 - Statements:
7. The frequency of industrial developments/natural resources projects in my traditional territory has increased over the last 10 years.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
8. The frequency of industrial developments/natural resources projects in my traditional territory has increased over the last 25 years.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
9. My First Nations community/organization is involved in the federal impact assessment process (e.g., the review of a proposed industrial project).

Every TimeUsually (about 90% of the time)Frequently (about 70% of the time)Sometimes (about 50% of the time)Occasionally (about 30% of the time)Rarely (about 10% of the time)NeverUnsure
10. I have participated in a Health Impact Assessment.

YesNoUnsure
Should be Empty:

Section 1 - Questions

Section 2 - Statements: