First Nations Expertise in Health Impact Assessment

First Nations Expertise in 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 assessment (HIA). CIER has created a short 10 question survey to gather feedback on large-scale industrial, natural resource and infrastructure projects in your traditional territory. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. 

Your responses will help guide the development of a resource to support First Nations south of the 60th parallel in health impact assessment. When complete, this resource will be available via CIER’s website (https://yourcier.org/first-nations-health-impact-assessment-series/).

If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Leslie Agger, Project Manager, at lagger@yourcier.org.
1. What First Nation or organization do you represent?
2. What is your field of expertise?
3. What types of large-scale industrial, natural resource and infrastructure projects are effecting your traditional territory?
4. How are large-scale industrial, natural resource and infrastructure projects effecting you or your First Nation (e.g., livelihood, cultural connection, individual health, community health)? Please consider past, present and future experiences.
5. Has your First Nation participated in a federal impact assessment? If so, please describe your experience (e.g., successes, challenges, supports required).
6. What aspects of the federal impact assessment process do you need more support with?

LegalScientificParticipationUnderstanding potential pathways of effectsFirst Nations-led health impact assessmentIdentifying partnerships for human health and environmental researchIdentifying funding opportunitiesOther
7. How would you like your First Nation’s Traditional Knowledge to inform a federal impact assessment? Please consider Traditional Knowledge on individual health, community health, cultural practices, ceremonies, etc.
8. If your First Nation has been involved in a federal impact assessment, how has your community’s Traditional Knowledge informed the assessment? Please consider physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
9. Is Traditional Knowledge adequately considered and respected in the federal impact assessment process? If not, how can this be improved?
10. Following this workshop series, what actions should CIER or the federal government take?

WebinarsInformation ResourcesGuidebooks / ToolkitsOne-pagersInfographicsParticipation in community engagementsAssistance in writing responses to the Impact Assessment Agency of CanadaInformation on fundingOther
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