NCCIH: Data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities

Virtual Series on First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and COVID-19

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is pleased to present a four-part virtual series that will look at the experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and communities with COVID-19.

Themes to be explored include: Indigenous governance and self-determination in planning and responding to COVID-19; socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities; and innovative public health messaging on COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples.

The series will run over four Wednesdays in January (13th, 20th, 27th) and February 3, 2021 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST or 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST.

This session, Data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities, brings together expert speakers who work in data collection, ethics and sovereignty, including:

• Jonathan Dewar & Maria Santos, First Nations Information Governance Centre
• Dr. Janet Smylie, Well Living House
• Courtney Skye, Yellowhead Institute
• Robyn Rowe, Laurentian University
• Pamela Wolfe-Roberge, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

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