Past Projects

IIPW supported the evaluation of a 7-month pilot caregiver support group in Waterloo Region.

Interdisciplinary and Indigenous Pathways to Wellness is working with Dehcho First Nations in examining current health and wellness concepts, strategies, and resources. We are working in close partnership and under the directions of Dehcho First Nations to conduct a scoping review, articulate key concepts and definitions of Dehcho First Nations wellness based on an extensive document review, and asset mapping health and wellness supports and services for Dehcho First Nations members. This work is intended to assist Dehcho First Nations health leaders and providers in ongoing and future wellness initiatives and planning.

Laurier Milton Lecture Series - Dene Health and Wellness Research: Dehcho First Nations in the Driver's Seat

The objective of this study was three-fold: 1) to reveal, examine, and synthesize experiences of caregivers who have had their children diagnosed with FASD in the Waterloo Region; 2) to inform future caregivers who are interested in seeking an FASD diagnostic assessment for their child; and 3) to provide FASD diagnostic teams with feedback from caregivers and knowledge of other clinic models that can inform their future practices. This research was conducted by Tatiana Baziw, a fourth-year Health Sciences student, as part of the undergraduate thesis course.

A systematic review of evaluated knowledge translation (KT) initiatives in Indigenous health and wellness research is nearly complete.  We will soon share findings on effective KT processes and designs, KT tools for communicating knowledge to relevant rights/stakeholders, KT team compositions, the use of Indigenous (traditional) knowledge, KT evaluation methods and methodologies, outcomes from KT on Indigenous health and wellness, as well as lessons learned. This review offers examples of wise practices for KT in Indigenous health research, identifies areas of concern, raises important ethical issues around the value and use of Indigenous knowledge in KT, and suggests that KT evaluation frameworks are needed. 

Protocol paper link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0430-x 

 Published paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114898