By Cheryl Jahn

Ground Breaking Research Out Of UNBC

Nov 28, 2018 | 2:00 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Two UNBC researchers, Dr. Sarah de Leeuw and Dr. Margo Greenwood, have embarked on a five-year research project focused on further enhancing Indigenous health in northern B.C.

Over the course of five years, the project will focus on ways to transform health service delivery in northern B.C., across existing organizations and professions, into a culturally safe and culturally humble environment in which to provide and receive care. It also aims to inspire new generations of Indigenous youth in the North to enter the health-care field.
 
“We are excited to have started this journey with our partners through which we will explore ways to celebrate Indigeneity in health care,” said de Leeuw with the Northern Medical Program. “It’s an opportunity to develop northern-focused solutions that seek to create a more culturally humble health-care system that embraces Indigenous people and Indigenous knowledge.”

It is the first joint federal research partnership grant of its kind to be held at UNBC, and is one of only nine such grants held across Canada. The work builds on a pilot project launched in 2016.