Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grant - PA: Aboriginal Health

First Nations, Métis and Inuit children and youth represent a significant and growing population group in Canada. They face diverse and unique challenges related to their health and well-being. This project will provide a user-friendly synthesis about what we know about the health and well-being of Aboriginal children. It will showcase not only what is known about their well-being, but also the disparate knowledge that does exist regarding effective health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment strategies. It will do so in a way that emphasizes and preserves the diversity of Aboriginal children and youth and the unique contexts of their lives. This project will work with a national stakeholder advisory group - including researchers and Aboriginal organizations - to identify health and well being indicators for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, and produce a web-based chapter for the 4th edition of the Health of Canada's Children and Youth: A CICH Profile.