Creator:

National Aboriginal Health Organization

Geography:

North America > Canada

Categories:

• Aboriginal Health

Tags:

• aboriginal health
• adults
• alcohol
• children
• exercise
• health care
• infant health
• injuries
• mental health
• nutrition
• physical health
• smoking
• suicide
• youth

Date:

1997

URL:

http://rhs-ers.ca/sites/default/files/ENpdf/RHS_1997/rhs_1997_synthesis_report.pdf

Annotation:

The survey was directed by a National Steering Committee made up of representatives from First Nations and Inuit organizations in each region, plus ex-officio representatives from the Assembly of First Nations and Health Canada. The Steering Committee co-ordinated all aspects of the survey process from developing a Code of Research Ethics to designing and testing the national questions. A Co-Principal Investigator's Group of experts provided advice and technical support. The survey took
place in 1997 in 186 First Nations and Inuit communities with a sample of 9,870 adults and 4,138 children.