FNHC Infobulletin Volume 1 Issue 3 | October 2008 - First Nations ...

First Nations Health Council | October 2008 Infobulletin | page 14Health Survey Participants up 400%The First Nations Regional Health Survey iscoming to your First Nations community!To date, 75% of the signed First Nations RegionalLongitudinal Health Survey (RHS) CoreSample Consent formshave been returned tothe First Nations HealthCouncil (FNHC). Thiswill now enable FNHCto officially launch theRegional Health Surveydata collection for2008.The Core Sample is the original First Nationscommunities who participated in the RHSback in 2002/2003. Of the 38 First Nationscommunities who participated, 4 First Nationscommunities have opted not to participatein the 2008 RHS Phase.Approximately 38 First Nations communitieswill be participating in the New Sample.Contact was initiated with these selectedFirst Nations communities and we requestthat you please have the RHS Consent formssigned and returned back to the FNHC officeas soon as possible.If your community has been contacted andwould like an informational session on theRegional Health Survey, very limited informationalsessions can be accommodated.So please email our office ASAP to book aninformation session.We are aiming to set the first week in October2008 to have our first Data CollectionTraining session in Vancouver, BC to be subsequentlyfollowed by the next training sessionto be held in Nanaimo, BC. ConsecutiveRHS data collection training sessions will heldin receipt of other signed RHS consent formsreturned to FNHC office.49 RHS Data Collectors will be participatingin the 2 RHS Training Sessions in early October.These data collectors will be hired fromeach of the participating RHS First Nationscommunities. Interviews for these positionswill be facilitated in collaboration with ourRegional Health Survey office.Overall, 7400 Regional Health Surveys willbe completed in total in comparison to the1,944 Regional Health Surveys completed inthe 2002/2003 RHS Phase. This will be almost4 times the amount of survey respondentsfor 2008 Regional Health Survey.Overall, 7400 Regional Health Surveys will be completedin total in comparison to the 1,944 Regional HealthSurveys completed in the 2002/2003 RHS Phase.To determine if your First Nations communityhas been selected in the New RHS Sample,please contact our office at your earliest convenience.For further details via email, pleasecontact Regional Health Survey CoordinatorDavid Clellamin dclellamin@fnhc.ca or AssistantRHS Coordinator Amanda Williams awilliams@fnhc.caThanks to all the First Nations communitieswho have been working hard at recruitingtheir data collectors and we anxiously lookforward to their hard work in collecting theRegional Health Survey data for 2008!The First Nations Regional LongitudinalHealth Survey is First Nations owned andcontrolled by First Nations for First Nations.Data collected from the Regional HealthSurvey is de-identified and returned back toyour participating FirstChild Death Review UnitKim Bayer- Aboriginal Specialist, Child Death Review UnitWe are very pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Bayer as the Aboriginal Specialistwith the CDRU. Kim was the front runner in the recent selection process for thisnew position within the CDRU, one that was highlycompetitive. Kim will assume the Aboriginal portfoliothat includes core child death review functions as wellas the provision of expertise in all matters related toAboriginal children and youth, their families and communities.Kim has worked with children & familiesfor over 25 years, as an early childhood educator,outreach counsellor, and community support worker.More recently, after completing university studiesin psychology, she worked as a social worker for anAboriginal-delegated office in BC, in communications(health policy and research) for the National AboriginalHealth Organization in Ottawa, and as programmanager for a non-profit organization providing Community Living services in NorthVancouver. We welcome Kim to her new role as Aboriginal Specialist for the ChildDeath Review Unit, Office of the Chief Coroner, in Burnaby, B.C.Kim is of Métis heritage continues to be actively involved in her community.Nations community.*RHS adheres to the Principlesof OCAP (Ownership,Control, Accessand Possession) andFirst Nations ResearchCode of Ethics.Stutswiniitscw everyone!David Clellamin, BSWFirst Nations Regional Survey Coordinatordclellamin@fnhc.caAmanda WilliamsAssistant Regional Health Survey Coordinatorawilliams@fnhc.caRHS website: www.rhs-ers.ca*If a First Nation’s sample size is tosmall, the data will be amalgamatedwith adjacent First Nationscommunities.