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We already know some of the reasons why the health of aboriginal people is worse than the health of other Canadians, but there is much that we still do not know. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (CIHR-IAPH) was developed to help fill in the gaps in our knowledge.
CIHR-IAPH is not only focused on illness, but on wellness too. For instance, we want to know how factors such as Aboriginal culture and spirituality can affect health and wellness.
In consultation with our advisory board, CIHR-IAPH asks the health research questions, and provides funding to support researchers who will look into the important answers. We encourage aboriginal students to take up health research, so that they can bring our own perspective to making our communities well. Where non-aboriginal researchers do the research, we make sure that they work well with communities, consulting with them, informing them, and partnering with them, so that community wishes are respected.
The Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH) was established in June 2000, along with the twelve other Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Its role is to lead a national advanced research agenda in the area of aboriginal health and promote innovative research that will serve to improve the health of aboriginal people in Canada.
