CIHR announces the launch of the new "CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People"
(2007-11-02) The Governing Council of
CIHR has recently endorsed
Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People (the "Guidelines"). The aim of the Guidelines is to facilitate research involving Aboriginal people, and to provide important safeguards for Aboriginal communities. They will foster an environment that integrates scientific excellence with priorities relevant to Aboriginal people by offering clear guidance on how to plan, initiate and conduct such research.
The Guidelines apply only to research projects to which CIHR has made financial contributions and in which Aboriginal people are recruited because they are Aboriginal.
The Guidelines will come into effect as of the June, 2008, funding competition. In the meantime, researchers, institutions and Aboriginal communities have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Guidelines' intent and requirements.
