Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of $37.6 million over five years, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, for the renewal of the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR).
Across the country, NEIHRs bring together researchers, Indigenous leaders and community members to support community-based and scientifically excellent health research grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. These networks work to address significant health disparities and train and mentor the next generation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis health researchers. Simply put, this investment is supporting health researchers who are studying ways of improving Indigenous health.
This continued investment supports the nine established NEIHR Centres in their vital work, assists the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre, and will also expand the program into the Yukon-meaning this important program is now operating in every region of the country.
