[Anthsoc] Health Studies and Gerontology Department Seminar

[Colin Wallace]

Health Studies and Gerontology Department Seminar

 

Measuring the Well-being of First Nations Populations and Communities

Eric Guimond

*Senior Research Manager, Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate, 
Indian and Northern Affairs **Canada***

Wednesday  January 31, 2007

12:30 - 1:30 pm

LHN 2703

 

The */Registered Indian Human Development Index (HDI)/* was developed by 
the Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate (SRAD) of INAC), to 
measure the well-being of First Nations populations in relation to other 
Canadians. The measurement is based on the United Nations HDI, a 
composite index used by the United Nations Development Program to 
measure and compare the quality of life in 170 countries.

 
The */First Nations Community Well-being Index (CWB)/* developed by SRAD 
is also a composite index, based on similar methodology as the HDI, 
which utilizes indicators of education, income, labour force and 
housing. The functional uses of the CWB index are many. As well as being 
able to identify the diversity of First Nation communities in terms of 
socio-economic status, the CWB index can assess determinants and 
correlates of well-being. Analysis of CWB over time can help assess 
changes in community well-being, impacts of specific programs or 
policies, and monitoring in relation to the long-term departmental 
objectives of improving the quality of life, sustainability, and 
self-reliance of First Nation communities.

 
Eric Guimond is of Mi'kmaw and French descent and is a specialist in 
Aboriginal demography whose educational background includes demography, 
community health, physical education and Aboriginal studies. He also 
possesses university research and teaching experience with expertise in 
projection models of population and Aboriginal groups. He is currently 
completing Ph.D. studies (U of Montreal) on the topic of ethnic mobility 
of Aboriginal populations in Canada. Currently, Eric is engaged in the 
projects relating to First Nation Housing, Inuit social conditions and 
the development of knowledge transfer mechanisms between research and 
policy.

 

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