Community-engaged, OCAP-centered research in Indigenous health
in Kingston, Ontario (Canada) and surrounding region
Miigwetch / nia:wen / thanks for visiting this website profiling a series of Indigenous health research projects being done in the Katarokwi (Kingston, ON and area) region. Through partnerships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous organizations, academics, service providers, and policymakers, research projects are collaboratively co-designed. Using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach and based on the principles of Ownership, Control, Access, Possession (OCAP) for ethical research with Indigenous peoples, research projects seek to meet data needs for advancing Indigenous health equity in the region.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Amrita Roy (Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Canada)
Community-engaged research to understand Indigenous community health in the region
Community-engaged research aimed at reorienting health systems and health policy in the region, to meaningfully address health inequities faced by Indigenous peoples
Community-engaged research to profile the work of local Indigenous-led/ Indigenous-focused organizations, and help guide future work
Strengthened relationships to advance Truth and Reconciliation in the region
Please contact Dr. Amrita Roy : amrita.roy@queensu.ca
Queen’s University is situated on the territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek