This document presents the results of a review conducted in 2008 of Québec First Nations and Inuit health research, with the goal to identify priorities for research development and in order to shed light on decisions in regards to the health needs of Aboriginal populations.
A conceptual framework was developed to accurately define the area of Aboriginal health research. This area was defined as being composed of: The entirety of research activities on the health and well being of the Aboriginal population and on their determinants focused on producing, integrating and applying scientific knowledge, valid and relevant to the First Nations of Québec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) in the exercise of its mandate towards communities, families and individuals.
This review looked at 230 Aboriginal health research projects funded between 1986 and 2006. These projects, selected on the basis of the principles and criteria defined in the…