These questions in each of our arms will be examined by interdisciplinary teams of researchers working in collaboration with our partners in selected local communities, among First Nations and in various institutions, industry and government.

Arm 1: Lay and Expert Knowledge, Policy and Decision Making
Research Question: How do different kinds of knowledge (local and scientific) on ecosystem dynamics help to influence decision making, which in turn affects human and environmental health?

Arm 2: Past, Present, and Future Changes in Environmental, Community and Individual Health
Research Question: How can local ecological and scientific knowledge help us to understand changes in environmental, community, and individual health in ways that will help develop better strategies for future ecological recovery?

Arm 3: Fisheries and Forestry: The Implications for Economic Development, the Environment and Human Health
Research Question: What are the consequences of old and new strategies in the forestry and fisheries sectors for community and environmental health and resilience?

Arm 4: Mineral and Energy Resources: Implications for Economic Development and Environmental and Human Health
Research Question: What are the risks and benefits to community and the environment of the development and exploitation of hydrocarbon and mineral resources?

Arm 5: Social and Political Restructuring and the Health of Individuals, Families and Communities
Research Question: How has social and political change (or lack thereof) affected the health of individuals, families, and their communities?

Restructuring & Population Health: Analytical Questions

Martin Taylor, Sulan Dai, Holly Dolan, Heather Nelson, Moyra Brackley, Mia Reimers

_ Does the observed health status of community residents differ from expected levels based on provincial & national statistics?

_ Does the health status of residents differ among the selected communities?

_ What factors affect residents’ resilience or susceptibility to negative health status changes?

_ Are differences in health status attributable to restructuring processes & events?