Celebrating 10 years of Partnership! 

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance research collaboration focused on health priorities in northern B.C.  
 
The Collaboration for Health Research in Northern BC seed grant program (2015-2023) was initiated to support this goal by funding collaborative research projects that focused on establishing new research partnerships, building research capacity, mutual learning and increasing place-based research and knowledge translation.  
  
Grant recipients were awarded $10,000, in total 26 projects were funded, $260,000 of research funding was awarded. Each research project had team members from PHSA, NH and UNBC.  
 
As this seed grant has come to an end, please join us to celebrate the success of the program.  At this event several researchers will provide overviews of their funded projects and engage in a panel discussion about the impacts of the grants.  

Panalists: 

• Esther Alonso-Prieto, Regional Lead, Ethics Services, Chair, NH Research Ethics Board, Northern Health 
• Davina Banner-Lukaris, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Northern BC 
• Lisa Ronald, Simon Fraser University & Northern Health
• Emma Rossnagel, Research Manager, University of Northern BC 
• Caroline Sanders, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Northern BC
• Erica Koopmans, Regional Coordinator – Northern Health, Child Health BC, Provincial Health Services Authority  

Shorter Recordings 

• Introduction 
• Esther Alonso-Prieto | Developing a Moral Empowerement Program to address moral determinants of providers' wellbeing and contribute to healthcare quality, effectiveness, and sustainability in Northern BC
• Davina Banner-Lukaris | Building Dialogues for Clinical Research Collaboration and Leadership in Northern BC
• Lisa Ronald | Assessing Community Vulnerability to Health Impacts of Climate Change in Northern BC: An Exploratory Study 
• Emma Rossnagel | Growing Our Own: A Resident Focused Pilot Gardening Program in a Long-Term Care Home 
• Caroline Sanders & Erica Koopmans | Day-to-Day living during COVID-19: A community participation study exploring the pandemic's impact on the early years, ages 0-8 years, across Northern communities
• Fraser Bell | Closing Remarks