Past Workshops:

 

Health Statistics and Literature Database for Inuit and Métis communities and stakeholders (B2-ST-W)

NAHO National Conference (Crowne Plaza-Marriot Hotel)

November 24, 2009

Room: York, Marriott

Making Statistics More Useful to Inuit, the Naasautit: Inuit Health Statistics Presenters: Stephanie McDonald and Tom Axtell
Métis Online Health/Well-being Information Database Workshop
Presenter: Mohan Kumar

 

 

Introduction to Basic Statistical Techniques & Naasautit Audience Research

 

December 4-6, 2008 Jens Haven Memorial School, Nain, Nunatsiavut
Faciliatated by Pat Foster, Statistics Canada

 

This workshop offered hands-on training on basic statistical techniques. Topics included:

• frequencies
• percentages
• means, medians and modes
• growth rates

 

The session was tailored to the needs of the staff of the Nunastiavut Government to use statistics. It provided basic skills to explore and use data on the Statistics Canada website, particularly the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2006). The workshop group was also invited to review and assess models of website design to inform the project team of preferences for the future www.naasautit.ca website.

 

Participants from Naasautit, the Nunatsiauvut Government, Jens Haven Memorial School, and Nain community organizations, had priority for attending this event. The workshop was free. Particpants were responsible for their own travel, accomodations and meals. Participants in the optional Saturday session received a supper and gift from NAHO.

 

 

 

Surveys from Start to Finish

 

November 4-7, 2008, NAHO Boardroom, Ottawa
Provided by Statistics Canada

This course offered information on how surveys are developed and customized for Inuit organizations working with statistics. In four days participants learned:

 

• key statistics concepts
• how statistics are created from surveys
• the nuts and bolts of surveys
• how to interpret survey results
• how to use Excel software to make a table and graph
• how to use Beyond 20/20 to analyze statistics

Topics included:

 

• questionnaire design
• sample design
• data collection
• weighting, estimating and interpreting data

Participants gained basic knowledge to understand and evaluate surveys and research proposals and learned how to design, conduct, and analyze a simple survey.

Download the Aboriginal Statistical Training Program flyer here. Participants from Naasautit, Tuttarvingat, and regional and national Inuit organizations had priority for attending this event. The workshop was free. Particpants were responsible for their own travel, accomodations and meals.

 

Data Analysis: Turning Data into Stories

May 26-29, 2009, 9:00am-3:30pm
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Boardroom, Inuvik, NT

Facilitated by Pat Foster and Heather Tait, Statistics Canada and Tom Axtell, Naasautit Inuit Health Statistics

In this four day workshop you will gain hands-on experience in analyzing Inuvialuit/Inuit data. You will learn how to communicate this information effectively through fact sheets, building tables and charts, and preparing a group presentation to tell your story. Using the most recently available data from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2006), GNWT Community Profiles, and Mackenzie Gas Project (2005), participants will generate research questions, apply the “so what” test, select variables and much, much more. As well, Naasautit: Inuit Health Statistics project invites participants to “focus test” some Web tables and charts produced for the future Web directory.

 

Refreshments will be provided plus participants and their spouses are invited to a finale dinner at the Caribou Café sponsored by Naasautit.

 

The workshop is open to any IRC employee or beneficiary, on a first come basis.

 

Requirements: Participants are asked to bring their laptops loaded with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), along with a power adapter and wireless capability. If you do not have a laptop, we will provide one for the workshop. Naasautit will provide you with a jump stick loaded with all the tables that you require for the workshop.

 

 

Inuit Health Research Ethics

 

November 3, 2008, NAHO Boardroom, Ottawa
Facilitated by Gwen Healey, Executive Director, Arctic Health Research Network, Nunavut

Inuit working in research, policy and programming were invited to attend the half day introduction to Inuit health research ethics. Participants examined stories of research practices in the Arctic and elsewhere through the lens of Inuit communities and Inuit involvement in research to generate a discussion on health research ethics. Registration was limited to the Naasautit team and staff from the regional land claims and national Inuit organizations.