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Eimeg Tan Tleiaoltieg (We Are Home Where We Belong): Home For Life: An applied research study supporting independent living for Elsipogtog First Nations Elders
Dr. Jennifer Dobbelsteyn, Donna Augustine
Posted: March 30, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
The research The aim of this research study was to explore the needs of Elders living at Elsipogtog First Nation (largest First Nation Community in New Brunswick) and understand the services and support they need to continue to live in their own homes as long as possible. The population of Elders in First Nations in Canada is estimated to skyrocket in the coming decade, so this research is...
Read the full postYou’re Never Too Young to Get Involved in Policy Development
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Youth, Training, Media, Education
You’re never too young to get involved in policy development! The high schoolers who took part in ExperienceGNB this past March Break proved just that. From March 7-11, the Government of New Brunswick joined forces with NB-IRDT to offer Pathways to Professions: ExperienceGNB, a policy boot camp for high school students in the Fredericton area. Over the course of the week, a group of keen...
Read the full postHow Vulnerable are New Brunswickers and Their Health to Climate Change?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health, Media
Climate change impacts our weather systems, our food supply, our natural resources, and more – but how could it impact the health of our communities? And how can plans to adapt to climate change modify these impacts? In partnership with the Climate Change Innovation Bureau of Health Canada and the Government of New Brunswick, researchers at NB-IRDT are contributing to the...
Read the full postIntroduction to Cost Benefit Analysis
Herb Emery
Posted: March 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Events
Cost benefit analysis, or CBA for short, refers to a consideration of the costs and benefits of taking one course of action relative to another – including taking no action at all. Increasingly, decision makers are taking interest in cost-effective, value-for-money solutions and other ideas related to economic efficiency. However, CBA is not always straightforward to apply. There are...
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