Candi Edwards, University of Manitoba

Research

Quality Improvement Breastfeeding First Nations Hospitals Infant Feeding Anti-Indigenous Racism Breastfeeding/Infant Feeding First Nations, Inuit, And Métis

Latest funding

Reclaiming the Traditional First Nations Practice of Breastfeeding: Breaking Down Barriers within the Healthcare System
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Reclaiming the Traditional Practice of Breastfeeding for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Families: Breaking Down Barriers within the Healthcare System
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000

All 2 grants and awards

Reclaiming the Traditional First Nations Practice of Breastfeeding: Breaking Down Barriers within the Healthcare System

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embracing Div. to Achieve Precision & Health Equity - Indigenous - LOI

Principal investigators: Nickel, Nathan C; Edwards, Candi L; LeDrew, Michelle; Fowler-Woods, Amanda D; Phillips-Beck, Wanda

Keywords: Breastfeeding; First Nations; Hospitals; Infant Feeding; Quality Improvement

$20,000

Reclaiming the Traditional Practice of Breastfeeding for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Families: Breaking Down Barriers within the Healthcare System

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: Embracing Diversity to Achieve Precision & Health Equity -Indigenous

Principal investigators: Nickel, Nathan C; Edwards, Candi L; Clark, Wayne; Fowler-Woods, Amanda D; Phillips-Beck, Wanda

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Breastfeeding/Infant Feeding; First Nations, Inuit, And Métis; Health System Change; Implementation Science; Indigenous Health; Maternal Child Health; Quality Improvement

$2,000,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Quality Improvement Dear Professor Edwards, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on quality improvement connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Reclaiming the Traditional First Nations Practice of Breastfeeding: Breaking Down Barriers within the Healthcare System" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]