Patricia Keesickquayash

Research

Community Health Workers Diabetes First Nations Indigenous Health

Latest funding

Diabetes Connections - Shookaawaapinewin Mamow Wicihiwewin: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
Diabetes Connections: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$35,000

Diabetes Connections - Shookaawaapinewin Mamow Wicihiwewin: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W

Principal investigators: Sodhi, Sumeet K; Johnson, Ralph

Keywords: Chronic Disease Model; Community Health Workers; Diabetes; Implementation Science; Indigenous Health; Two Eyed Seeing

$2,000,000

Diabetes Connections: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Sodhi, Sumeet K; Keesickquayash, Patricia

Keywords: Community Health Workers; Diabetes; First Nations; Indigenous Health

$35,000

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: Community Health Workers Dear Professor Keesickquayash, 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 community health workers 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 "Diabetes Connections: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing" (2021), 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]