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Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
Program (CEWHP) Update Fall 1999
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The Maritime Centre of
Excellence for Women's Health
Executive Director: Carol Amaratunga
Research Coordinator: Lesley Poirier
Information Officer: Pamela Roy
Administrative Assistant: Mary Ann Martell
Chair in Women's Health and the Environment: Elizabeth
May
Social and Economic Inclusion Project Staff: Linda Snyder
and Nadine Chaulk
Made to Measure Secretariat: Nadia Stuewer and Francine
Vezina
5940 South Street
PO Box 3070
Halifax NS B3J 3G9
Web site: www.medicine.dal.ca/mcewh
(Voted best women's health web site by the Canadian Medical
Association, 1998.)
The Maritime Centre of
Excellence for Women's Health (MCEWH) aims to promote social
change through policy-based research in women's health. The Centre's
priority focus for the next three years will be Social Determinants
of Health, Women's Social and Economic Security, and
Women's Health and the Environment.
The Centre has also given priority to research initiatives that
focus on the design and implementation of new gender equity lens
tools and practices as well as initiatives that address the issues
of Black or rural women and caregivers.
Ongoing Research and Projects
The Maritime Centre of
Excellence for Women's Health has funded over 50 projects during
the past two years, the results of which are starting to trickle
in. Themes include: Aboriginal Women, Adolescent Sexual Health,
Black Women, Caregivers, Depression, Determinants of Health,
Diverse Women, Doctor-patient Interactions, Gender Equity, Health
Determinants, Health Policy, Health Reform, Immigrant Women,
Midwifery, Mothers/Poverty, Pregnancy, Rural Women, Rural Women/Breast
Cancer, Social Reform, Women and Poverty, and Women and the Environment.
Check our web site where information regarding research results
for these projects is frequently updated.
Made to Measure Symposium
We need to have more
contribution by women for women in different levels of decision-making
so women's perspectives are not overlooked.
The MCEWH hosted an international symposium entitled MADE
TO MEASURE: Assessing Approaches to Eliminate Gender Inequity
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 1999. The purpose of the symposium
was to promote women's full participation in Canadian society
through enhancing the skills and knowledge required for the mainstreaming
of gender equity-based policies, programs and tools. The event
was open to diverse groups working in public policy and programming,
and included community-based organizations, women's groups, service
providers, community and academic researchers, community and
civil leaders and other public policy makers.
CEWHP researchers from all Centres contributed to the Made
to Measure Symposium.
Synthesis papers are currently available on-line at the MCEWH
Made to Measure web site: www.medicine.dal.ca/mcewh/events.htm. Any
profits from the symposium will be used to support community-based
research in women's health.
We've Moved!
The MCEWH has moved to its new offices, 5940 South Street Halifax,
Suite 402. These 2200 square feet of office space and furnishings
are provided by the IWK Grace Health Centre.
First Chair in Women's Health and
the Environment
Professor Elizabeth May,
first chair holder of the Elizabeth May Chair in Women's Health
and the Environment, has taken up residence at the MCEWH, Dalhousie
University. Professor May will be editing a book on women's health
and the environment as well as teaching both an undergraduate
and graduate level course. She will also convene public sessions
on women's health and the environment in the four Atlantic Provinces.
Publications
Measuring Genuine Progress:
Synthesis Paper prepared for Made to Measure Symposium, Halifax, October 3-6, 1999 [draft]
Published with permission of the author, Ron Colman
Gender Equality in the Genuine Progress Index: Synthesis Paper
prepared for Made to Measure Symposium, Halifax, October
3-6, 1999 [draft] Published with permission of the author, Ron
Colman
GEL Resource Document: an annotated bibliography that
serves as a reference tool for anyone interested in the gender-based
analysis initiatives, and provides those who want to undertake
such an analysis with a list of supporting texts.
Moving Towards Women's Health: A Series of Policy Based
Research Findings No 2., April 1998: Developing Understanding
from Young Women's Experiences in Obtaining Sexual Health Services
and Education in a Nova Scotia Community
Gender and Health Policy Discussion Papers
Health Promotion Atlantic Newsletter: Pamela Roy Information
Officer Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
These publications are available on the MCEWH web site.
For further information,
please contact:
MCEWH
Telephone: (902) 420-6725
Toll Free: 1-888-658-1112
Fax: (902) 420-6752
E-mail: mary.martell@dal.ca
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