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The Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) is best known as one of the organizations which pushed for the explicit inclusion of gender equality in the Charter.

WHAT: Each year, LEAF hosts a Youth Gathering at the University Women's Club in Westgate for High School students. This year, they will be looking at harassment in the workplace. 

WHO: They need enthusiastic feminist women to facilitate small group discussions. It is an all women event, however, trans-identified people are welcome to facilitate. 

HOW: No experience necessary. All facilitators will be briefed in all the material and likely partnered up with another facilitator who has worked at past LEAF Youth Gatherings.

If interested, CONTACT Accalia Robertson at accalia5@hotmail.com 

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Retreat Date: June 20 – 22, 2012

Application Deadline: May 16, 2012

The Ontario Women’s Health Network (OWHN) is currently accepting applications for the upcoming Level 1: Women’s Health Leadership 101 training retreat scheduled for June 20-22, at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, Ontario.

Women’s Health Leadership 101 is designed to build a greater understanding of the ways sex and gender affect health and health care and to offer women the leadership tools to work towards improving the quality of women's health and health care in their communities. Participants learn how to apply the leadership skills and sex and gender based analysis tools to address the women’s health issues that are important to them. This program is designed for women in Ontario who are motivated and interested in women’s health issues and who are already actively engaged in their communities or organizations.

These retreats are part of the Women’s Health Leadership Program which is funded by Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

The application form and information about the program are available on OWHN's website at: www.owhn.on.ca

OWHN: 416-408-4840  or toll-free 1-877-860-4545 email: owhn@owhn.on.ca

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Women's Health in Women's Hands CHC is undertaking a brief survey to identify research needs/gaps, priorities and to identify new areas and groups to partner with both community based and academic institutions, service providers and decision makers interested in research in communities of colour particularly women.

The survey takes less than 10 minutes. To access the survey follow this link.  

Thank you for filling the survey. WHIWH appreciates your support.

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and the Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction) will present this journalist workshop:

Where: The Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street, Toronto
Who: For health and science reporters
When: Friday June 1^st, 2012:

This journalist workshop is focused on the latest developments in epigenetics - from early-life experiences to late-life events and what impacts they have on your health.

Topics to be covered include:

Placing Canada in an International Context: Paul Lasko, PhD., Scientific Director of the Institute of Genetics, CIHR

Environment and Genes: How is the Paradigm Shifting?: Marla B. Sokolowski, PhD, FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Genetics and Behavioural Neurology

Genetic Imprinting, Nutrition & Early Life: Rosanna Weksberg, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children

Epigenetic Sequencing Technologies and their Relevance to Cancer Research: Martin Hirst, PhD, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency

Twins Studies and the Basis of Heredity – Implications for Mental Health: Art Petronis, MD, PhD.,The Krembil Family Epigenetics Laboratory, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Early Trauma/Abuse and its Health Effects Later in Life: Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, Research and Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University

Watch this CIHR Journalist Workshops Video for a snapshot into past workshops.

Register soon as space is limited.
This workshop is free, but participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

Workshop sessions will be held in English only.

To register or to obtain more information, please contact:

David Coulombe
CIHR Media Relations
Tel: 613- 941-4563      
Cell: 613-808-7526

mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

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World Health Organization Job Opportunity
Vacancy Notice No: HQ/12/HQ/FT144
Title: Team Leader
Grade: P-6
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract:  Two years 
Application Deadline: 7 June 2012
Duty Station:Geneva,Switzerland

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:

The mainstreaming of Gender, Equity and Human Rights in the work of WHO would offer WHO Programmes at all levels of the Organization:

- a coherent and powerful assembly of these core values of the Organization, and alignment of WHO's work on these values with other UN Organizations (in particular UN Women and the HR Council), Funds and Programmes, building on their experience;

- the incorporation of core components of Gender, Equity and Human Rights in WHO's work in all policies, programmes, measurement of impact and research;

- the creation and enhancement of a corporate attitude, behaviour and practice that is unifying, across fields of expertise and organizational levels, and speaking with one voice to the outside world;

- an engagement in a collective effort geared to generate greater impact of individual programmes;

- a comprehensive and combined set of principles, standards, methods and tools conducive to increased literacy of WHO staff on these values, and skills to incorporate them in strategic planning.

For the full job description, visit their website.

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June 7- 9, 2012
Baltimore, MD, USA

Online Registration: Deadline: June 1, 2012
Late-Breaking Abstract: Deadline: May 7, 2012

For more information, see their website.

To submit an abstract, visit this page. 

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Call for contributors

Canadian Abortion Experience: Voices on Choice(s) is an edited collection that explores the abortion-related experiences of Canadian women (and men), activists, practitioners, and academics. At a time when women’s access to safe and legal abortion is facing renewed scrutiny under a majority Conservative government, this timely collection explores the issue from a variety of perspectives.

Divided into two parts, *Canadian Abortion Experience* will include narratives relaying the abortion experiences of patients, practitioners, activists, and others whose lives have been touched by abortion as well as think pieces and dialogues on a variety of issues pertaining to the pro-choice movement in Canada. 

Narratives should share remembrances, thoughts, feelings, motivations, and experiences as they pertain to abortion either on a personal or professional level. 

Topics for think pieces may include (but are not limited to): 

-What does (or doesn’t) “choice” mean to you?

-Linguistic strategies (e.g. the use of “abortion rights” vs. “reproductive rights”; the use of “anti-choice” vs. “anti-abortion”; the use of “choice”)

-Mobilizing the pro-choice majority (abortion and the “everywoman”)

-Refocusing the abortion debate on the pregnant woman instead of the fetus

-Reflections on the place/role of Morgentaler in pro-choice history/narrative

-Future strategies for pro-choice activism

-Continuities, changes, and challenges between the second and third waves of pro-choice feminist activism in Canada

-Inclusions and exclusions in the pro-choice movement (e.g. class, race, ethnicity, regionalism)

-The relationship between academic and frontline activism

-Abortion and religion

-Abortion and sexuality

-Abortion and technology

-Unequal access to abortion services

-Reproductive justice

-The medicalization of abortion

Think pieces should be short essays between 500 and 2500 words. Narratives can be of variable length up to approximately 2,000 words. All material should be original, unpublished elsewhere.

Submissions are due June 30, 2012.

For further information or to submit a piece, please contact Shannon Stettner via cdnabex@gmail.com or at shannon.stettner@gmail.com.

Visit the website Canadian Abortion Experience.

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A free webinar by Breast Cancer Action (San Francisco) is being offered on both May 15 and 16:

Why are white women more likely to develop breast cancer, yet African American, Latina and Samoan women are more likely to die from the disease? Why do women of color tend to develop more aggressive breast cancers at earlier ages than white women? Why are we seeing the sharpest rise in breast cancer rates in Japanese women in Los Angeles? 

Race and ethnicity play a huge role in the answers to these questions because so often where we live, work and play is tightly bound to our racial make-up.

Join them for this free one-hour webinar to learn about what you can do to help achieve health equity - the highest level of health - for everyone.

Register for Tuesday, May 15th at 2pm PST/5pm EST 

Register for Wednesday, May 16th at 11am PST/2pm EST  

Click on the links above to register for the time and day that works for you.

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UBC seeks quantitative researcher for study on sex, gender, and equity in pharmaceutical policy:

Research Position 
Bright, conscientious, and personable Project Manager sought to join an interdisciplinary research team at the University of British Columbia’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. The Project Manager will play an integral role in a program of quantitative research on how biological and social dimensions of sex and gender influence equity in prescription drug access, appropriateness, and affordability. She/he will contribute to research design, analyses, and publication of findings in articles for scholarly and lay audiences. Periodic travel – within Canada and internationally – will be required to attend meetings and conferences associated with the program of research.

This position is an ideal opportunity for an energetic researcher seeking to conduct and publish policy-relevant research, possibly as a bridge to doctoral studies related to equity and health/pharmaceutical policy.

Education Requirement 
Master’s degree or Doctorate in a discipline related to quantitative analysis of equity issues related to sex, gender, and health.

Experience Requirements
Four years of experience conducting scholarly research using advanced quantitative methods including statistical software. Must have proven ability to author or co-author research publications on health and/or pharmaceutical policy. An ideal candidate will have experience working with linked healthcare databases.

Salary
$60,000 to $80,000 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications.

Applications
Job applications must be submitted through the UBC HR portal. The full job description can be found under Job ID: 12678.

All applications must be received by Friday, April 27, 2012.

For more information, please contact Melissa Friesen: mfriesen@chspr.ubc.ca

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The Canadian Journal of Women and the Law (CJWL/RFD) has issued a call for papers on the topic of "Feminist Approaches to Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada after the Supreme Court of Canada Reference". 

Note that papers are due by September 1, 2012.

Proposed themes for the issue include the following:

1. Prohibition or Regulation? What are the justifications for retaining criminal prohibitions against payments for surrogacy, egg and sperm donations and embryo transfers? What are the regulatory alternatives and under what circumstances, if any, are these models acceptable?

2.  AHR Governance.  What is and what should the AHR Board and the Agency be doing? What resources is it consuming? What is its mandate after the AHRA Reference?

3. International Implications. What do we know about "reproductive tourism"? What are the possible types of regulation for international surrogacy arrangements and other AHRTs?

4. Who is a parent? What are the family law implications of AHR? Do the kin relationships arising from AR compel us to rethink the construal of kin in contemporary family law, or can these new families be accommodated within the current framework or as exceptions to it?

Guest editors for this special issue are Karen Busby and Susan Drummond-please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.  Please pass this note onto anyone who might be interested in contributing. For more information about the journal's submission policy, please check out their website.

Karen Busby
Professor of Law
Academic Director, Centre for Human Rights Research Initiative
www.chrr.info
204 474 6155
Robson Hall
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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Women’s Health Clinic is hosting a first meeting (and maybe others) to bring interested women from diverse organizations, families, committees, issues, ages, orientations, abilities, and communities together.

It is time for Manitoba women to organize and determine appropriate actions to advance our position around issues related to our health and wellbeing. Manitoba women are known for being leaders in social action and change, and it is time to reenergize and reinvigorate and revolutionize our movement!

Child-minding will be available for up to 8 children – please register with Jann via email or telephone if you will need child-minding support (contact details below).

WHO: Women who are concerned, invested in, and motivated to respond to issues related to women’s collective wellbeing.

WHAT: Agenda

Introduction Joan Dawkins, Executive Director, WHC

Brainstorm Large group discussion/brainstorm of issues

Dialogue Small group dialogues about specifics of larger issues

Regroup Presentation of small group ideas to large group

Next steps Determine who can host/lead next meeting and when

WHEN: Monday April 23 @ 530-7pm

WHERE: Main Floor – Women’s Health Clinic, 419 Graham Ave, Winnipeg

WHY: Because you have your own concerns; because there will be light refreshments; because other awesome women will be there; because you want to connect with community; because there is child-care; because you want to lead; because you want to follow; because you want to learn; just because.

CONTACT: Jann Ticknor – jticknor@womenshealthclinic.org – 204.947.2422 X122

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Reproductive Rights/Motion-312 Crafting, Writing and Taking Action!

Hosted by FemRev

Tuesday April 24^th 7-9pm
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
611 Main Street, Winnipeg

FemRev invites you to an informal evening to come together to craft, learn and talk about the current status of reproductive rights in North America. Specifically focusing on Motion 3-12 and the current onslaught of bills in the US, they will provide some information, a handy zine to take away as well as facilitate a discussion on how to take action.

They will also be sewing vulva's to send to our MP's or Stephen Woodworth with letters saying "Now that you have your own, stop messing with mine!”

Materials will be provided, but please bring any spare fabric you might have lying around the house! All are welcome!

Motion-312:
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth has put forward a motion intended to bestow legal personhood on fetuses, which would not only pave the way to re-criminalizing abortion, but also undermine the constitutional rights of pregnant women. The motion was accepted on March 12 for consideration by Parliament, and will be debated on April 26th. The Motion is a direct attack on women's right to choice and bodily autonomy.

For more information on Motion 312, visit the Abortion Rights Action Coalition of Canada.

Also, check out the inspiration for the event. 

For more information on the event, contact femrev.collective@gmail.com

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April 25, 2012 -- 12:00 Noon Eastern

Please take time to review the new instructions in advance

EMForum.org will host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, April 25, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time).

The topic will be highlights of the new book, Women Confronting Natural Disaster: From Vulnerability to Resilience, together with some practical implications and ideas for extending the analysis to men/gender. Additional resources, including The Women of Katrina: How Gender, Race, and Class Matter in an American Disaster and other policy and practice guides will also be presented.

Their guest will be researcher and author Elaine Enarson*, Ph.D. Dr. Enarson describes herself as "an accidental disaster sociologist" whose personal experience in Hurricane Andrew sparked extensive work on gender, vulnerability and community resilience. In addition to her work on these two new books, she previously co-edited The Gendered Terrain of Disaster: Through Women's Eyes (1998), as well as Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives (2009). Dr. Enarson is a founding member of the global Gender and Disaster Network and initiator of the US-based Gender and Disaster Resilience Alliance.

To join this session, see the Background Page for links to related resources and the new Instructions. If this will be your first time to participate, you may set up WebEx in advance.

On the day of the program you may use the Webinar Login link or login from their home page not more than 30 minutes before the scheduled time. The password is attend. Please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues.

EIIP and Jacksonville State University are now partnering to offer CEUs for attending EMForum.org Webinars.  See this web page for details.

Is your organization interested in becoming an EIIP Partner? You can review here their Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles and access the Memorandum of Partnership.

* To read more about the work of Dr. Enarson, see CWHN’s booklet Not Just VICTIMS: Women in Emergencies and Disaster, available for free download on our website.

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Kathy Fitzpatrick and Christine Knott, scholarship laureates of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Gender Team will present their study results during the next Web conference “Through a Gender Lens: Occupational Health and Safety Of Canadian Home Care Workers and British Columbian Fishery Workers”:

Monday April 30^th - from 1:15 to 3:00 pm (Montreal time)

Please confirm your attendance (at Cinbiose or online) by e-mail at: rioux-pelletier.marie_eve@uqam.ca

In Sickness and In Health: A Critical Literature Review of Canadian Home Care Workers’ Health Issues
By Kathy Fitzpatrick, PhD Candidate, Sociology Department, Memorial University
Home care work is one of the fastest growing occupations in our healthcare system and enables individuals to reside within their homes instead of residing within hospitals or long-term care facilities.  Home care workers are predominantly women, and like many female-dominated occupations there is limited research on the occupational health and safety (OHS) of home care workers. This critical literature review of Canadian home care workers’ occupational health and safety research during the period 1996 to 2009 uses a gender lens to identify major themes, critically analyze and identify gaps in the research, and suggest future research topics. 

A gendered analysis of the OHS of fishery workers: A comparative case study of aquaculture and capture fishery workers in British Columbia
By Christine Knott, PhD Candidate, Sociology Department, Memorial University
Despite the highly contentious nature of aquaculture in BC, the number of farm sites continues to grow at a steady rate. In contrast, the capture fishery in BC continues to decline just as steadily. As aquaculture products become a significant, if not dominant product in BC, as well as globally, what impact does this have on the occupational health and safety (OHS) of those who process the fish? And what, if any, are the gendered implications of this new processing industry? This paper explores how aquaculture processing plants differ from the capture fishery plants in rural BC, and how this may impact the fish processing industry, its workers and their OHS. It is based on preliminary research done in both capture and aquaculture processing plants in rural BC in the summer of 2010, which included in-depth, semi-structured interviews with plant managers, as well as two city mayors and the executive director of the BC Salmon Farming and Aquaculture organization.

These two presentations provide needed discussion on two groups of vulnerable and neglected workers who are involved in precarious work.  Both presentations talked about the need for future research to examine the varied types of employment related geographical mobility that may affect the precariousness of work and OHS.  Also highlighted by these presentations is the need for future research on these two groups of workers to use an intersectional approach that pays attention to the interactive ways that workers’ gender and/or sex, race/ethnicity, and age inform their work experience and OHS.

More details will be sent a few days before the conference.

Équipe des IRSC sur le genre, l’environnement et la santé
CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health
www.geh.ges.uqam.ca

Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la biologie, la santé, la société et l'environnement (CINBIOSE)
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3C 3P8
www.cinbiose.uqam.ca
1 (514) 987-3000 poste 4757

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In partnership with Shelter Net BC and BC Society of Transition Houses, the Woman Abuse Response Program at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre will be delivering free training on Improving Women's Safety in Co-Ed Shelters in 7 communities around the province.  This training will enable front line shelter staff to learn more about how to keep women safe in a co-ed shelter environment. The training is open to all service providers who work with vulnerable populations, though priority will go to co-ed shelter staff. 

ONE DAY FREE TRAINING for front line workers to learn more about how to keep women safe in co-ed shelter environments. Training will provide information on women's experiences of violence and how it is connected to homelessness; impacts of violence, including mental health and addictions; barriers women face accessing services and trying to achieving safety; and examining policy and practices in shelters that impact women safety.  This training is funded by ShelterNet BC, and jointly developed by BC Society of Transition Houses and BC Women’s Hospital’s Women Abuse Response Program.

TRAINING DATES

REGISTRATION

April 27, 2012 - Burnaby
May 2, 2012 - Fort St. John
May 8, 2012 - Kelowna
May 14, 2012 - Prince George
May 29, 2012 - Langley
May 31, 2012 - Nanaimo
June 4, 2012 - Vancouver 

Please click here to register online.

Email hannah@bcsth.ca  for more information.

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DES Action USA has created a DES Health History Survey. They have put it online so that DES-exposed individuals around the world can participate. The more surveys turned in, the better the possibility they have of identifying health trends. 

To get to the survey go to: desaction.org/

There is no membership requirement for any organization.They are looking for participation from individuals who believe they were exposed to DES. No actual proof is required because that is something most people cannot get. They are hoping to hear from DES Mothers, DES Daughters, DES Sons and DES Grandchildren.

Please share this survey with individuals within your DES communities via newsletters, email alerts, Facebook posts, and any way you deem best.

If language is a problem perhaps you could help by using a translation service like Babblefish or Google Translate.

On the website there is also a link to get a hard copy version of the questionnaire that can be printed. You can make copies and have them mailed in to the address at the bottom of the print version of the survey. If mailed, the survey must go to the researcher and not the DES Action office.

June 15th is the deadline for all surveys to be completed and returned.

Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

While not a scientific study, the anecdotal information they gather may identify trends that need follow-up by other researchers.

DES Action USA
Website: www.desaction.org
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/jcqIii
Email: info@desaction.org
Toll free: 800-337-9288

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team in Gender, Environment and Health has announced it will provide financial support to its members for presentations at conferences and publications related to the team’s activities. This incentive aims to promote the diffusion of the work done by the Team and increase its visibility.

Who may apply? Faculty members and partners of the Team; scholarship students of the Team and students who are involved in the Team’s activities.

How to apply? Complete the application form (see attached) and e-mail it to Marie Eve (rioux-pelletier.marie_eve@uqam.ca). Each Team member may be eligible to receive financial support for one presentation and financial support for one publication in 2012 (in exceptional cases more may be made available).

There are three application deadlines for 2012: April 15th, June 15^th and September 15^th.

Review process: applications will be assessed by the PI-Group of the Team, according to the relevance of the proposed communication or publication to the work and activities of the CIHR Team in Gender, Environmental and Health.

Financial support: the amount granted will depend on the availability of funds.

Feel free to contact them with any questions you might have.

Marie Eve Rioux-Pelletier
Équipe des IRSC sur le genre, l’environnement et la santé
CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health
www.geh.ges.uqam.ca

Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la biologie, la santé, la société et l'environnement (CINBIOSE)
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3C 3P8
www.cinbiose.uqam.ca

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Retreat Date: May 23 – 25, 2012 – Application Deadline: April 20, 2012

Retreat Date: June 20 – 22, 2012 – Application Deadline: May 16, 2012

The Ontario Women’s Health Network (OWHN) is currently accepting applications for the upcoming Level 1: Women’s Health Leadership 101 training retreats scheduled for May 23-25 and June 20-22, respectively, at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, Ontario.

Women’s Health Leadership 101 is designed to build a greater understanding of the ways sex and gender affect health and health care and to offer women the leadership tools to work towards improving the quality of women's health and health care in their communities. Participants learn how to apply the leadership skills and sex and gender based analysis tools to address the women’s health issues that are important to them. This program is designed for women in Ontario who are motivated and interested in women’s health issues and who are already actively engaged in their communities or organizations.

These retreats are part of the Women’s Health Leadership Program which is funded by Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, an agency of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

The application form and information about the program are available on OWHN's website at: www.owhn.on.ca

OWHN: 416-408-4840 or toll-free: 1-877-860-4545 email: owhn@owhn.on.ca

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DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Canada/Réseau d'action des femmes handicapées (RAFH) Canada is looking for an administrative assistant.

DAWN/RAFH is a national organisation in service to women with disabilities since 1985. They controlled by and comprised of women who self-identify as women with disabilities. Their mission is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination and violence experienced by women with disabilities. They are working to ensure women with disabilities get the services and supports that they need.

Under the leadership of the National Executive Director, the administrative assistant plays an important role in the administration of the network and will also support projects. She will assist the National Executive Director in her duties and will be responsible for the organization, the planning and the execution of complex administrative tasks.

Please see the complete job description below.

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The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) invites you to view, download and/or order new materials about women, pregnancy, and tobacco cessation and relapse prevention at www.expectingtoquit.ca.

You are also invited to complete a brief survey AFTER YOUR VISIT TO THE WEBISTE, www.expectingtoquit.ca. The survey takes 5 minutes and you will get a chance to enter into a draw to win a Chapters gift card. Survey closes April 6^th, 2012.

Survey Link.

The 2003 edition of Expecting to Quit has been the foundation of the design and delivery of tobacco interventions for pregnant women across Canada and internationally and the authors hope that the current edition will have a similarly wide impact. They are currently completing a new guide on brief women-centred interventions entitled Liberation! A Guide to Women-Centred Tobacco Treatment. They are also working with anti-violence, addictions and mental health services serving women, on the integration of trauma-informed tobacco interventions in these treatment and support contexts. Building on a decade of such achievements, BCCEWH is hoping to continue to collaborate with organizations such as yours to keep women’s tobacco use as a priority policy, research, and knowledge transfer issue. 

Information about Expecting to Quit:
As you may know, The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) has placed women’s tobacco use as a priority policy, research, and knowledge transfer issue over the past decade.

Researchers at the BCCEWH have returned to the recent literature to complete a 2011 update on evidence-based interventions. 

On the new website, available in English and French, about smoking, pregnancy, change and support, you can find:

1.    A systematic review of research on tobacco interventions with pregnant women entitled, Expecting to Quit: A Best-Practices Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Pregnant and Postpartum Girls and Women (Second Edition)

2.    “5 Ways to Change Your Practice” - Practice recommendations for physicians and other health care providers  

3.    “Meet Liz, Cristabel, and Noa” - Lessons from women who find their own path to becoming smoke-free

Hard copies of the Expecting to Quit: A Best-Practices Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Pregnant and Postpartum Girls and Women (Second Edition) report can be ordered through their website.

They also have a Facebook page related to ETQ  www.facebook.com/expectingtoquit 

If you have further questions, please contact the Tobacco Research Team at the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health at info@expectingtoquit.ca.  

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Since February 1, 2012, stakeholders have been invited to review and provide comments on the revised draft statement: Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants - Recommendations from Birth to Six Months. This is the standard guide for infant feeding for all Canadian health professionals.

View the draft statement on the Health Canada website.

You can make a difference. The consultation period for comments has been extended to April 15, 2012. You can submit comments on the draft statement by email, fax or mail to:

Health Canada email: nutrition@hc-sc.gc.ca

Fax: 613-941-2432

Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
C/o Infant Nutrition Project Lead
Health Canada
Address Locator: 3303D
Qualicum Tower A
2936 Baseline Rd
Ottawa ON K1A 0K9

The deadline for submitting comment on the Draft Statement is April 15th.

INFACT Canada is asking people to view their comment. You may use INFACT Canada’s comment and proposed changes or your own comment and proposals to improve the policy statement. To submit INFACT’s comment download either the MS Word or PDF file (below) and attach to an email to Health Canada.

Download INFACT Canada’s comment:
http://infactsecure.com/broadcast-email/nfhti-comment.doc [MS Word]
http://infactsecure.com/broadcast-email/nfhti-comment.pdf [PDF]

Health Canada email: nutrition@hc-sc.gc.ca

For more information on the consultation process visit Health Canada’s Second consultation on Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants web page.

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The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) is evaluating midwifery care in Manitoba for Manitoba Health. As part of the evaluation, they are asking women who have received care from a midwife in the last three years in the province to fill out an online survey.

The survey closes April 15th, 2012. 

Please visit their website to find the survey.

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Challenging Behaviour – The Tip of the Iceberg
November 15-17, 2012
Vancouver, BC

Conference Objectives:
- To promote best practices in physical and mental health for individuals with developmental disabilities
- Recognize the multifactorial determinants of challenging behaviour
- Recognize the role of traumatic experiences in understanding challenging behaviour
- Maximize health and wellbeing in order to minimize disability and improve quality of life
- Share knowledge and common experiences with others working in the field.

Our Call for Abstracts is currently open at: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/HealthAndWellbeing/CallForAbstracts.asp

Deadline for presentation submissions - MARCH 30, 2012

For further information please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca , or contact at ian.ipce@ubc.ca (604) 827–3112

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Sex- and gender-based analysis of healthy living topics on The Source

The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence recently posted sex-and gender-based analysis of a number of healthy living topics on The Source (www.womenshealthdata.ca). These topics are highlighted with a red apple. They invite you to visit these pages and would appreciate your feedback on the topic summaries in a short survey.

To access the survey, please go to: app.fluidsurveys.com/s/healthyliving/

If you complete the survey you can enter your name into a prize draw for a $50 gift card at Chapters (valid in Canadian stores).

They hope you can complete this survey by March 27, 2012. Your comments are extremely valuable to their work, and they greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey.

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Deadline: March 30, 2012

The World Health Organization and the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative (GSHI) of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS/ University of British Columbia are working to perform a review of violence against sex workers and links to HIV infection.

As part of this review, they are documenting best practices in interventions aimed at reducing violence and HIV in the sex industry. They are currently collecting and synthesizing evidence on the successes and challenges of interventions aimed at reducing violence against sex workers, including female, male and transgender sex workers, in any and all regions globally.

In addition to peer review literature, they would like to include grey literature (policy reports, reports by community organizations) that document interventions aimed at reducing violence against sex workers. If you or your organization has produced a report that describes interventions, policies or programs to reduce violence against sex workers, including links to HIV prevention, please forward to: gshi@cfenet.ubc.ca.

All contributions, reports and documents will clearly be cited in the final report. Reports in all languages are welcomed.