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Mon, 2012-03-19 11:03
This month the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released its Alternative Federal Budget 2012: A Budget for the Rest of Us.
This year’s Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) talks about investment in public programs, job creation, and...
Mon, 2012-03-19 11:01
Rainbow Health Ontario is a partner in a study seeking members of Ontario’s LGBT communities to participate in focus groups or individual interviews on preventative health. An honorarium will be provided to participants. They are looking mostly for...
Mon, 2012-03-19 10:58
This workshop for health and science reporters will be presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and the Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction)
Friday June 1, 2012 Sutton...
Fri, 2012-03-16 15:00
Health Canada is seeking comments and suggestions on its recently revised guidance document: Consideration for Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials and Analysis of Data by Sex.
This document has been developed to address the following:
To...
Fri, 2012-03-16 14:59
A new Analysis in Brief titled The Role of Social Support in Reducing Psychological Distress has been released by the Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI) of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
This study...
Fri, 2012-03-16 14:57
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment will be hosting a teleconference call on Monday March 19, 2012 on the links between environmental contaminants and preterm birth.
Preterm birth is an intractable public health problem, affecting more than...
Fri, 2012-03-16 14:53
Women's mental health: An interprofessional education day for Ontario Practitioners, ECHO
March 22, 2012 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Toronto, 370 King Street, Toronto
Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario and partners present a one-day...
Tue, 2012-03-13 14:42
A student conducting a research study at Carleton University is looking for Aboriginal participants to complete a confidential study relating to Indian Residential Schools.
It is not necessary that you or anyone in your family attended...
Tue, 2012-03-13 14:40
This week saw freedom of speech censored across America over the issue of abortion rights. Gary Trudeau’s comic strip Doonesbury deals this week with the Texas’ new legislation that forces women seeking an abortion to first undergo a transvaginal...
Tue, 2012-03-13 14:35
Every year in Canada, thousands of idealistic young women volunteer for a medical procedure that will stimulate their ovaries to produce eggs. Their eggs are then surgically harvested for use by infertile couples desperate for a baby. Although it is...
Tue, 2012-03-13 14:35
Under 30 Scholarship Application Open
Scholarship applications for Women Deliver’s next global conference–May 28 to 30, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–are now available for applicants under 30 (as of May 2013) here.
If you will be aged 30-years-old...
Fri, 2012-03-09 13:29
Manitoba Status of Women is holding public consultations on domestic violence across the province. They want to hear the ideas and opinions of a range of stakeholders and individuals on how to reduce violence and improve services for people...
Fri, 2012-03-09 13:24
4th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Strategies and Solution – From Practice to Policy
Deadline for abstract submission: March 23, 2012
Extended deadline *ONLY* for poster...
Fri, 2012-03-09 13:21
Read on CBC about a new study about the effectiveness of Pap smear screening for dramatically improving for cervical cancer survival. The study by Swedish researchers found that the survival rate was 92 per cent among women whose had aggressive cervical...
Fri, 2012-03-09 13:19
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) (March 8, 2012), Women for Positive Action has launched a practical and educational tool to empower women living with HIV to deal with the challenges of stigma and discrimination.
Women for Positive Action is a...
Fri, 2012-03-09 13:18
Nisha Lewis, Marketing & Media Relations Supervisor at Girl Guides of Canada shares her thoughts on this year's theme on the Nataional Easting Disorders Information Centre (NEDIC) blog.
See her post at: www.nedic.ca/blog
Mon, 2012-03-05 15:48
Retreat Date: April 25 – 27, 2012 - Application Deadline: March 15, 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 April...
Mon, 2012-03-05 13:36
Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2012
The invitation for abstracts is extended to all interested participants who wish to share clinical practice, education and research topics at the Association of Ontario Midwives’ 28th’th annual conference. The focus...
Mon, 2012-03-05 13:33
Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
*New* Call for Submissions from Adults and Adolescents with FASD
CONFERENCE BROCHURE and REGISTRATION now available.
Information about Legal...
Mon, 2012-03-05 13:27
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-based Report) has released their latest chapter, Social Determinants of Health and Populations at Risk, and it is now available for download.
The Social Determinants of...
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