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Tue, 2012-01-17 14:08
Barbara Clow and Linda Snyder, the Executive and Assistant Directors of the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (ACEWH), were invited to present a pre-conference workshop at the SAHARA (Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance)...
Tue, 2012-01-17 13:57
Come out and support the National Eating Disorder Information Centre by attending an evening of awareness and education at:
Where: Thompson Landry Gallery, Toronto When: February 2nd, 2012 Time: 7.30 p.m. Tickets: $200 each
Guest speakers:
"What We Need...
Sat, 2012-01-14 10:24
Check out PharmaWatch Canada’s new blog Working for Consumer Rights, Safe Medicines & Products
PharmaWatch Canada was founded to support “direct-from consumer” reporting of adverse reactions to prescription medicine. Their goal is to highlight and...
Sat, 2012-01-14 10:19
Love, Sex, Violence and Crime: An overview of Criminal Law and Violence Against Women is a self-directed online course for frontline workers in the violence against women sector. The aim of the course is to provide participants with an increased ability...
Sat, 2012-01-14 10:12
A recent blog from the National Eating Disorders Information Centre (NEDIC) talks about how the new children’s book, Maggie Goes on a Diet has received lots of negative press for suggesting that dieting and weight-loss among children can lead to...
Sat, 2012-01-14 10:11
Attached please find an article about the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada's (FWIC) most recent national project - Women's Heart Health. The goal of this organization is to inform women so they may make decisions, which will improve the...
Wed, 2012-01-11 17:28
Health Canada’s It's Your Health article on Nutrition Labels has been updated with new information and is now available on Health Canada’s website.
Wed, 2012-01-11 17:25
From Stilettos to Moccasins is a unique research project that gives voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey. You can view the project findings through song,...
Wed, 2012-01-11 17:22
The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University (Burnaby Campus) is seeking outstanding candidates for a Junior Chair in gender and urban studies in Canada, funded by the Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowment.
Completed...
Wed, 2012-01-11 17:19
Options for Sexual Health (Opt, Canada's largest sexual health organization, located in BC, is looking for a new exceutive director:
POSTING FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION AT Opt
Options for Sexual Health (Opt) envisions a society that celebrates...
Mon, 2012-01-09 12:02
A lawsuit involving 53 women in the US is being closely watched by DES (diethylstilbestrol) daughters throughout that country, and likely Canada and elsewhere.
Fifty-three women from around the US are suing the drug companies who made and promoted DES...
Fri, 2012-01-06 16:48
2012 Domestic Violence Conference February 6th - February 7th, 2012 UBC Robson Square, 800 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC
Training Frontline Service Providers by Aruna Papp, MA, ADR, Med
Aruna is survivor of Honour Based Violence and forced marriage. She...
Fri, 2012-01-06 16:45
In an article this week in the Globe and Mail, Dayna Nadine Scott, director of the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health, calls for a “serious overhaul” of federal regulation of toxic substances in this country. She argues that it is not...
Fri, 2012-01-06 16:44
The Ontario Women's Health Network is currently accepting applications for the Level 1: Women's Health Leadership 101 training retreats scheduled for:
February 22-24, 2012 - Application Deadline: January 5
March 21-23, 2012 - Application Deadline:...
Thu, 2012-01-05 11:53
Please join us for the official launch of the CIHR-IGH gender, sex and health research casebook!
A webinar event presented by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network
When: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:00-11:00am...
Tue, 2012-01-03 12:43
Are we fat because of man-made chemicals?
A new Dreamfilm documentary called Programmed to be Fat? airing on CBC’s The Nature of Things this January is sure to provoke lively debate on this question, as it tackles the possible role of synthetic chemicals...
Sun, 2012-01-01 16:16
The DisAbled Women’s Network-Réseau d’action des femmes handicapées du Canada (DAWN-RAFH Canada) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting:
Saturday, January 14, 2012
1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
National Head Office (Montreal, Québec) via WEB/TELECONFERENCE...
Thu, 2011-12-29 13:16
According to a recent story on the Positive Living Society of British Columbia website, a new report on the status of women's health in the province shows that women have gained an additional 3.2 years of life expectancy since 1990, but there are...
Thu, 2011-12-29 13:15
The first ever United Nations report on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people details how around the world people are killed or endure hate-motivated violence, torture, detention, criminalization and discrimination in...
Thu, 2011-12-29 13:08
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) recently released their report Health Care in Canada, 2011: A Focus on Seniors and Aging
The report discusses how, as the baby boom generation begins to turn 65 this year, the aging of Canada's...
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