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Thu, 2012-12-27 12:13
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join their team. This position is flexible, part-time.
Reporting to a Director, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing...
Thu, 2012-12-20 16:11
Read the latest addition to our guest columns that take on the hot issues of the day. In To the Point, Cornelia J. Baines writes about Unpacking the great mammography debate.
Cornelia Baines was co-principle investigator and deputy director of the...
Thu, 2012-12-20 15:30
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has launched TIPI dreams: a new HIV AIDS prevention tool.
TIPI dreams is a 12 minute video composed of short scenes that tell the story of two First Nations 15 year old girls in the child welfare system,...
Thu, 2012-12-20 15:27
January 25, 2013
The Institute of Gender and Health’s Travel Awards competition is launched three times per year (April 2012, August 2012 and December 2012) through the Institute Community Support (ICS) Program. Through the travel awards program, IGH...
Thu, 2012-12-20 15:21
This free online film follows the life of a woman and her family in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Della: Hurdles to Health provides a glimpse into the family's daily struggles as a working poor family and illustrates how poverty affects health and...
Mon, 2012-12-17 18:49
This week CWHN’s blogger Lyba Spring talks about the ins and outs of monogamy, casual sexual relationships, what “monogamish” means, and more!
Read all about it, in Spring Talks Sex: Monogamy.
Mon, 2012-12-17 18:48
What is the relationship between heart disease, stroke and menopause? Does reaching menopause really mean you have one foot in the grave?
Read our thought-provoking new article in Network by Laura Wershler questioning the message of the recent...
Thu, 2012-12-13 12:03
Edited by Noralou Roos, Sharon Manson Singer, Kathleen O’Grady, Camilla Tapp and Shannon Turczak.
Co-editor Kathleen O’Grady is CWHN’s former Communications Director.
Canadian Health Policy in the News is a compendium of the commentaries (or OpEds)...
Thu, 2012-12-13 12:01
As attacks on women’s access to reproductive health care continue, some states in the U.S. are slashing their budgets for family planning clinics. The PBS news show “Need To Know“ that aired December 7, 2012, examines the effects of these cuts...
Tue, 2012-12-11 16:59
On January 8 (1 pm EST) the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) is hosting a webinar featuring researchers James Brophy and Margaret Keith talking about their research into the relationship between plastics and breast cancer.
Brophy...
Mon, 2012-12-10 15:03
A review of CWHN’s webinar Endocrine Disruptors in the Workplace: The Case of Women and Automotive Plastics Manufacturing recently appeared in CAND Vital Link, the magazine of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, with praise for the webinar...
Mon, 2012-12-10 15:01
A new study is being conducted into factors associated with the wellbeing of people with fibromyalgia.
Chronic pain research has begun to show that processes such as acceptance, mindfulness and living according to personal values are associated with...
Thu, 2012-12-06 12:52
A new Canadian study published this week presents strong evidence that women working in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnormalities.
This study, spearheaded by...
Tue, 2012-12-04 14:35
CWHN highlights some of the activities for remembrance and action
(Original rose button distributed by YWCA Canada since 1991)
Rose Campaign – YWCA Canada (since 1991)
Canadian Labour Congress commemorates National Day of Remembrance and Action
“...
Sat, 2012-12-01 11:28
December 1 is the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, and this week the Native Women’s Association of Canada will be launching their new HIV prevention and stigma reduction tool for young women and girls.
NWAC announced the upcoming launch of...
Tue, 2012-11-27 18:07
Best Start Resource Centre has produced printer-ready handouts on alcohol and pregnancy called: Be Safe: Have an alcohol-free pregnancy.
Languages include English, French, Anglais, Arabe, Cree, Ojibway, Hindi,...
Tue, 2012-11-27 14:41
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerilynn Prior, UBC Professor of Medicine
The Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR), University of British Columbia (UBC), and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are conducting a...
Thu, 2012-11-22 14:36
A new CBC Radio podcast highlights the arguments for and against the use of testosterone to treat a condition that is being called “female orgasmic disorder”. Trials of this hormone on women are now being carried out in Canada.
Critics say this disorder...
Thu, 2012-11-22 14:30
Girls and Young Women's Experiences with Sport, Physical Activity and Healthy Living
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) has released a new report about the healthy living experiences of girls and...
Thu, 2012-11-22 14:26
A new report examines the psychological, emotional, and social implications of overweight and obesity in pregnancy, as well as the experiences of women with overweight or obesity and those of their health care providers.
Weight expectations: Experiences...
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