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Thu, 2012-10-11 12:19
How do women experience reproductive health? How is knowledge about health issues transmitted from one generation to the next? This new book, Reproducing women: Family and health work across three generations by Marilyn Porter & Diana L....
Tue, 2012-10-09 14:29
The Guttmacher Institute has just released a new video on abortion worldwide. It focuses on the developing world, where abortion laws are highly restrictive, but may also be relevant to Canada where Motion 312 was recently debated.
The video is a...
Tue, 2012-10-09 14:26
The Positive Living Society of BC and other HIV/AIDs organizations are reacting strongly to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week on criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.
Read the rulings in full here.
Read the Positive Living BC’s...
Tue, 2012-10-09 14:24
This new book by Phil Carpenter features the portraits and personal essays of more than 50 women from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador. Each of the women included is a breast cancer survivor who chose to undergo mastectomy.
See more about...
Tue, 2012-10-09 14:21
How much progress has there been in the United Nations' Global Stategy for Women’s and Children’s Health? Find out in latest report on this strategy was released this September. It reviews progress on commitments made by some 220 stakeholders...
Thu, 2012-10-04 14:22
The CWHN warmly congratulates Harriet Simand upon receiving the 2011-2012 Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition to her noteworthy present-day career as a teacher, Harriet also worked as a human rights litigator prior to teaching and...
Thu, 2012-10-04 13:55
From a recent speech by Peter Gøtzsche, researcher and director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, author of “Mammography screening. Truth, lies and controversy” (Radcliffe Publishing, 2012):
"Breast cancer screening with mammography has been studied in nine...
Thu, 2012-10-04 13:49
From MedWatch Reports from the US this week, comes this alarming report:
"The last four years have seen a 90% increase in the number of serious adverse drug event reports received by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This sustained and...
Tue, 2012-10-02 15:52
For years, communities have pointed to the high number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is a lead organizer in Sisters In Spirit Vigils, a national movement that encourages concerned...
Thu, 2012-09-27 10:50
The Source has added a new entry on environmental issues relating to pregnancy. This is another in a series of resources for students and researchers of women's health
Read it here.
Thu, 2012-09-27 10:49
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is nearly 30 years old this year, and Breast Cancer Action in the US has launched an new campaign, "It's an Epidemic, Stupid!"in which they are asking elected officials in the US – after three decades and billions of dollars...
Mon, 2012-09-24 11:20
A new breast cancer study is making waves and may eventually change the way breast cancer is treated. It classifies breast cancers into four distinct types.
The study is the first comprehensive genetic analysis of breast cancer.
A major result of this...
Mon, 2012-09-24 11:17
The Centre for the Study of Gender, Social Inequities and Mental Health (CGSM) has announced their annual 2013 Community Based and Academic Trainee opportunities as well as their two year Post Doctoral Fellowship (2013-15).
The CGSM seeks to ameliorate...
Mon, 2012-09-24 11:13
The PhiWomen team, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team in Sex, Gender and Health Promotion, would like your input their e-survey on a draft framework for effective health promotion for women.
They would like to make sure that the key principles...
Mon, 2012-09-24 11:12
Read the results of the David Suzuki Foundation’s survey this year on ingredients in our home cleaners.
Cleaners Survey Executive Summary is a summary of the key findings from the survey and recommendations to protect our health and the health of...
Thu, 2012-09-20 14:12
November 21, 2012
Intimate Partner Violence is a serious public health problem. Health care providers have a role to play in identifying and supporting victims of intimate partner violence. In this training, Dr. Robin Mason will provide background...
Thu, 2012-09-20 14:09
A request for participants for an online study of sexual communication and body image in women:
The University of Kansas and the University of Arkansas are interested in hearing about your experiences with sexual communication and body image. They are...
Thu, 2012-09-20 13:59
The Ontario Women’s Directorate is pleased to invite funding applications for two initiatives that support Ontario’s Sexual Violence Action Plan. Public Education Campaign - Phase Two: Draw-the-Line/ Traçons-les-limites
The Ontario Women's...
Thu, 2012-09-20 13:58
The most recent newsletter from the Women’s Health Environments Network (WHEN) is online. Read it here!
Tue, 2012-09-18 17:08
A Best Practices Review of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Pregnant and Postpartum Girls and Women
The BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health invites you to visit their bilingual website about smoking, pregnancy, change and support. Here...
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