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Mon, 2012-08-06 15:09
The CWHN is seeking a FUNDRAISER (Part-Time).
We are seeking the services of a creative and qualified fundraiser to work part-time from their own home or office, preferably in the Toronto area or within commutable distance to Toronto. This work...
Mon, 2012-08-06 14:25
The deadline for nominations is approaching quickly, August 15, 2012.
Manitoba Status of Women is holding a special event, hosted by the Minister of Family Services and Labour, to celebrate International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2012....
Mon, 2012-08-06 14:20
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published an opinion piece stating that Susan G. Komen for the Cure has used in its ads, “misleading statistics and deceptive statements about mammography to promote breast cancer awareness and screening.”
By doing...
Mon, 2012-08-06 14:14
An online story July 13 looks at how illnesses related to wireless devices - environmental sensitivities including electro-magnetic hypersensitivity (EMS) - are being treated at the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. The article mentions waiting lists...
Thu, 2012-08-02 12:39
A dynamic new website aims to engage Ontarians in a dialogue about sexual violence.
Draw the line is a dynamic sexual violence prevention campaign organized by Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes (AOcVF) and the Ontario Coalition...
Thu, 2012-08-02 12:36
For the past two years the blog’s readership has steadily grown and GWAP is now an essential resource in the field of FASD prevention.
This blog is supported by the Network Action Team (NAT) on FASD Prevention from a Women’s Health Determinants...
Thu, 2012-08-02 12:32
Article submissions due November 1, 2012Decision letters on refereed articles March/April 2013Revised articles due September 2013Publication 2014 (second issue)
Guest editors of this special issue of Canadian Bulletin of Medical History are Shannon...
Thu, 2012-08-02 12:28
Papers are invited for Women's Health & Urban Life. Manuscripts may address the full range of health topics as they pertain to women’s and girl children's health in the developed as well as the developing parts of the world. Particularly...
Mon, 2012-07-30 10:19
The Réseau québécois d’action pour la santé des femmes (RQASF) has produced a brochure called FASHION HEALTH WOMEN INNOVATE ACT ON IT! This brochure will be distributed to the public during the Montréal Fashion & Design Festival.
The brochure...
Mon, 2012-07-30 10:03
Volume 3(2) of IGH’s biannual newsletter Intersections is out from the Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This issue is dedicated to the Institute’s strategic direction on advancing methods and...
Mon, 2012-07-30 10:01
In the latest Our Bodies, Our Blog, learn about the work of Women on Waves, an organization working to increase access to safe abortions for women in countries with restrictive abortion policies.
Women on Waves offers hotlines for information,...
Mon, 2012-07-30 09:56
Abstracts due August 31, 2012
Acceptances sent out by September 30, 2012
Articles due January 1, 2013
Workshop spring 2013
Revised papers due August 1, 2013
An edited collection by Tracy Penny Light and Shannon Stettner Although more than two decades...
Mon, 2012-07-30 09:55
The Coalition for a Blueprint for Action on Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS says that Ottawa is failing to help women and girls with HIV and AIDS. Their press release at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. this July states: "... the...
Sat, 2012-07-21 09:54
The CWHN wishes to thank the Morisset Library at the University of Ottawa who recently arranged to house our extensive collection of books and other women's health resources formerly maintained at our office in Winnipeg. The Morisset Library houses the...
Mon, 2012-07-16 21:54
Our new CWHN website launched in July 2012!
After months of work, our new website is finally operational! Please check it out for a host of new features: our breast cancer prevention postcard project, GET THE WORD OUT! – a response to the...
Mon, 2012-07-16 01:00
The Pathways Study is a community-based research project led by researchers at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Rainbow Health Ontario, University of Toronto, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands, and York University. They’re trying to understand...
Mon, 2012-07-16 00:00
The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) is offering an exciting learning opportunity for trainees (graduate students and post-doctoral fellows) interested in how gender and sex influence health. On October 28th, 2012, IGH will host a Fall Institute...
Sun, 2012-07-15 16:32
The Health News Review website last week took a critical look at how a recent study linking alcohol and a lower risk of arthritis has been reported in the media.
It is an interesting — and telling — look at how easy it is to mis-report and...
Mon, 2012-07-09 07:00
Vaccination for the human papillomavirus (HPV) was once again in the spotlight this week with news of a study showing that the HPV vaccine may create “herd protection”.
Herd protection refers to the lowering of infection rates among unimmunized people...
Sun, 2012-07-08 00:00
The Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) is seeking a Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Midwifery during an exciting period of growth, challenge and opportunity for midwifery in Ontario. The AOM is committed to the expansion of midwifery and to...
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