Primers
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Printer-friendly versionOur primers help you learn the basics about women's health and gender analysis. Each primer gives you a brief explanation of the key issues followed by concrete illustrations and recommended readings which are easily available on line.
- Chronic disease: What do sex and gender have to do with it?
- HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)
- How well are we caring for women? Thinking about gender in evaluating health care
- Prescription drugs for women: How safe? How effective? How necessary?
- Sex and gender-based analysis (SGBA)
- Women, gender and mental health and addictions
- Women’s health and the environment
- Aging, women and health
- Women, housing and health
- Women, disasters, epidemics and health
- Women, gender and obesity
- Women, gender and medical screening
The Canadian Women's Health Network and the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health program are financially supported by Health Canada through the Women's Health Contribution Program. The views herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.