Older women

Focuses on the concept of empowerment of seniors as a way of improving the health, well-being and independence of seniors in general and those in situations of risk.

Prepared for the Canada-U.S.A. Women's Health Forum in 1996. Discusses senior women's health needs, caregiving issues, and rates of disease. Presents Health Canada's initiatives regarding health promotion for senior women.

Discusses health issues specific to senior women and provides statistical information on the status of older women's health in Canada. This fact sheet also profiles Health Canada Initiatives dealing with senior women's heatlh.

Provides a review of retirement income policies that could be used to reduce poverty among the future elderly and ensure the financial security of women in old age.

Presents the six main categories of life-course events and experiences that have the greatest impact on women's senior years.

Identifies the needs of older women in Toronto and in the village and rural communities of Peterborough, Victoria and Northumberland Counties.

Examines the prevalence of medication use among Canadian seniors.

This collection explores the myths and realities surrounding the lives of aging women living in rural America. Written by women, for women the writing in this book fill a void in gerontology literature. This volume contains five papers: four of which address specific issues relating to the realities of being old, femal, and rural. Collectively, these articles provide information about rural women's economic well-being, intergenerational family relationships, health care and service delivery as well as health and long-term care concerns. A final paper synthesizes these specific topics with the purpose of providing integration across methodologies and substansive content as well as critical review and recommendations for future research, education, and policy.

Gathers a selection of reflections, studies and experiences of women and women's groups addressing the topic of menopause and women growing older.

Provides an overview of social support research, representing both traditional and feminist perspectives, the impacts of gender research, and an introduction to social support research on specific women's issues.