Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)

Adapted from the document "Changeons de Lunettes: Pour une approche globale et féministe de la santé".  The article examines a comprehensive feminist approach to health and how it is distinguished from the dominant medical approach. The full document "Changeons de Lunettes" (French only) is availabe to order at the website of the Réseau québécois d'action pour la santé des femmes (RQASF) at www.rqsaf.qc.ca

This article describes the dangers of chemicals that the public has exposure to on a daily basis.  The researchers use a sex and gender-based analysis to look at the need for a speedy implementation of Canada's "Chemicals Management Plan".

Summarizes the report by the Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) entitled Young Aboriginal Mothers in Winnipeg published in May 2009 which states that more than one in five First Nations babies were born to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in 1999.

Plain language guide explaining the HPV Vaccine

Discribes how health is not merely the absence of disease but a state of well-being in which the mind, body and spirit are balanced. This article was adapted from the original, which was published in Depression Expression, a newsletter published in 2006 by Health Mind, Body, Planet.

The Art Studios is a program established in 1992 for clients with a “major mental health diagnosis.” The program offers art classes, open studio for independent work, and a traveling art show supported by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Sandra Yuen MacKay first attended the Art Studios as a student in 2002.

After the death of her partner due to pharma-induced suicide, the author immersed herself in issues of mental health, sustainable activism, big-pharma, and the potential dangers of anti-depressant drugs.

The Brief Psychotherapy Centre for Women, a mental health centre based on feminist principles, serves a diverse clientele in terms of: ethnicity, race, age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, religion, educational level, employment, health status, reflecting the population served within Toronto’s Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).

A woman speaks up about dealing with childhood sexual abuse, living with a chronic illness and bouts of depression for her own benefit and that of others facing similar challenges.

Adapted from the full report Disabled Women and Shelter Access: Early Findings of the National Accessibility and Accommodation Survey.