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The Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR)

The CCGHR is pleased to announce the Spring issue of CONNECTIONS.

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From Government of Canada

Having a baby can be a wonderful experience, but it can also be a time of uncertainty. Many women have questions and concerns as they face all the changes that pregnancy brings. But with advice coming in from everyone it's tough to know who to listen to. That's why having the accurate information is so important! It will help you to make good decisions about the best way to take care of yourself before and during your pregnancy.

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Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre, 2006

This manual is used as a guide for group counselling under the Rankin Inlet Spousal Abuse Counseling Program. The goals of the program are:

•  Reducing incidence of domestic violence and spousal abuse in the community.

•  Paramount consideration of the safety of the victims and families as well as the needs of the persons who abuse through the operation of a different counseling program for each.

•  Operating the program with input and support from the community, particularly from respected Elders, so that it suits the needs of the community and incorporates traditional Inuit knowledge.

•    Delivering a therapeutically sound and culturally appropriate program, which focuses on changing controlling behaviour and extreme emotional dependence.

Read the manual: Spousal Abuse Counseling Program: Manual for Counselors (PDF1845/290p.)

By Brett Bradshaw
Briarpatch Magazine
March/April 2007

CLUTCHING A MUG OF COFFEE, Gwenda Yuzicappi retreats from the cold outside. There's a spark in her eyes. Her long brown hair is pulled back, and the pink sweater she wears complements the flush in her cheeks from the biting winter wind. Her younger sister sits beside her in the coffee shop and they speak animatedly. If you watched long enough you could find the grief that Yuzicappi carries, but in this moment she looks hopeful.

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Susan C. Boyd (Victoria, British Columbia) and Lenora Marcellus, (Alberta), eds.

Although drug use occurs throughout the social spectrum, problematic use is associated with poverty and social deprivation. In spite of this link, women are blamed for the outcomes of their pregnancies, and it is argued that drug-using women should not be allowed to have custody of their children. The contributors of this volume propose that those who provide services for pregnant drug-using women must recognize that women with social problems that affect pregnancy outcomes should be approached in the same way as are women with medical problems that have obstetric consequences. Drugs are one factor amongst many that shape pregnancy, and, although drug use is a risk, it is a manageable one.

This book is unique and timely. It provides practitioners and researchers with valuable information about maternal drug use, harm reduction, best practices and policy.

By Dennis Raphael

This book is unlike any other on the topic. Poverty and Policy in Canada provides a unique perspective on poverty and its importance to the health and quality of life of Canadians. This original volume considers a range of issues that will be of great interest to a variety of audiences.

Throughout the book, particular emphasis has been placed on the lived experiences of poverty.

"This volume explores social and political forces that conspire to allow poverty to continue unabated. At the simplest level, poverty's sheer invisibility keeps it off the national radar. That's why Professor Raphael's work is so necessary. Poverty and Policy in Canada will strengthen our struggle to make poverty visible, to thereby make it politically real, and ultimately to make poverty history."
-Jack Layton, Leader, New Democratic Party of Canada

Dennis Raphael is Professor and Undergraduate Programme Director at the School of Health Policy and Management at York University. He serves as a consultant to the Canadian Public Health Agency and is an advisor to an upcoming PBS series on social inequalities and health in the USA.

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May 01, 2007

At this time of year, Health Canada reminds Canadians that along with the warmer weather comes garage sale season. This is not only a great time for bargains, but also a time to exercise caution both as a buyer and as a seller. Caution is required to protect the safety of consumers who may use second-hand products. In Canada, the safety laws that apply to the sale of new products also apply to the sale of used items. Under these laws, it is illegal to import, sell, or even give away products that do not meet the requirements of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA).

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The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation has developed a new database of tools to help organizations create, share and use research." They collect strategies, stories, frameworks, evaluation plans and other literature, categorized into resources that help find
research, assess it, present research results effectively, and promote and use research evidence in decision-making.

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From the Canadian Health Network

Although we can't predict when emergencies will happen, there are ways that we can prepare for them...

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From the Canadian Health Network

Good health means having both good physical and good mental health. This is the first in a two-part series on mental health promotion, an umbrella term for strategies and activities aimed at having a positive effect on mental health. Part One explores mental health promotion for people with mental illness.

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