TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
   
   
2. INTRODUCTION
   
   
3. INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA
1. Measurements of Poverty
2. Income Distribution in Canada
2.1 Poverty in Canada
2.2 Canadian Women and Poverty
2.3 Aboriginal Women and Poverty
2.4 Aboriginal Women - Key Informant Interviews
2.5 Visible Minority Women


4. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INCOME AND HEALTH
1. What is Known About the Connection Between Income and Health?
2. Income Disparities in Canada
3. How Has the Connection Between Income and Health Been Explained?
   
   
5. INCOME AND THE HEALTH OF WOMEN - WHAT WE KNOW FROM THE LITERATURE
1. Measuring Women's Socioeconomic Status
2. How Health is Measured
3. Current Knowledge - Women's Health and Socioeconomic Status
4. The Connections with Employment Status
5. Inequalities and the Health of Aboriginal Women
6. Stress and Socioeconomic Status
7. Health and the Socioeconomic Status of Older Women
8. Gender Inequalities and the Health of Women and Men
   
   
6. INCOME AND THE HEALTH OF WOMEN - THE MANITOBA EXPERIENCE
1. Introduction
2. Manitoba Data - Income and Health Services Utilization Among Manitoba Women
3. What Does This Mean?
   
   
7. DESIGNING HEALTH SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN
1. Vancouver/Richmond Health Board - A Framework for Women-Centred Health
2. The Commonwealth Secretariat - Models of Good Practice in Women's Health
3. Women's Health Clinic, Winnipeg, Model of Care
4. Aboriginal Women's Experiences
   
   
8. MAKING PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHIER FOR WOMEN - SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTION
1. The Current Context
2. Interventions to Promote Healthier Public Policy
3. Income Related Issues
3.1 Manitoba Minimum Wage
3.2 Social Assistance Rates
3.3 Child Tax Benefit

4. Expenditure Issues
4.1 Telephone Rates
4.2 Utility Rates
4.3 Housing
4.4 Child Care

5. Health Services Issues
5.1 Health Planning
5.2 Allies in Developing Healthier Public Policy
5.3 Delivering Programs that Meet Women's Needs

6. Working with Women Living in Poverty to Promote Healthier Policies and Appropriate Services
   
   
9. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
   
   

APPENDICES

• Suggestions for Future Research
  
• Are Women Sicker than Men?
  
• Health Service Utilization by Manitoba Women
  
• Interviews with Aboriginal Women Key Informants
  
• Models of Woman Centred Care
  

REFERENCES

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS