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November 21, 2014 - CWHN announces suspension of activities due to lack of funds
CWHN in the news
Is it unethical for Canadian doctors to perform female genital cosmetic surgery, Ottawa Citizen and PostMedia, May 9, 2014
Getting Girls to Stay in the Game by Connie Jeske Crane, Herizons magazine, Winter 2014
Little Pill, Big Questions by Ariel Brewster, Flare magazine, October 2013
Birth control "debacle" prompts calls for swifter public notices by Catherine Cross, Canadian Medical Association. Journal, June 11, 2013
What can be done about our binge-drinking girls, Toronto Star, March 14, 2013
Congrats to journalist Ann Silversides who received the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario 2012 Media Award for "best online story" for her feature article in CWHN's Network magazine, "Mammography screening: Weighing the pros and cons for women’s health." Read the RNAO announcement, March 7, 2013.
Alcohol one of Canada’s top health threats: Study, Toronto Star, March 6, 2013
Selling Sickness conference takes on disease mongering this week in D.C, Our Bodies Our Blog, February 21, 2013
Scrutiny of Diane-35 due to potential dangers of off-label prescribing, Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), February 19, 2013
Exposure to workplace chemicals increases breast cancer risk: study, CityNews, Toronto, November 19, 2012
PMS debunked, Globe and Mail, October 19, 2012
Media releases from CWHN
October 21, 2013 - CWHN friends and colleagues of Janice Nagazine, Finance Officer at the CWHN from 2004 to 2012, were deeply saddened to learn of her sudden and untimely death in Winnipeg recently. Read tribute to Janice.
See Women, Plastics and Breast Cancer for media coverage and CWHN's role in this important health issue.
December 6, 2012 - New Research: Chemical Exposures of Women Workers in the Plastics Industry in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk. Distributed for National Networks on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH)
April 23, 2012 - Latest cuts: Another federal ministry announces program closure - the end of the Women’s Health Contribution Program
The story has been covered in major media in English and French and has also reached south of the border. Several bloggers have commented and organizations have put the word out on their websites. Read more.
September 21, 2011 - CWHN appoints new executive director
February 9, 2012 - Book launch: Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
