Prevention

Discusses how the first step to real prevention of violence, primary prevention, is realizing that it is not just the attitude of abusers that are the problem. Societal attitudes toward violence need to change as well.

Debates the validity of all early detection screening tests.

Looks at ways seniors can prevent falls and minimize broken bones.

Argues that successful preventive care for women must take into account the social, political and economic context of women's lives.

Argues for a comprehensive prevention approach, one that encompasses the entire school climate (i.e. all students, teachers, school-support staff).

Describes primary and secondary prevention issues for eating disorders.

Highlights some of the key prevention issues and programs affecting reproductive health, diseases more common in women than men, and more. Prepared for the Canada-U.S.A. Women's Health Forum, Ottawa, ON, 1996 (CANUSA).

Presents a cookbook designed to help Inuit make
food choices that are healthy and delicious.

Presents, in Inuktitut, a cookbook designed to help Inuit make food choices that are healthy and delicious.

Demonstrates that the evidence does not support the broader argument that prevention and promotion will always save money.