Provides an overview of the health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) for minority women including increased risk for HIV/AIDS and the hidden epidemic of forced sex.
Presents the findings of a participatory research process involving young women of colour that explored how racism impacts their access to quality healthcare, health education and health information.
Resilience and health: Salvadoran refugee women in Manitoba: executive summary (Spanish)
Owning Org:
Centres of Excellence for Womens Health (CEWH)
Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)
Media Type:
Online
Author:
Sarah J. Bowen
Describes, in Spanish, the health of Salvadoran refugee women, their understanding of the causes of health and illness, and the strategies they use to maintain health and cope with health problems.
Examines the socioeconomic, cultural, and gender barriers limit the ability of some young women of colour in the United States to receive information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, access culturally appropriate health care, and reduce sexual risks. Includes references.
Solo(a) en Canada: 21 maneras para ayudarlo(a) a sentirse mejor: una guia de autoayuda para recien llegados(as) que estan solos(as) en Canada
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Author:
Jacqueline L. Scott
Laura Simich
Covers a range of topics, in Spanish, to help newcomers integrating themselves into Canadian society in a manner that respects their cultural identities, and their physical and mental health and well-being.
Works to educate women of color and policy makers on reproductive and sexual health and rights, and towards the access of health services, information and resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
Works to lend mutual support in initiating and/or enhancing local reproductive tract infection (RTI) programs to foster increased awareness and access to reproductive health care for women of color.
Examines factors affecting the health and assessemtn of women of colour, as well as issues related to improving the health of women of colour in the United States.