This article explains cervical cancer. identifies theories of what causes it. Provides information about medical research, anatomy of the cervix, the preventative role of pap tests and information on cone biopsy and colposcopy.
Environmental Health Photo-Video in Urdu, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Hindi, Dari, Bengali, Tamil, and Creole about how our environment can affect our heart, respiratory and mental health. Created by the project Eco-santé tous ensemble, a partnership between the South Asian Women's Community Centre (SAWCC) and McGill University.
A report of the New View Campaign advocating against the medicalization of women’s bodies through “genital cosmetic surgery” and discussing how women’s appreciation of their bodies and sexual organs is manipulated by franchise-oriented surgeons and sensational media.
Website also includes a 5-minute video of the New View Campaign’s October 2009 VULVAGRAPHICS: AN INTERVENTION IN HONOR OF FEMALE GENITAL DIVERSITY.
A music video that is the culmination of a project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse/addictions and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey. The research project examined the role that both identity and stigma have in the healing journeys of criminalized Aboriginal women who are in treatment for drug abuse at centres across Canada. The research team is creating a discussion guide to accompany the video so it can be used in workshops at addiction treatment centres across Canada.
The featured song was created with the professional collaboration of singer/songwriter Violet Naytowhow, a Woodland Cree from Prince Albert. Naytowhow and others who composed the song perform in the music video.
A training video that acts as a foundational introduction to the field of gender, sex, and health research presented by leading experts in the the field. Participants will expand their understanding of: 1. The differences between sex and gender, while taking into account the complexities of each category (Dr. Joy Johnson); 2. How paradigms inform definitions and designs in gender, sex, and health research (Dr.Blye Frank); 3. The concept of intersectionality, and how other markers of social difference intersect with gender and sex (Dr. Olena Hankivsky); and 4. How gender and sex can be integrated in health research, as well as best practices and emerging innovations in the field (Dr. Gillian Einstein).
Presenters: Dr. Joy Johnson, Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health; Dr. Blye Frank, Chair, Institute Advisory Board, Institute of Gender and Health; Professor and Head of Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University; Dr. Olena Hankivsky, Associate Professor, Public Policy Program, Simon Fraser University; Dr. Gillian Einstein, Associate Professor, Departments of Psychology and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.
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The four topics discussed in this two-hour video are: Risks from Environmental Exposures During Pregnancy; Endocrine Disruption, Developmental Epigenetic eprogramming and Adult Cancer Risk; Environmental Aspects of Autoimmune Diseases; and Occupational Exposures and Cancer Risk: Women Are Not Just Small Men
An interactive video that forms part of The Havens Sexual Assault Referral Centres ‘Where is Your Line’ survey. The video encourages young people to think around their sexual behaviour, consent and the law. Viewers watch the video and learn about where they would draw the line, on You Tube. The summary that follows includes the results of the survey.
Video on gender, sex and health research, with Harriet MacMillan, MD, MSc, FRCPC, speaking about Intimate Partner Violence. Dr. MacMillan is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, and Chair of the Offord Centre for Child Studies. Produced on-site and in celebration of the first Canadian national conference in gender, sex and health research – Innovations in Gender, Sex and Health Research – hosted by CIHR-IGH in Toronto, Ontario, November 22 & 23, 2010.
Video on gender, sex and health research, with Adrianna Mendrek, Ph.D., discussing gender issues relating to mental health. Dr. Mendrek is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal and a Research Fellow at the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre in Montreal. Produced on-site and in celebration of the first Canadian national conference in gender, sex and health research – Innovations in Gender, Sex and Health Research – hosted by CIHR-IGH in Toronto, Ontario, November 22 & 23, 2010.
Covers topics including puberty, menstruation and related hygiene, pregnancy and labour, pregnancy prevention, birth control methods, and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV and how to be tested for HIV.
Review, Network Winter/Spring 2005: There is a serious need for educational materials on reproductive health and this video helps fill that gap. It covers topics including puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and labour, birth control methods, and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, and how to be tested for HIV. The film features deaf actresses in most roles and dialogue in American Sign Language throughout. It also has a spoken English voice-over and open captions (subtitles), so the film is accessible to hearing and hard-of-hearing people as well as sign language users.
