An interactive map you can click to watch the rise in BMI and diabetes – two of the major risk factors for cardiac (heart) disease – by men and women and by country throughout the world, from 1980 to 2008.
Presents information about how to reach, engage and meet the needs of sub-populations at higher risk, in the context of preconception, prenatal and child health.
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletins (CEWHRB)
Women and Health Protection (WHP)
Media Type:
Online
Paper
Author:
Sharon Batt
Discusses chemoprevention experiments, which test potent drugs to prevent disease, and the risks, particularly for Canadian women, of these experiments.
National Network on Environment and Women's Health (NNEWH)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Author:
Pam Wakewich
Lesley Biggs
The NNEWH Body Project
Provides bibliographical references on the topic of bodies and gender in social science and humanities literature. The resources touch on topics such as cultural interpretations of the body, medicine and health, violence, race, sexuality, reproductive health, and the mind/body connection. File requires EndNote software.