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Women's Health Links
General Interest
- Body and Spirit - Window on Women's Health
- Health Canada's REAL Health magazine.
- Canadian Breast Cancer Network
- A survivor-directed, national network of organizations and individuals. Provides a national link between all groups and individuals concerned about breast cancer and represents the concerns of all Canadians affected by breast cancer and those at risk.
- C-Health
- Health news and information from Canadian news site, CANOE.
- HealthyWay
- Women's Health (Sympatico).
- Medscape - Women's Health (U.S.A.)
- Major medical site aimed primarily at health care professionals. NOTE: free registration is required for entry.
- OBGYN.net (U.S.A.)
- A physician reviewed service offering medical professionals, women and industry a home for publishing, accessing information and global interaction. Sections focus on medical professionals, the medical industry and women's issues.
- Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report (1995): Executive Summary
- In this report on the health of British Columbians, special focus was on the health of women.
- Stop Violence Against Women
- A presentation by the Ministry of Women's Equality entitled A Minute of Silence with statistics on violence against women.
- Women's
Health in Midlife
- The Women's Health in Midlife Project (W.H.I.M.) is a provincial initiative designed to help women make informed choices about managing key midlife health issues through health education and community action.
- Women's Health Matters
- A site presented by Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre.
- Beijing Conference (U.N.)
- The web site established after the Beijing conference on women's health in 1995. Updated frequently with news of progress from the follow up to the conference.
Organizations
British Columbia
- B.C. Cancer Agency
- Providing leadership in cancer prevention, research and treatment in British Columbia since 1935. Cancer services include: prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, research, supportive care, education, rehabilitation, and palliative care through provincial programs and regional cancer centres in Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Southern Interior, and on Vancouver Island.
- B.C. Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- The mandate of the Centre is to facilitate research on the social determinants of health for marginalized women.
- Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
- Made up of BC's Children's Hospital, BC's Women's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. As a teaching hospital and major provincial resource, C&W has three main roles: patient care, education and research.
Federal
- Federal Women's Health Bureau
- The activities of the Women's Health Bureau are intended to enhance the responsiveness of the Canadian health system generally to the health needs and concerns of women in all their diversity, in keeping with the Beijing Platform for Action and the Federal Plan for Gender Equality.
- Status of Women Canada
- Status of Women Canada (SWC) is the federal government agency which promotes gender equality, and the full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country. SWC focuses its work in three areas: improving women's economic autonomy and well-being, eliminating systemic violence against women and children, and advancing women's human rights.
Ontario
- Ontario Women's Health Council
- The Council's primary goal is to create a legacy of lasting systemic change in improving women's healthcare in Ontario that will remain firmly rooted in the healthcare system.
- Ontario Women's Health Network
- The Ontario Women's Health Network (OWHN) provides information to help women make health care choices.
Pregnancy and Parenthood
- College of Midwives of British Columbia (CMBC)
- The College of Midwives of British Columbia (CMBC) is the regulatory body for the profession of midwifery British Columbia. It was established in March 1995 when the provincial legislature proclaimed the Midwives Regulation under the Health Professions Act.
- Planned Parenthood of British Columbia
- This site provides education, information, and clinic services to individuals, groups, and communities in B.C. to prevent unplanned pregnancies and promote optimal reproductive health.
- Planned Parenthood of Canada
- The Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC) is the only national, non-governmental, volunteer organization in Canada whose principal concerns are sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Resource Directories
- Canadian Women's Health Network
- An alphabetical listing of health resources.
- Health Care Information Resources: Women's Health Links
- This directory is maintained by Tom Flemming, health sciences librarian at McMaster University.
- HealthFinder: Women's health resources (U.S.A.)
- A resource directory developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- WebMedLit (U.S.A.)
- Tracking service that monitors current literature from 22 medical journals, including BMJ, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc. Choose the topic "Women's Health" from the main page.
Last Revised:
July 21, 2005
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