The Women's Health Contribution Program:
Advancing the health of women in Canada
The Women's Health Contribution Program supports community-academic
partnerships in the development and dissemination of policy research
and information for women's health. The Program is managed by Health
Canada's Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis.
The Program contributes approximately $2.95 million annually to
eligible recipients. It currently supports:
Established in 1996 to address gaps in women's
health research, the overall goal of the Program is to improve the
health status of women in Canada by enhancing the health system's
understanding of, and responsiveness to, women's health issues.
For more information, contact the Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis.
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
Launched in 1996, Health Canada's Centres of
Excellence for Women's Health represent a unique multi-disciplinary
partnership among academics, community-based organizations and policy
makers. To date, the Centres have produced  more
than 300 research reports.
Their aim is to inform the policy process and generate knowledge
about the determinants of women's health, including gender and diversity.
While regionally-based, the Centres of Excellence research has
regional, national and international policy applications.
Visit the Centres at:
British Columbia
Centre of Excellence for Women 's Health
Prairie Women's Health
Centre of Excellence
National Network
on Environments and Women 's Health
Atlantic Centre of Excellence
for Women 's Health
The Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
The Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN) is funded by Health
Canada's Women's Health Contribution Program to facilitate national
networking of women's health organizations in Canada, to communicate
the research findings of the Centres of Excellence and other initiatives,
and act as a clearinghouse for women's health information. The
CWHN web site
is a major source of women's health information in Canada.
Publications and Selected Resources
Centres of Excellence database,
managed by the Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN), to locate
research projects and publications funded through the Women's Health
Contribution Program.
Access other women's health resources, organizational links and
databases, as well as news on women's health issues at
the CWHN web site.
Read the latest news in women's health policy research funded through
the Women's Health Contribution Program in the Centres
of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletin.
View our new Women's Health Contribution
Program poster
Working Groups and other initiatives
The Women's Health Contribution Program currently supports several
initiatives that address specific policy issues in women's health:
The
National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women
examines
the impact of health care reform on women as providers, decision
makers and users of the health care system.
The
Women and Health Protection working group
monitors proposed changes in federal health protection legislation
and examines the impact of those changes on women's health.
Background Archives
Centres of Excellence:
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Program
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Program highlights
Successful
candidates for Centres of Excellence for Women's Health announced
CWHN:
Health
Minister David Dingwall launches Electronic Women's Health Network
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