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National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH)
Academic Director: Georgina FeldbergCommunity Director: Nadya Burton Project Assistant: Guylaine Mageau Web site: http://www.yorku.ca/research/nnewh E-mail: nnewh@yorku.ca The National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) brings together a network of social science researchers and non-governmental health organizations from across Canada. Most academic partners of NNEWH are based in Canadian universities, while most community partners represent community organizations and NGOs which have a provincial or national base. Research at NNEWH explores the impact of three key environments on women's health:
As a consortium of 40 partners from across the country, NNEWH is the only nationally based centre of excellence. NNEWH has formed collaborative relationships with a number of the Centres of Excellence on specific projects but has taken leadership in coordinating work on new genetics and on health reform and women. We have committed to exploring the ways in which the Centres of Excellence Program can build upon individual research projects and integrate them into a national initiative. With the Women's Health Bureau and the other funded Centres, NNEWH will help to develop a national map of health reform and its impact on women. We will coordinate work in the regions which will help to identify provincial changes and monitor their significance for women. A series of coordinated projects and workshops will give us a better understanding of the consequences health reform has for all Canadian girls and women. ONGOING RESEARCHIn spring of 1998, the Centre funded 17 new research projects. Thirteen of these newly funded projects are designed to offer better data and analyses of the impacts of health reform for women. These projects include studies of homecare, long-term care, workplace restructuring, pharmaceutical and biotechnologies regulation, and complementary care. Six projects explore the effects of changes in service organization and delivery on women in a range of provinces -- including British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland. They examine the concerns of varied communities of women, among these First Nations, Francophone, and elderly women. Three projects examine the impacts of recent developments in genetic testing and technologies. Among these is a strategic consultation on the new genetics. NNEWH has also funded projects to enhance our understanding of geographic, financial and cultural determinants of women's use of alternative care. Our research theme in women and alternative health will explore the needs of diverse communities of women, including immigrant and First Nation's women. (Several of these newly funded projects have also been granted significant matching funds from universities and other granting councils, most notably SSHRC.)PUBLICATIONSMost of our publications can be downloaded from our web site, or contact our office to order a paper version.Working Paper Series
For further information, please contact:NNEWHCentre for Health Studies York University 214 York Lanes 4700 Keele Street Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Tel: 416-736-5941 Fax: 416-736-5986 E-mail: nnewh@yorku.ca NEXT >> Centre d'excellence pour la santé des femmes-Consortium Université de Montréal |