Women – Health and Social Services
- Aboriginal Women Living with HIV/AIDS: Care, Treatment and Support (PDF)
- Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
- Aboriginal Women on the Move
- Aboriginal Women on the Move was a bicycle tour across Canada in 2006 that was meant to raise awareness on the issue of family violence and violence against Aboriginal women.
- Aboriginal Women's Health Research Synthesis Project – Final Report – Centres of Excellence for Women's Health (PDF)
- Captures the cumulative knowledge and experience generated through Centre activities in the area of Aboriginal women's health, as a basis upon which to establish directions for future work in this area.
- Source: Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
- Breast Cancer and Aboriginal Women (PDF)
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Cancers: Actions I Can Take to Reduce My Risks of Developing Cancer (PDF)
- This booklet is a bilingual document designed for Inuit woman that explains what cancer is and what steps can be taken to prevent it.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Ending Violence in Aboriginal Communities: Best Practices in Aboriginal Shelters and Communities (PDF)
- The purpose of this project is to develop a study of best practices in dealing with family violence in Aboriginal communities, derived from discussions of collaborative approaches.
- Source: National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
- Exploring Models for Quality Maternity Care in First Nations and Inuit Communities: A Preliminary Needs Assessment (2006) (PDF)
- This comprehensive research examined the experiences and needs of First Nations and Inuit women with regards to their maternity care in order to improve these particular services in their communities.
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal Women, Children and Families (PDF)
- The purpose of this document is to draw attention to key issues facing Aboriginal women, children and families who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
- Irnisuksiiniq – Inuit Midwifery Network
- Through supporting Inuit midwives and maternity care workers and those who work with them with a variety of information services, the Irnisuksiiniq - Inuit Midwifery Network seeks to advance the cause of returning birthing to Inuit communities.
- Midwifery and Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada (PDF)
- This document discusses midwifery and examines the history of the profession in relation to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- National Strategy to Prevent Abuse in Inuit Communities and Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Wisdom – A Guide to the National Strategy (2006) (PDF)
- Includes the National Strategy to reduce incidents of violence and abuse in Inuit communities, as well as a guide offering ideas to share wisdom and knowledge to end the abuse.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Nuluaq Project, The
- Pauktuutit formally became involved in the area of health in approximately 1986, pursuant to a resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
- Pauktuutit leads and supports Canadian Inuit women in policy development and community projects in all areas of interest to them, for the social, cultural, political and economic betterment of the women, their families and communities.
- Research as a Spiritual Contract: An Aboriginal Women's Health Project – Research Bulletin – Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
- This study indicates that definitions of health, healing and healthy communities, as articulated by the women Otway and Deiter interviewed and those who answered their survey, still carry remnants of the old teachings.
- Source: Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
- Resource List for Native Communities in Ontario
- This page differentiates the different forms of abuse, as well as provides a list of websites linking to various organizations helping Aboriginal women in need.
- Source: Education Wife Assault
- Voices From the Field – Aboriginal Women and Tobacco (PDF)
- Source: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- What is Diabetes? – Diabetes Health Centre
- Information on Diabetes.
- Source: Women's Health Matters
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