| WHAT WE DO |
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- to establish a basis for new, community-generated approaches to the promotion of women's
health
- to facilitate strong ties between academic researchers and community
groups
- to facilitate action-based and participatory research as a means for women to:
- a) explore their individual and collective health and wellness concerns and
- b) to engage in health promotion strategies to address the issues they
define
- to train graduate students in interdisciplinary research on women's
health
- to act as a resource centre for researchers in the field of women's
health promotion
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
- the impact of work, paid and unpaid, inside the home and outside the home, on women's
health
- work/health in specific populations of women, e.g. women with disabilities, immigrant
women, seniors
- the effectiveness of individual coping strategies, and collective social change in promoting
women's health
- the effectiveness of action-based and participatory research as a community health-promotion
strategy