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Media contact

For media inquires and interviews, please contact:

Signy Gerrard
Director of Communications
Tel: (204) 942-5500 x20
E-mail: news {at} cwhn {dot} ca

Press Releases

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Date	Title
May 10, 2006	Women, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction in Canada Response to Out of the Shadows at Last (links to CWHN web site)
Mar. 8, 2006	EQUALITY FOR HEALTH – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Mar. 8, 2006	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2006: CWHN LAUNCHES NATIONAL PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, LAST CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH STRATEGY SURVEY
Nov. 21, 2005	Widespread use of SSRI antidepressants drives soaring health care costs in Canada (links to Women and Health Protection web site)
Sept. 21, 2005	Financial conflict of interest for members on breast implant advisory panel unacceptable (links to Women and Health Protection web site)
June 20, 2005	'ENFORCE THE BAN ON DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING,' SAYS HEALTH GROUP (links to Women and Health Protection web site)
May 30, 2005	Women's health champion to be awarded Honorary Doctorate (links to CWHN web site)
April 22, 2005	Women and Health Protection researcher a finalist in Canadian Geographic Environment Awards (links to Women and Health Protection web site)
Jan. 26, 2005	Health and environment advocates cautious about "Campaign to Control Cancer" : Funding sources questioned (links to Women and Health Protection web site)
Dec. 17, 2004	Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions: An important first step
Nov. 19, 2004	Significant Bone Loss Associated with Depo-Provera Use is Sadly No Surprise; We Call For Action To Make Sure This Doesn't Happen Again (links to CWHN web site)
Oct. 25, 2004	Provincial Women's Health Strategy to improve health for B.C. girls and women announced
Sept. 1, 2004	The Birthing Mother and the Doula Connection
July 20, 2004	Improving Maternity and Newborn Care for All Women in Canada
June 21, 2004	Women affected most by health reforms on home care, Canadian research finds
June 8, 2004	Canada's health system failing women in rural and remote regions (links to CWHN web site)
May 18, 2004	Health Canada proposes non-prescription status for 'morning after' pill (links to CWHN web site)
April 28, 2004	The National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women is pleased to announce the publication of our new book
April 1, 2004	New government report on prescription drugs calls for immediate ban on drug advertisements, more transparency for drug trials
Feb. 9, 2004:	Women need safe, stable, affordable housing, new study finds
Oct. 29, 2003:	Researchers Call On Federal Government to Create Breast Implant Registry (links to CWHN web site)
Sept. 10, 2003:	New Study to focus on health needs of women in rural and remote communities in Canada (links to CWHN web site)
July, 2003:	Women's Health Initiative; 1 year anniversary
May 5, 2003:	Newspapers highlight benefits of new drugs, ignore risks
Mar. 14, 2003:	Women in Rural and Remote Areas Improving Health Care
November, 2002:	The Romanow Report: What Does it Mean for Women?
	Reading Romanow on Women’s Health: Now is the Time for Governments to Reinvest in Medicare
	Book exposes the many faces of health care privatization and its impact on women
	“ Miracle Pills” for Disease Prevention an Alarming Trend, Researcher Finds
October, 2002:	New Publication Claims Canadian Health Care Crisis Is About Values, Not Money
September, 2002:	Immigrant, Refugee and Visible Minority Women Experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Study Finds
	Health Care System in Atlantic Canada Neglects Immigrant,Refugee and Minority Women
	$1.25 million study looks at impact of racism, violence on health and well being of African Canadians
August, 2002:	Studies Highlight Differences in HIV Risks For Canadian Men and Women