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01-08-2004 | Introduction
Women's Health Surveillance Report: Introduction
Authors:
Marie DesMeules, Arminée Kazanjian, Heather Maclean, Jennifer Payne, Donna E Stewart, Bilkis Vissandjée
Published in:
BMC Women's Health
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
This report on the health of Canadian women is intended to: (i) determine the extent to which currently available data can be used to provide gender-relevant insights into women's health; (ii) provide information to support the development of health policy, public health programs, and interventions aimed at improving the health of Canadian women; and (iii) serve as the basis for further indicator development. The report provides information and descriptive statistics on determinants of health, health status, and health outcomes for Canadian women. To the extent possible, each chapter presents new, gender-relevant information on a health condition or issue identified as important to women's health during national expert and stakeholder consultations in 1999. Where data or appropriate data are lacking, this is documented. Recommendations for change are made at the end of each chapter, accompanied by a discussion of the gaps in and policy implications of the findings. …