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Nancy Krieger <[log in to unmask]> on 02/14/2002 10:38:05 AM



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 Subject: [spiritof1848] Report: Women, Income and Health in
          Manitoba - Canada (fwd)








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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 09:45:36 -0500
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Subject: Report: Women, Income and Health in Manitoba - Canada

Income and Health in Manitoba: An Overview and Ideas for Action

Lissa Donner
WOMEN 'S HEALTH CLINIC, Winnipeg
Funded by HEALTH CANADA: Health Promotion and Programs Branch
Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region
Revised January,2002

Report available as PDF file [85p.] at:
http://www.womenshealthclinic.org/wih/wih-report.pdf


HEALTH CARE REFORMERS TAKE NOTE -
REDUCING POVERTY IMPROVES EVERYONE'S HEALTH,
FEBRUARY 6  NEWS CONFERENCE

 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINNIPEG - Governments planning health care reform need to include the
recommendations of a new study showing that while women living in poverty
may get sick and die sooner, Canada's income inequality means every income
group is vulnerable to having poorer health and longevity.

The new study, called Women, Income and Health in Manitoba, will be
released at a news conference on the main floor of the Women's Health
Clinic (WHC), at 419 Graham Avenue, at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February
6. The study was sponsored by the WHC, with support from a
multi-stakeholder advisory committee, including government and community
representatives.

The study is part of an awareness project funded by the WHC and federal
government. It contains the latest poverty statistics for women in
Manitoba, which already has Canada's third highest poverty rate and second
highest child poverty rate.  The study also recommends what policy makers
-both in health care and other sectors that influence people's health -
can do to improve the health of low income women in Manitoba.  The
recommendations include providing them with dental and prescription drug
benefits, making recreation, health information, and social services
accessible to all women, and increasing the minimum wage and social
assistance rates.

The WHC, established in 1981, is a community health centre that provides
women-focussed health services with an emphasis on health education and
prevention.  It encourages women to learn all that they can about what
contributes to their health and well-being, so that they can make informed
decisions.  It also brings together agencies and individuals for education
and action on issues that significantly impact on women's health.

For more information, please check www.womenshealthclinic.org

Please check out the materials on the website and feel free to order some
posters etc,
all the best,

Madeline Boscoe,  Executive Director,
Canadian Women's Health Network

2rd floor - 419 Graham Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba,  R3C OM3
Phone: 204- 942-5500 ext 11 Fax: 204-989-2355
Clearinghouse: 1-888-818-9172 www.cwhn.ca e- mail: [log in to unmask] TTY
204-942-2806
TTY toll free number 1-866-694-6367.





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