Will a summary of the discussions be issued?  It would be interesting for
women
from other parts of the country to hear what comes of these discussions.


Mana Herel, MA (Health Education)
Program Consultant
HIV/AIDS Division
Health Canada



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>Calgary and Edmonton Area Events
>
>YOU ARE INVITED TO THE RELEASE OF
>
>"The Differential Impact of Health Care Privatization on
>Women in Alberta"
>
>by  Cathie M. Scott, Dr. Tammy Horne and Dr. Wilfreda E. Thurston.
>
>The following events are designed to provide an opportunity  to discuss
>issues related to impacts of health care on women:
>
>CALGARY NEWS CONFERENCE
>Tuesday, June 20 at 10:00 am
>Libin Lecture Theatre, Health Sciences Centre
>3330 Hospital Drive NW
>
>Dr. Kay Willson, representative of the Prairie Women's Health Centre of
>Excellence, Saskatoon, will provide an overview of this report and other
regional
>reports commissioned by the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Program.
>Researcher Cathie Scott will present the report's main findings.
>
> EDMONTON RELEASE
> Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m.
> Boyle McCauley Health Centre (10628 - 96 Street)
>
>A media release presenting the report's main findings, followed by
>reaction to the report by Kaysi Kushner and/or Liz McCord, Co-Chairs,
>Edmonton Women's Health Network, and Dr. Janine Brodie, Chair,
>Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Open
>discussion of the issues raised in the report will follow. We have
>invited researchers, immunity groups, regional health authorities,
>provincial and federal government officials, and MLAs and
>MPs. Members of the media may choose to stay and participate.
>
>The research and publication of this study was commissioned by the
>Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence and funded by Women's
>Health Bureau, Health Canada,under the auspices of the National
>Network on Environments and Women's Health, and by the  university
>of Calgary Women's Health Research Group. The Alberta document is part
>of a larger national project of the National Coordinating Group on
>Women and Health Care Reform, involving regional scans of policies
>and research related to privatization in health reform and its impact on
women.
>
>We hope to see you on June 20th or 21st and look forward to a
>stimulating discussion about these issues.
>
>For further information, please contact:
>
>Tammy Horne Phone: (780) 451-6145 email: [log in to unmask]
>Cathie Scott Phone: (403) 220-4289 email: cmscott @ucalgary.ca
>
>PLEASE POST OR CIRCULATE TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
>IN ATTENDING THESE EVENTS.

K. Mana Herel MA
Health Promotion Specialist