Hi folks: please check out the materials on the website and feel free to
order some posters etc,
all the best, Madeline

>                         HEALTH CARE REFORMERS TAKE NOTE -
>                    REDUCING POVERTY IMPROVES EVERYONE'S HEALTH,
>                          FEBRUARY 6  NEWS CONFERENCE
>
>JANUARY 31, 2002   - 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

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