Wanted: Synthesis Papers on Gender and Health

The Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (AHPRC), the McMaster
Research Centre for the Promotion of Women's Health (MRCPWH) and the
National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP) invite the
submission of short (2 page) proposals for synthesis papers on gender
and health.

Synthesis papers are intended to summarize the current state of
research, programming and policy on gender and health in Canada.  The
topics for the synthesis papers include: 1. Women's health and
evidence-based research 2. Social change, women's health and policy
development 3. Gender's inter-relationship with other determinants of
health 4. Gender and healthy child development

One proposal for each theme will be selected for development into a 20
page synthesis paper to be presented at the Fifth National Health
Promotion Research Conference.  The conference theme is "Gender and
Health: From Research to Policy".  It will be held at Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 4-5, 1997.

A payment of $3,500 will be available for each proposal selected for
further development.  The deadline for submissions is Monday, April
21, 1997

Further details are available from the AHPRC at Tel: (902) 494-2240;
FAX: (902) 494-3594; e-mail: [log in to unmask]