Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Author:
Josephine Savarese
Bonnie Morton
Provides a gendered analysis of changes in income assistance policies and a description of advocacy services and the barriers women face in asserting their rights to income security.
Examines the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among street youth and the behavioural and social risk factors that place them at risk for infection.
Analyzes the barriers that immigrant and refugee women face in accessing health and social services. Provides recommendations for action at all levels of service delivery.
Bridges departments and governments and, together with the community, works to improve the well-being of Manitoba's children and youth. Focuses on child-centred public policy through the integration of financial and community-based family supports. Researches best practices and models and adapts these to Manitoba's unique situation. Strengthens provincial policies and programs for healthy child and adolescent development, from the prenatal period to adulthood. Evaluates programs and services to find the most effective ways to achieve the best possible outcomes for Manitoba children, families, and communities. // Réunit les ministères et les gouvernements, et avec l'aide de la communauté, travaille à améliorer le bien-être des enfants et des jeunes du Manitoba. Se concentre sur une politique publique axée sur l'enfant en intégrant l'aide financière et les services de soutien à la famille dans la communauté. Recherche les meilleurs pratiques et modèles d'intervention et les adapte aux réalités de l'environnement manitobain. Renforce les politiques et les programmes provinciaux axés sur le sain développement des enfants et des adolescents (de la période prénatale jusqu'à l'âge adulte). Évalue ensuite les programmes et les services pour trouver les moyens les plus efficaces d'obtenir les meilleurs résultats possibles auprès des enfants, des familles et des communautés du Manitoba.
Licenses Manitoba physicians; monitors standards of medical practice; investigates complaints against physicians; and provides advice on ethical, legal, and quality-of-care matters. Website includes a directory of physicians in Manitoba.
Offers support to families and provides workshops and presentations to families and professionals on a variety of topics concerning individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Finding breast cancer early could save your life (Portugese)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Describes, in Portuguese, the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, what a woman can expect when she has a mammogram, how long she has to wait to get her results, and how to book an appointment in Manitoba.
Finding breast cancer early could save your life (Spanish)
Media Type:
Paper
Online
Describes, in Spanish, the Manitoba Breast Screening Program, what a woman can expect when she has a mammogram, how long she has to wait to get her results, and how to book an appointment in Manitoba.