Primary care

Highlights the voices of racialized women and their experiences with the healthcare system in Ontario, and their recommendations for improving their access to primary healthcare in Ontario. Summarizes the outcomes from a literature review, research study and pilot program developed as part of the project, A Collaborative Process to Achieve Access to Primary Health Care for Black Women and Women of Colour

Created in collaboration with The University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, and with the support of several community based partners including Parkdale Community Health Centre, Rexdale Community Health Centre, Planned Parenthood Toronto and Sistering - A Woman’s Place.

Summarizes the findings of The VANDU Women's Clinic Action Research for Empowerment Project (VANDU Women CARE), this report provides insight into the primary health care experiences of women who use illicit drugs in the DTES, and highlights implications for improving health policy and service delivery.

Provides a systematic review of the experimental literature in order to identify better practices in collaborative mental health care in the primary care setting.

Provides guidelines and information to assist the primary medical care provider (family physician or nurse) to give appropriate care to their transgender patients.

Examines what's involved in transgendered primary health care, and gives suggestions of ways to find trans-competent care.

Identifies better practices to enhance and develop collaborative activities in primary health care by policy makers, providers and other key stakeholders.

Argues that successful preventive care for women must take into account the social, political and economic context of women's lives.

Presents the distinct challenges to health that rural, remote, and Northern women face. Identifies ways to help women affect change and take charge of their health.

Examines primary health care reforms and their impact on women and their health. Argues that they are about women’s work even though women are not the ones making most of the decisions.