Press
Release - June 8, 2004
Canada's health system failing women in rural and remote regions
Largest Canadian study on rural women's health finds urban
solutions do not address rural problems
The Centres of Excellence for Women's Health today released
the final report from a two-year study on the health of rural,
remote and Northern women. This is the largest qualitative
study in Canada to date to address the health concerns of
this important community.
Rural, Remote and Northern Women's Health includes data collected
from focus groups and workshops with women from diverse communities
across Canada, including fishers and farmers, and from Aboriginal,
Francophone and Anglophone communities from coast to coast to coast.
The report also draws on data collected from a National Consultation
meeting held in Saskatoon (2003). More than 200 women from rural,
remote and Northern regions in every province and the territories
in Canada were consulted during the study process.
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