Les femmes inuites font face à d’importants obstacles aux soins de santé. 🧡 Renforcez vos connaissances sur la santé des femmes inuites et découvrez l’important travail du Pôle sur la santé périnatale des Inuits, membre de la Coalition pancanadienne pour la santé des femmes.

Inuit women face significant barriers to health care. 🧡 Build your knowledge of Inuit women’s health and the important work being carried out by the Inuit Perinatal Health Hub, a member of the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition!

Dr. Chantale Dumoulin and her team developed OUPS!, a FemTech mobile app combined with a connected pelvic floor dynamometer to support home-based training. 🔗➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/46pxoaV

Pelvic health laboratory

Take charge of your pelvic health Did you know that nearly half of women age 60 and over suffer from urinary incontinence? Learn more Do you ever experience urine leakage? We can help. Learn how to participate in our research projects. Learn more about ...

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Advancing equity and care means making perinatal health information accessible, culturally grounded, and community-driven. 🧡 The Inuit Perinatal Health Hub brings together technology, education, translation and partnerships to support Inuit families and communities. 🔗 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4zsqRd5

Advancing equitable, accessible pregnancy care across Canada. 💗 The Healthy Pregnancy Hub is expanding bilingual resources, inclusive learning tools, digital innovation, and community storytelling to help families and providers access responsive health information. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3U843iA

Advancing equity in reproductive health care means bringing evidence, lived experience, and collaboration together. The Impact Action Hub is strengthening reproductive health care for incarcerated women through research, knowledge sharing and community-building. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Qu1J3V

Women live longer than men but historically – and presently – have poorer health and experience worse health outcomes. Experts examine how key health conditions are misunderstood in women and what’s needed to improve health outcomes. Listen to the conversation: https://bit.ly/3RT9d1h

In Conversation episode 3: The women's longevity conundrum

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At the Vitally Important Summit Dr. Anick Berard of the Healthy Pregnancy Hub discussed a "movement in Canada" to prioritize bridging knowledge gaps in women's health and how the Hub plays a key role in mitigating misinformation. Learn more and watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/4xFaiJ6

Dr. Anick Berard's interview about the Healthy Pregnancy Hub.

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"We have a singular focus: To advance women's health through research." At the Vitally Important Summit, Dr. Lori Brotto reflected on the progress made by the PCWHC and how the SHAPE Hub is equipping women with critical sexual health information. Watch the interview here: https://bit.ly/3UCvlO5

Dr. Lori Brotto's interview about The SHAPE Hub

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Mathematical models are helping us see breast tissue in a whole new way. 🧠🔬 Dr. Elijah Van Houten and his team are developing innovative models that can identify stiff regions within the breast — an important potential indicator of breast cancer. 🔗 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4idK240

The GEM Hub is addressing severe maternal morbidity and mortality through community-led research, clinical tools, open-access resources, and knowledge mobilization across Canada. Learn how with our new infographic! 💙

When pregnancy overlaps with incarceration, trauma histories or systemic discrimination, care decisions become deeply influenced by power imbalances and stigma. Two experts from the PCWHC unpack the complex issues driving stigma and power imbalances in perinatal care: https://bit.ly/4p3LqWN

Rethinking Care Approaches to Reduce Stigma - Santis Health

When pregnancy overlaps with incarceration, trauma histories, or systemic discrimination, care decisions become deeply influenced by power imbalances and stigma. These intersecting challenges often le...

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Marginalized communities face barriers to safe, respectful maternal and reproductive care. Laura Mayer and Gabrielle Griffith discuss systemic gaps — and how we can build more inclusive care. 🎧 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fwZVj6

In Conversation episode 2: Care for marginalized communities

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"This is a great opportunity to learn about what's out there and understand the gaps and barriers." Dr. Jaime Benham of the Alberta Sex, Gender and Women’s Health Research Hub reflects on how convenings like the Vitally Important Summit help shape women's health. 📽️➡️ https://bit.ly/4fEAj3Y

Dr. Jamie Benham's interview about the Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Research Hub.

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In March leading researchers, clinicians, innovators and changemakers from across the country gathered in Toronto for two days of conversation, collaboration and action. 🩵 PCWHC Coalition members reflected on this landmark event. Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/4yBYCZ9

The Pan-Canadian Women's Health Coalition at Vitally Important

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@avatraining-ca.bsky.social is helping bridge the gap between research and real-world practice by turning evidence into action. From 110 evidence-informed programs to 600+ leaders collaborating across Canada.

Emerging research shows that people who experience IPV face a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease, with important differences between females and males. Dr. Glen Pyle and his team are uncovering why this happens at a molecular level: https://bit.ly/4twZcEL

Laboratory for Women's Heart Health

The Laboratory for Women's Heart Health is a biomedical research laboratory that investigates cardiovascular disease in women, and the impact of menopause, intimate partner violence, and environmental pollution.

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📣 Canadian researchers: Heart & Stroke's 2027 research competitions are now open! Funding opportunities include: 🫀 Grants-in-Aid 🌿 A NEW Indigenous Research Stream 🔬 Investigator Awards Application deadlines begin in late August. Check eligibility and apply here: https://bit.ly/4dEexLG

For researchers

Learn more about Heart & Stroke research funding, including grants-in-aid, the Impact Fund, the Women’s Research Network, competition results and more.

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A new study featuring UBC Professor of Midwifery and Lead Investigator of the Birth Place Lab, Saraswathi Vedam, sheds light on the ongoing impacts of structural racism in Indigenous perinatal care in Canada. Read the full article here ➡️ 🔗 https://bit.ly/4w6XPOa | @ubcfamilypractice.bsky.social

Frontiers | Birthing injustice: unmasking structural racism and the illusion of reconciliation in indigenous perinatal care in Canada, insights from the RESPCCT study

Indigenous people in Canada continue to experience systemic racism, disrespect, and loss of autonomy within the healthcare system, particularly in the contex...

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Rooted in meaningful partnerships with women who have lived experience, research by Dr. Stephanie Penney and her team focuses on the mental health needs of women involved in the forensic mental health and criminal justice systems. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eMXsln

La mobilisation des communautés est essentielle à l'élaboration de solutions de santé efficaces. Elle permet d'ancrer la recherche et les interventions dans les réalités vécues, de renforcer la confiance des communautés et de créer des retombées durables. 🔗 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QMgdwl

Better outcomes start with listening. Community engagement is central to effective health solutions, ensuring research and interventions are grounded in lived experience, trusted by communities and built to last. 🔗 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4f5mXxg

On June 24, the Inuit Perinatal Health Hub shared insights associated with meaningful and relational research engagement with Inuit communities. 🧡 "Our research moves at the speed of trust." 📽️ Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/4pfNsFb

Inuit Perinatal Health Hub Grand Round: Bringing Human Back into Research

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When women’s health is underfunded and understudied, the impact is systemic. 🎧 🔈 This podcast featuring Dr. Lori Brotto of the SHAPE Hub and Women's Health Collective Canada Executive Director Amy Flood. Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/4eGoE5p

In Conversation episode 1: Putting women's health on the agenda

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📣 Frontline service providers: Learning modules inside! Developed by Dr. Martha Paynter and Wellness Within, in partnership with the Contraception and Abortion Research Team funded by Health Canada. 💻 Modules can be found here: https://bit.ly/4ocVn5g

Learning Modules -- Wellness Within

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Women’s health remains underfunded, but FemTech is helping close the gap. This JMIR article highlights how digital health innovations are transforming care across reproductive health, menopause, mental health, and more. A worthwhile read 📖 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ex7x4L

Bridging the Gender Gap in Health Care Innovation: The Evolution of FemTech

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Dr. Karen Yeates has been a leading investigator in projects employing mobile health, AI and telemedicine to improve cervical cancer screening accuracy and accessibility. The team is now looking to implement the PAVE strategy in Canada. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cqvrPG

Pan-Canadian Women's Health Coalition Newsletter: April 2026!

Pan-Canadian Women's Health Coalition Newsletter: April 2026!

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Resources from UBC Continuing Professional Development 📚 💻 A toolkit for family planning care providers to improve care for women and gender-diverse people experiencing incarceration 🔖 A policy template for family planning care for people experiencing incarceration 📩 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Qu1J3V

eLearning opportunity 📣 💻 You have the power to break down stigma and ensure incarcerated patients receive the care they're entitled to. Equitable family planning care is a right, not a privilege. Learn more here 🔗 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RNxKEB 💡 IMPACT Hub

The next edition of the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition (PCWHC) Grand Rounds welcomes the Inuit Perinatal Health Hub! Join us for an engaging session on how research can be grounded in lived experience, dialogue and reciprocity: https://bit.ly/4eciWGX