1. Health Canada http://hc-sc.gc/english/women/womenstrat.htm
Women’s Health Bureau
Health Canada

2. Causes of death among Women
Lung cancer
Breast cancer
Greater risk for certain groups

3. How Women Experience Conditions
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic conditions
Mental health disorders
Menopause

4. Quality of Life Issues Double workload Media portrayal
Natural processes of life

5. Risks and Consequences
Unprotected sex
Teen pregnancy
Gender-based violence
Smoking
Cervical cancer
Physical inactivity

6. Gender as a determinant of Health
Female lone parent families: in 1996 children were five times more likely to be in a low income situation vs. those with 2 parents
Gender and the influence on all determinants: wage gaps, low occupational status and poverty
Older women

7. Biases in the Health System
Narrowness of focus
Exclusion
Treating women the same way
Treating women differently