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Inspire Inclusion: Alberta Women's Health Foundation

WEBInspire Inclusion. A lot has changed for women over the years, but gaps in funding and knowledge in women's health research remain. Join us this International Women’s Day as we Inspire Inclusion and activate a call to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women.. In 1917 Canadian women earned the right to vote, yet 107 years later only 7% …

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Alberta Women's Health Foundation: Home

WEBThe Alberta Women's Health Foundation, an initiative of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, exists to fill urgent gaps in women’s health research, an area historically underfunded and sometimes nonexistent. We know that excellent health outcomes are the direct result of ongoing investment in health research and currently, …

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Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation

WEBREGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 119126217RR0001. The Alberta Women's Health Foundation was launched by the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation as an extension of its mission in women’s health in 2020. Established in 1984, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation provides a way for thousands of individuals and organizations to support the …

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The Heartbeats of Research

WEBThe CK Hui is now home to work focused on women’s heart health research being undertaken by Dr. Colleen Norris, the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation’s Cavarzan Chair in Mature Women’s Health Research. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women in Canada. Shockingly, more women succumb to …

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Finding the Fractures

WEBFinding the Fractures Finding the Fractures: The Pandemic, Women’s Health Disparities, and the Path to Equity. In May 2021, the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation launched a province-wide survey to listen to how the pandemic has impacted women in Alberta.

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Introducing the Women’s Health Collective Canada

WEBFor more than 35 years, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation has been dedicated to advancing the health of all Albertans. In 2010 the Foundation placed a special focus on the needs of women from across Alberta with the opening of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, the province’s only dedicated women’s hospital, and more recently created …

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Surveying the Silence

WEBSurveying the Silence. In the AWHF's latest thought leadership report, "Surveying the Silence: Exploring the Impact of Taboos in Women's Health, " we explore the impact of taboos on women’s health and seek to bring attention to medical conditions affecting women's lives in our province.. We surveyed over 2,200 people in Alberta to understand …

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Alberta needs to get serious about women’s heart care

WEBBy Dr. Colleen Norris. Dr. Norris is the Cavarzan Chair in Mature Women's Health Research.She is an AWHF-funded women’s heart health researcher, the associate dean of research of the University of Alberta’s faculty of nursing, and the scientific director of Alberta Health Services’ Cardiovascular Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network.

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Dr. Bukola Salami Wins Inaugural Diversity and Equity in Research …

WEBThe Alberta Women’s Health Foundation’s continued support for women’s health research projects that place a targeted focus on improving healthcare for all women across Alberta and beyond is being reflected in the efforts and achievements of the researchers they help support.

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NEWS RELEASE: AWHF's first report reveals COVID-19's toll on …

WEB-NEWS RELEASE-November 23, 2021. Report reveals COVID-19's toll on health of Alberta women. Heightened stress, mental health issues, cancelled medical appointments combine to create a crisis facing women's health

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Discussing Women's Healthcare and the WHCC with CTV Calgary

WEBYesterday morning, Sharlene Rutherford, President and CEO of the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation and Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, was on CTV News Calgary talking about the Women’s Health Collective Canada (WHCC).. Sharlene discusses the knowledge gap surrounding women’s health due to years of exclusion from medical …

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Government of Alberta Announces Investment in Women’s Health …

WEBToday marks a historic day in the name of women’s health in Canada. In a press conference hosted by the Government of Alberta regarding Budget 2024, Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Minister of Arts, Culture, and Status of Women Tanya Fir, and Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange, shared about important investments being made …

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