The Ontario Women’s Health Network (OWHN) is a network of individuals and organizations that promotes women’s health in Ontario. OWHN works with women, health and social service providers, community organizations and others to support equitable, accessible and effective health services for all women in Ontario

Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) have a number of specific chapters released. Click here for links to their Burden of Illness, Cancer, Depression, Cardiovascular Disease, and Access to Health Care Services chapters.

General Resources

The World Bank Data Catolog provides access to high-level International and Canadian data on a variety of topics including gender statistics (select Canada)

Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts presents information on 14 social determinants of health and why they are important, how Canada is addressing them, and what can be done to improve their quality

Guidelines for Gender based Analysis of Health data for Decision Making is a guide that presents the basic elements for developing a gender-based analysis using health statistics, and includes case studies based on data derived from Belize, highlighting the importance of using data disaggregated by sex, age, socioeconomic level, ethnic group, sexual orientation, geographic area, and other factors whenever possible.

Guidelines for developing a population based Gender and Health Profile describes the information needed and the steps to take to present a profile of specific or several health-related issues, using a gender-based analysis based on the methods described in the 'Guidelines for Gender based Analysis of Health data for Decision Making.'

Rising to the Challenge: Sex- and gender-based analysis for health planning, policy and research in Canada is a book that describes the process of sex- and gender-based analysis and offers a collection of case studies and commentaries that illustrate SGBA in action. The book will help readers understand sex- and gender-based analysis and learn how to apply it in their work for and with women and men, girls and boys.

The new Institute of Wellbeing's (CIW) report on the overall wellbeing of Canadians is now available. Click here to find out How are Canadians REALLY doing?

Having trouble finding Canadian Statistics on women? Statistics Canada has published a document to help you. Finding data on women: A guide to major sources at Statistics Canada

The Global Gender Gap Report 2008 (World Economic Forum)

Health Indicators

Health Indicators, 2008 - Annual Report (Canadian Institute for Health Information)

Making Sense of Health Rankings (Statistics Canada)

Gender & Health

Health Canada: Focus on Gender - A National Survey of Canadians' Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs - Canadian Addiction Survey

Check out a new wikipedia on gender - Wikigender

Gender Analysis: Implementing the Canadian Model (Australia)

Provincial Profile of Women's Health: Updated Data on Selected Indicators for Women's Health in British Columbia (Ministry of Health Services)

Exploring Concepts of Gender and Health (Health Canada)

Gender-Based Analysis Policy (Health Canada)

Women's Health Strategy (Health Canada)

Women's Health Surveillance Report: A Multidimensional Look at the Health of Canadian Women (CIHI)

A Profile of Women's Health Indicators (Bureau of Women's Health and Gender Analysis)

Health Care in Canada (CIHI)

Aboriginal Health

Projections of the Aboriginal Populations, Canada, Provinces and Territories (Statistics Canada)

Children & Youth

Measuring Up: A Health Surveillance Update on Canadian Children and Youth (Public Health Agency of Canada)

SPECIFIC RESOURCES

Cardiovascular Disease

The Failing Heart (BC Ministry of Health Services)

Substance Use

Windows of Opportunity: A Statistical Profile of Substance Use Among Women in their Childbearing Years in Alberta: Executive Summary (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission)

Girls, Women and Substance Abuse (Nancy Poole and Colleen Anne Dell)

The Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials: Are We Asking the Right Questions? (Abby Lippman, Women and Health Protection)