| Understanding Indigenous Women’s & Gender-Diverse People’s Health Experiences: A Culturally-Relevant & Gender-Based Lens
Co-hosted by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) and featuring speakers from NWAC and Dr. Bernice Downey of McMaster University, this session will discuss pre-colonization concepts of health and wellness and how colonization and assimilation efforts affected the health of communities. The session will also cover current social and political realities for Indigenous communities as well as strategies and responses for improving health outcomes.
Join us for a webinar on Friday, March 22nd 2019.
Details: Friday, March 22nd 12pm-1pm EST
1) Learn about the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s culturally-relevant and gender-based analysis (CRGBA) protocol and how it can be applied;
2) Learn about concepts such as intergenerational trauma, differences between the social determinants of health and Indigenous determinants of health as well as stigma and discrimination and how these experiences contribute to negative health outcomes for Indigenous women and gender-diverse people;
3) Learn about Dr. Downey’s Mending Broken Hearts research, how Indigenous women’s heart health has been negatively impacted by various cultural and social factors, and with a culturally relevant, gender-based perspective, how to work to remedy this problem through training programs.
As a result of this workshop, participants will learn to apply a culturally-relevant and gender-based lens to the work that they do.
Presenters:
Marya Jaleel & Kim Wakeford – Native Women’s Association of Canada
Dr. Bernice Downey – McMaster University, Early Career Indigenous Chair in Women’s Heart & Brain Health
For any questions feel free to email heartandstrokehealthpresents@hsf.on.ca |
