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Community and Practice. OMHARN Multicultural Health Conference Notisha Massaquoi Executive Director Women ’ s Health in Women ’ s Hands CHC. WHIWH Working Principles. I nformed decisions about healthcare require accessible culturally appropriate information - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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OMHARN Multicultural Health ConferenceOMHARN Multicultural Health Conference
Notisha MassaquoiNotisha Massaquoi
Executive DirectorExecutive Director
WomenWomen’’s Health in Womens Health in Women’’s Hands CHCs Hands CHC
Community and PracticeCommunity and Practice
WHIWH Working WHIWH Working PrinciplesPrinciples
Informed decisions about healthcare require Informed decisions about healthcare require accessible culturally appropriate informationaccessible culturally appropriate information
Recognize that our work must be based on Recognize that our work must be based on accurate bias free research pertaining to the accurate bias free research pertaining to the specific health concerns of Racialized Womenspecific health concerns of Racialized Women
Recognize that multiple oppressions intersect Recognize that multiple oppressions intersect to impact on the health of womento impact on the health of women
Community Based Research Community Based Research
Gains strength from collective action to Gains strength from collective action to eliminate oppressioneliminate oppression
Challenges InequalitiesChallenges Inequalities Promotes Social ChangePromotes Social Change Develops knowledge and skills for Develops knowledge and skills for
communitiescommunities Develops awareness of systemic causes of Develops awareness of systemic causes of
social problemssocial problems Establishing new forms of supports and Establishing new forms of supports and
networksnetworks
Bridging Academic and Community Based Bridging Academic and Community Based Research Research
Being held accountable to a communityBeing held accountable to a community Subject as expert as opposed to the Subject as expert as opposed to the
ResearcherResearcher Community member / ResearcherCommunity member / Researcher Taking from a community requires Taking from a community requires
giving backgiving back
Addressing the Challenge?Addressing the Challenge?
Majority of research focuses on Majority of research focuses on immigrants themselves rather than immigrants themselves rather than their impact on Canadian Society. their impact on Canadian Society.
Support the important contribution of Support the important contribution of CBR in promoting health equityCBR in promoting health equity
Addressing the Challenge?Addressing the Challenge?
Support and act as a bridge for Support and act as a bridge for collaborative research partnerships collaborative research partnerships
Assist in the development of communities Assist in the development of communities of research practiceof research practice
Promote knowledge transfer and Promote knowledge transfer and exchange activitiesexchange activities
Improve access to training and skills Improve access to training and skills development for staff of community based development for staff of community based organization and Researchers who wish to organization and Researchers who wish to engage with communitiesengage with communities
WWW.WHIWH.COMFOR ADDITIONAL INFO AND RESEARCHFOR ADDITIONAL INFO AND RESEARCH