Completed Projects

Adult Health Projects Funded Through the Population Health Fund

2009
2008
2007
2005

2009

• L'Équité socio-économique et les femmes francophones et acadiennes évoluant en situation minoritaire dans les provinces atlantiques - Atlantic

L'Équité socio-économique et les femmes francophones et acadiennes évoluant en situation minoritaire dans les provinces atlantiques

Organization:	Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
Telephone:	(506) 453-3595

Description:

This project's goal is to increase the capacity of francophone women to influence public policy related to socio-economic inequities. A working group, consisting of women representing francophone organizations from the four Atlantic provinces, will receive training in policy development and gender-based policy analysis. With project support, participants will then work in their own communities to organize information sessions and mobilize action on socio-economic inequities faced by women in minority situations.

2008

• Building Community Capacity: Learning Disabilities Policies and Practices - Prince Edward Island
• Face to Face: Building Inter-Sectoral Collaboration to Improve Policy Responses to Single Mother's Education and Training Needs - Antigonish, NS
• Health, Safety & Employment for Shellfish Processing Workers; Community-Based Approach to Policy Innovation - Atlantic
• The Road to Inclusion: Working Together Towards Healthy Public Policies for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Charlottetown, PE

Building Community Capacity: Learning Disabilities Policies and Practices

Organization:	Learning Disabilities Association of PEI, Inc.
Telephone:	(902) 894-5032

Description:

The purpose of this project is to ensure that people with learning disabilities are included in the development of provincial policies that affect them. The group will gather information through a series of community fora. Study groups made up of community members, government representatives, and health professionals will use the information to develop supportive policy options. These will be shared with provincial government policy makers.

Face to Face: Building Inter-Sectoral Collaboration to Improve Policy Responses to Single Mother's Education and Training Needs

Organization:		Antigonish Women's Resource Centre
Telephone:		(902) 863-6221

Description:

This initiative is designed to examine the impacts of provincial education and social assistance policies on disadvantaged single mothers. Using participatory research methods, women affected by these policies will identify their needs, examine current policy, and recommend policy alternatives. They will present their results to policy makers and others at a policy forum and in a written report. An Employment Options Information Kit will also be produced.

Health, Safety & Employment for Shellfish Processing Workers; Community-Based Approach to Policy Innovation

Organization:	Memorial University of Newfoundland - SafetyNet
Telephone:	(709) 777-8744

Description:

The goal of this project is to address occupational health in the shellfish processing industry. In affected communities, shellfish processing workers, health practitioners, and policy makers will first be engaged in a policy debate on occupational health, then work collaboratively to develop prevention programs for shellfish workers. The project will be launched in Newfoundland and Labrador and then expanded to other Atlantic provinces.

The Road to Inclusion: Working Together Towards Healthy Public Policies for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Organization:	PEI People First
Telephone:	(902) 892-8989

Description:

This project aims to empower adults with intellectual disabilities so they can influence policies that affect their lives. Thirty people, some with intellectual disabilities, will be trained as community animators. These animators will organize a series of awareness-raising community events. During the final year, animators will spend a day with policy makers, communicating information about the supports needed for living and working independently in their communities.

2007

• Le Régime de la sécurité du revenu du Nouveau-Brunswick: Mieux comprendre pour mieux agir - New Brunswick
• Navigating Life with Hepatitis C - Atlantic Hepatitis C Conference
• On the Margins: Understanding and Improving Black Women's Health in Rural and Remote African Nova-Scotian Communities - Nova Scotia

Le Régime de la sécurité du revenu du Nouveau-Brunswick: Mieux comprendre pour mieux agir

Organization:	Front commun pour la justice sociale du Nouveau-Brunswick
Telephone:	(506) 858-4436

Description:

This project will examine New Brunswick's income security system to identify policies and practices that negatively impact social assistance recipients. The study will be guided by program recipients. Information will be collected through meetings with people on assistance and interviews with service providers in Saint John, the Acadian peninsula, and the south-east. A series of study days will be held with policy makers, to share findings and formulate policy recommendations.

On the Margins: Understanding and Improving Black Women's Health in Rural and Remote African Nova-Scotian Communities

Organization:	Dalhousie University School of Social Work
Telephone:	(902) 494-1190

Description:

This project will address barriers to health and appropriate care faced by rural African Nova Scotian women. The project’s aim is to increase public awareness about the health experience of these women and to identify strategies to eliminate the barriers they face. A three-day conference will be organized to share the results of three years of community-based research.

2005

• Effect of Health Policies on Women with Mental Health Issues - Halifax, NS
• Gender and Diversity Analysis and Housing Policy Development in Newfoundland and Labrador - NL
• Housing Options for Older Single Females and Single Women with Dependents in Pictou County - NS
• The Tides of Change - Labrador, NL

Effect of Health Policies on Women with Mental Health Issues

Organization:

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia

Description:

Effect of Health Policies on Women with Mental Health Issues was an 11-month project of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia. Since the restructuring of the Nova Scotia health care system, it has been observed that women who have mental health issues are more frequently in trouble with the law. The purpose of this project was to encourage the health care system to respond to this increasing criminalization. The project was intended to increase awareness, understanding, dialogue, and capacity relating to the issue, in order to ultimately have an impact on policy. Under the guidance of an advisory committee of key stakeholders, the Elizabeth Fry Society conducted community research and produced a report on the relationships among the health care system, women's mental health, and criminalization. Meetings were held with key policy makers in various government departments to ensure their understanding of the issue and to encourage change.

Gender and Diversity Analysis and Housing Policy Development in Newfoundland and Labrador

Organization:	St. John's Status of Women Council/Women's Centre
Internet Site:	www.sjswc.ca

Description:

Gender and Diversity Analysis and Housing Policy Development in Newfoundland and Labrador was an 11-month project of the St. John's Status of Women Council. The purpose of the project was to develop a draft provincial strategy for making housing policy more responsive to issues of gender and diversity and to increase both government and community participation in the development of the strategy. This work was built on the report of a housing policy workshop entitled "Something's Got to Change." Regular video conferencing was used to facilitate participation from all parts of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Housing Options for Older Single Females and Single Women with Dependents in Pictou County

Organization:

Pictou County Women's Centre

Description:

Housing Options for Older Single Females and Single Women with Dependents in Pictou County was a seven-month project of the Pictou County Women's Centre. The purpose of the project was to both increase capacity among women affected by the shortage of affordable housing and to develop a strategy to address the issue. The project worked with women directly affected by the local housing crisis. Three educational sessions were organized to enhance the women's ability to understand and influence changes in policies that impact housing. Together with project partners and other stakeholders, the women then examined the housing gap and developed a strategy for increasing awareness about the need for affordable housing. Presentations were made to local councils and government departments responsible for housing-related issues.

The Tides of Change

Organization:

Mokami Status of Women Council

Description:

This project aims to increase understanding and action regarding the interactions between inequity and chronic disease. The group will host three meetings with community organizations, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and in both southern and northern Labrador. Participants will learn about inequity and chronic disease and assess the strengths and gaps in their own communities. Other strategies will be used to increase public awareness and promote intersectoral action.