Learn, Engage, and Reflect this National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month June is National Indigenous History Month (NIHM), with National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This month is dedicated
June is National Indigenous History Month June is National Indigenous History Month (NIHM), with National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This month is dedicated
This month, we were able to interview family physician Dr. Justyne Morrow who was awarded the 2021 Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant for the
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) in partnership with the BC Women’s Health Foundation is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the first Perinatal Reseach
The study, in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control, shows that BC’s HPV immunization program has cut pre-cancer rates in half for women.
In February this year, we promoted the opportunity to lead with us through a new WHRI Assistant Director position. The WHRI is pleased to announce
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Neora Pick who was the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCW) Oak Tree Clinic (OTC) study
The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.
We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.