Gender-based analysis, women's health surveillance and women's health indicators - Working together to promote equity in health in Canada
Austin, S.; Tudiver, S.; Chultem, M.; Kantiebo, M.
International Journal of Public Health 52(Suppl 1): S41-S48
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1661-8556 DOI: 10.1007/s00038-006-6052-zDocument Number: 350125
Objectives: This paper examines some of the ways gender-based analysis can be applied to health surveillance systems and to the development of gender-sensitive health indicators.Methods: Several initiatives in Canada are described to show how gender-sensitive mechanisms for tracking and monitoring health trends at the population level can be used to identify and begin to address health disparities and promote equity in health. Results: Research, policy, and practice in Canada and internationally continue to reveal the interactive and dynamic nature of health determinants.Conclusions: Mapping the pathways by which social inequalities and inequities become embodied across the lifespan remains a central challenge in the design of innovative and effective surveillance systems, health indicators, and policy interventions to improve population health.
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