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OWN's
Health and Environmental Issues Committee meets on the third Thursday
of every month (except December and July) at 10 AM at the OWN Co-op.
For more information please contact
us.
Our
Committee tries to keep up to date on developments in the fields
of women's health, our public health care system, and the effects
of environmental degradation on our health. We are working collaboratively
with other community organizations (such as Care Watch Toronto,
the Ontario Health Council, Canadian Pensioners Concerned, Concerned
Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities) and with the Opposition
Health Critics, to conduct public meetings about the new Long Term
Care Act.
We
have been conducting a series of public forums under the general
title of "Taking Charge of Our Own Health" Subjects
so far have included:
- How
to Talk to Your Doctor
- The
Cause and Prevention of Falls
- Food
Safety
- How
to Choose among Complementary/ Alternative and Traditional Therapies
- Women's
Cardiovascular Health
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