Her Health - Canada’s Wealth - Every Woman Counts
The Women’s Health Coalition of Canada is calling on 2025 Federal Election Candidates to Endorse a Women’s Health Framework as a Policy Priority
The WHC of Canada is calling on federal parties to adopt a Women’s Health Framework as a policy priority this election.
Women represent half the population, contribute more than $150 billion to our GDP, and control 75 per cent of consumer spending, yet continue to be underserved and underrepresented by Canada’s current health system.
The WHC is calling on political leaders, candidates and future Members of Parliament to support a framework that urgently addresses the barriers, gaps and biases in women’s health as shown in the Under Valued – Under Served report and Surgical Sexism in Canada report available on this page.
Committing to a Women’s Health Framework will mean:
- Investments in research and innovation;
- Enhanced medical training;
- Timely and affordable access to multidisciplinary, digital, and private health solutions;
- Solutions for unattached patients, rural and remote;
- Priorities for prevention and early detection
Help Us Make Every Woman Count!
The WHC is Urging Members, Stakeholders and Canadians to Stand Up For Women’s Health!
Questions to ask candidates when they come calling
- What will you do to strengthen women’s health?
- Are you aware of how severely women are being overlooked an undervalued?
- Will you make a women’s health framework a priority if you are elected?
If your candidate pledges support to a women’s health framework
- Ask if you can take a picture with them for social media
- Post it on your social, tag @WomensHealthCoalition, and tag your candidate
Key messages you can use
- I will vote for the candidate who stands up for women and women’s health
- I vote for a women’s health framework in Canada
- Women’s health is Canada’s prosperity – it is time for change
- Elevating women’s health is a pledge to prosperity
Use these hashtags:
#HerHealth-OurWealth
#everywomancounts
#womenshealthmatters
#healthywomenCanada
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Contact Info@TheWHC.ca with comments and ideas
STANDING UP FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH (Members Advocacy Update available here)
The WHC takes a leading role in advocating to government to improve support, service, and choice for women faced with menstrual, reproductive, and sexual health challenges.
The WHC is a network that cares about women and their health. The Coalition comprises healthcare professionals, community organizers, and business leaders, working together to influence change. We do this by sharing information about the inequities and gaps within Alberta’s women’s health systems through the stories of the people who have experienced it.
We advocate to government for health systems that will:
- be easy to access and navigate, with information about all available treatment and care options
- offer choice and access to desired care and treatment options with an emphasis on proactive health management
- address sexual/menstrual gender-bias in the workplace
- foster & encourage open dialogue and learning for menstrual, sexual, and reproductive health in schools
People, communities, workplaces, and government need to work together to support women’s health needs as they journey through all ages and life-stages.
Join us! We welcome your voice in our advocacy efforts.
Be a WHC Government Relations Ambassador. Contact info@TheWHC.ca to explore what you can do to influence positive change for Alberta’s women.
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