Cultural Competence Webinar on Anti-Oppressive Practices

From BHIC listserv:
Cultural Competence Webinar on Anti-Oppressive Practices

Anti-Oppressive practice is an emerging framework to advance attention to diversity and social justice in the way community systems and services operate. On Thursday, September 10, 2009, Laura Burney Nissen, M.S.W., Ph.D., national program director for Reclaiming Futures, and Ann Curry-Stevens, M.S.W., Ph.D., assistant professor and research fellow at Portland State University will host a webinar to discuss how concepts of oppression, privilege and disparities impact the way in which services are constructed and successes measured. The 60-minute session will explain the evolution of cultural competence frameworks and their impact on the fields of substance abuse treatment and justice.

http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=46929

[posted on RWJF Content Alerts]
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Youth volunteers needed for Toronto sexual health rights film

*Please forward widely*

Are you 25 or under?
Do you like being on camera?
Do you speak Cantonese, Urdu, Spanish, Punjabi, or Tamil?
Are you interested in learning about your sexual health care rights?
If so, volunteer for the Toronto Teen Survey!


Planned Parenthood Toronto and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) are partnering to share information on immigrant and newcomer youth sexual health.

We are looking for youth interested in learning about their sexual health care rights and would like to be filmed reading the TTS Youth Bill of Sexual Health Care Rights in Cantonese, Urdu, Spanish, Punjabi, or Tamil. The video will be posted on the PPT and OCASI websites.

Filming will occur on Thurs Aug 27th, 3pm-6pm at 180 Bloor St W, suite 1202 (Planned Parenthood Toronto)

Volunteers will receive $50 for being part of the project.
Food and TTC tokens will be provided.
There are a limited number of spots so please RSVP if you wish to attend.

For more information or to get involved, please contact:
Suzy Yim
Research Coordinator, Planned Parenthood Toronto Tel. 416-961-0113 x 153
E-mail: syim@ppt.on.ca

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Suzy Yim, MSW, RSW
Research Coordinator, Toronto Teen Survey Planned Parenthood Toronto 36B Prince Arthur Avenue Toronto, ON M5R 1A9
Phone: (416) 961-0113 x 153
Fax: (416) 961-2512
syim[at]ppt.on.ca
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RESOURCE - Using Maps to Promote Health Equity

Social injustice and exclusion are shaped by place and space. For example, Toronto Public Health's Unequal City report reveals that men living in Toronto's highest income areas are expected to live 4.5 years longer than men living in the lowest income areas.

Mapping is a powerful tool that can be used to illustrate how inequities shape our communities and lives. The Opportunity Agenda and the Joint Centre for Political and Economic Studies have put together excellent resource on how mapping can be used to promote health equity.




Visit http://opportunityagenda.org/mapping for excellent links to information, articles, and resources about how mapping technology can be used in health equity work.
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New research - Are Feminists Man Haters?

Are Feminists Man Haters? Feminists' and Nonfeminists' Attitudes Toward Men
by Kristin J. Anderson, Melinda Kanner and Nisreen Elsayegh of the
University of Houston

Published in the Psychology of Women Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 2,
Pages 216-224, June 2009

Abstract
Despite the popular belief that feminists dislike men, few studies have
actually examined the empirical accuracy of this stereotype. The present
study examined self-identified feminists' and nonfeminists' attitudes
toward men. An ethnically diverse sample (N = 488) of college students
responded to statements from the Ambivalence toward Men Inventory (AMI;
Glick & Fiske, 1999). Contrary to popular beliefs, feminists reported
lower levels of hostility toward men than did nonfeminists. The
persistence of the myth of the man-hating feminist is explored.

One of the researchers reported, "Our work finds that, indeed,
non-feminists believe in traditional gender roles such as men being
breadwinners and women being caregivers. At the same time, these
non-feminists actually appear to resent the confines of the traditional
roles they advocate, which presents a paradox for women and men in
traditional heterosexual relationships."
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Information on Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) and Trans Health Care in Ontario

From Rainbow Health Ontario:

INFORMATION ON SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY (SRS) AND TRANS HEALTH CARE IN ONTARIO

Provided by the SRS and Trans Health Policy Group, July 2009

The SRS and Trans Health Policy Group is a group of health care organizations (Sherbourne Health Centre, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and trans community groups (The Trans Health Lobby Group of Rainbow Health Network and TransPULSE Research Study).

We have been asked to provide consultation to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with regard to improving the health care system for transsexual and transgendered persons. The Group had a productive first meeting with officials from the MOHLTC on February 10th 2009 and has a further meeting scheduled in the fall of 2009. The results of our consultations will be reported as information becomes available.

In the course of our discussions, however, it has come to our attention that clear information on the current status of SRS in Ontario and related health care for trans patients under the Ontario’s Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) has not been readily accessible. We have produced a Frequently Asked Questions document to help address these questions:

Frequently Asked Questions about SRS and Trans Health Care
1. Has Sex Reassignment Surgery been re-listed as an OHIP covered procedure?
2. Who provides approvals for OHIP covered SRS?
3. What kinds of surgical body changing procedures does OHIP cover for approved sex reassignment surgery?
4. Are there body changing procedures that are not covered by OHIP?
5. Where are approved SRS patients referred for their surgical procedures?
6. Is there a waiting list to be seen at CAMH’s Gender Identity Clinic?
7. What if I live in an area that is far from the GIC in Toronto? Is there funding for travel expenses?
8. Where can I get other kinds of care like hormone therapy, counselling, or find a support group?
9. Are hormones covered by OHIP?
10. Where can I or my doctor find reliable materials on gender transition?

To view the FAQ document, please visit:

http://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/admin/news/files/Comm-SRS-and-Trans-Health-July09.pdf

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Pandemic flu planning through an equity lens - Wellesley Institute

The possibility of an H1N1 pandemic is quite properly receiving a great deal of policy and health system attention. This is not just a question of system preparedness and monitoring; the potentially unequal impact of any pandemic needs to be addressed from the outset.

See this link for full article:

http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/pandemic-flu-planning-through-equity-lens
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Focus Group Facilitators needed! Recovery through the Lens of Cultural Diversity Project

CRCT, in collaboration with the Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and with funding from the Wellesley Institute, is implementing Recovery through the Lens of Cultural Diversity Project. The aim of the project is to examine recovery through a cultural diversity lens. This will hopefully lead to the development of a model of recovery that will improve the ability of community mental health organizations to design and deliver recovery-oriented services that are relevant and responsive to culturally diverse Toronto.

The partnership is seeking 5 experienced focus group facilitators:

o 1 Somali speaking

o 2 Tamil

o 1 Caribbean

o 1 youth


Interested parties may contact Deqa Farah at dfarah[at]crct.org for more info.
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