OMHARN Multicultural Health ConferenceOMHARN Multicultural Health Conference

Notisha MassaquoiNotisha Massaquoi

Executive DirectorExecutive Director

WomenWomen’’s Health in Womens Health in Women’’s Hands CHCs Hands CHC

Community and PracticeCommunity and Practice

WHIWH Working WHIWH Working PrinciplesPrinciples

Informed decisions about healthcare require Informed decisions about healthcare require accessible culturally appropriate informationaccessible culturally appropriate information

Recognize that our work must be based on Recognize that our work must be based on accurate bias free research pertaining to the accurate bias free research pertaining to the specific health concerns of Racialized Womenspecific health concerns of Racialized Women

Recognize that multiple oppressions intersect Recognize that multiple oppressions intersect to impact on the health of womento impact on the health of women

Community Based Research Community Based Research

Gains strength from collective action to Gains strength from collective action to eliminate oppressioneliminate oppression

Challenges InequalitiesChallenges Inequalities Promotes Social ChangePromotes Social Change Develops knowledge and skills for Develops knowledge and skills for

communitiescommunities Develops awareness of systemic causes of Develops awareness of systemic causes of

social problemssocial problems Establishing new forms of supports and Establishing new forms of supports and

networksnetworks

Bridging Academic and Community Based Bridging Academic and Community Based Research Research

Being held accountable to a communityBeing held accountable to a community Subject as expert as opposed to the Subject as expert as opposed to the

ResearcherResearcher Community member / ResearcherCommunity member / Researcher Taking from a community requires Taking from a community requires

giving backgiving back

Addressing the Challenge?Addressing the Challenge?

Majority of research focuses on Majority of research focuses on immigrants themselves rather than immigrants themselves rather than their impact on Canadian Society. their impact on Canadian Society.

Support the important contribution of Support the important contribution of CBR in promoting health equityCBR in promoting health equity

Addressing the Challenge?Addressing the Challenge?

Support and act as a bridge for Support and act as a bridge for collaborative research partnerships collaborative research partnerships

Assist in the development of communities Assist in the development of communities of research practiceof research practice

Promote knowledge transfer and Promote knowledge transfer and exchange activitiesexchange activities

Improve access to training and skills Improve access to training and skills development for staff of community based development for staff of community based organization and Researchers who wish to organization and Researchers who wish to engage with communitiesengage with communities

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