Welcome to WomensHealthMatters.ca, a Canadian source for trusted, evidence-based and timely information on women's health. Our websites draw on the expertise of Women's College Hospital's multidisciplinary healthcare community to provide authoritative women's health information. Information provided on this site is created by health experts at Women's College Hospital and is designed to support, not replace, the relationship with your healthcare provider.
The website has the latest information, news and research findings on women's health, including:
The WomensHealthMatters.ca and MyHealthMatters.ca websites are provided by Women's College Hospital as trusted sources of information, news and research findings on women's health. Our goal is to provide Canada's most reliable resources for online health information for women.
We strive to provide a women-centred, interactive, non-judgmental environment for online health learning to enable women to make informed decisions with their healthcare providers. We embrace a broad definition of women's health that recognizes the importance of emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, as well as the influence of factors such as lifestyle, socioeconomic status and cultural background on women's health.
Principles of women's health:
The websites are committed to the principles of women's health advocated by Women's College Hospital, which include:
Sponsorship
For information about becoming a sponsor please contact us at digicomm@wchospital.ca. Our corporate sponsors do not exert any influence on the editorial content, selection of content or presentation of material on WomensHealthMatters.ca or MyHealthMatters.ca.
Please note that we do not permit advertising on WomensHealthMatters.ca or MyHealthMatters.ca.
Editorial team
The editorial team consists of health writers, editors, librarians and expert reviewers from Women's College Hospital, Women's College Research Institute (WCRI) and other leading healthcare organizations. Except where otherwise noted, all material has been produced by our editorial team and reviewed by healthcare professionals.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact us at digicomm@wchospital.ca.
The following policy outlines the requirements for linking to WomensHealthMatters.ca and MyHealthMatters.ca. It also outlines the criteria for providing external links to other websites.
Linking to WomensHealthMatters.ca and Related Sites
Women's College Hospital permits other websites to link to it's various websites. When linking, please consider the following:
Women's College Hospital reserves the right to change this policy at any time.
Women's College Hospital is not responsible for the information or materials contained on the host website. Links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by Women's College Hospital of the organization or individual operating the host website or its content.
Links to Other Websites from WomensHealthMatters.ca and Related Sites
Women's College Hospital is not responsible for the contents of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website or any changes or updates to such websites. The inclusion of any link does not imply that we endorse that website or the information and services provided by that website. We cannot guarantee the privacy or security of information you provide to the linked sites.
Links to non–Women's College Hospital websites are evaluated based on the following criteria:
These criteria may change at any time without notice to reflect the policies of Women's College Hospital. Sites that are link to are reviewed annually or as needed. If you find a page that doesn't link properly, please email digicomm@wchospital.ca.
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