Increasing Menopause Awareness in an Indigenous Community – Community-Based Participatory Research by The Sohki Teyhew (Strong Heart) Group

Author(s): Sue Ross, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta; Margaret Montour, Samson Cree First Nation; Bonny Graham, Maskwacis Health Services; Luwana Listener, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta; Seth Heckman, Indigenous Health Program - Alberta Health Services, Maskwacis Health Services; Richard Oster, University of Alberta; Cora Voyageur, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary

Summary

In collaboration with a large Cree community in Alberta, preliminary research examining women’s experience of menopause led to the formation of the Sohki Teyhew Group (including Elders, community members, health services leaders, and researchers) with the goal of increasing community awareness about menopause.

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Content Themes

Community Research Women