Grant: National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

Our vision is to create an interdisciplinary "hub" in Alberta that will bring clinical, research and community partners in female and women's health together with the province's health care authority, Alberta Health Services' (AHS). This hub will engage individuals from all career stages and sectors to facilitate the coordination of tangible change in female people and women's health care, research, and education across the province. The Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub will execute several inter-related research, training, knowledge uptake & collaboration activities. These will be guided by the principles of meaningful engagement of people with lived experience and community organizations, culturally safe work with Indigenous people, equitable, diverse and inclusive environments, as well as an intersectional approach. An annual bidirectional public event will occur to return information to the community and co-establish new priorities for future hub activities. Offerings also include trainee financial support, post-secondary course credits, and experiential learning opportunities (internships) in partnership with community organizations and/or AHS. Trainees will also learn the workings of Alberta's pan-provincial healthcare system, which will contribute to career planning through demonstrating career paths within health service organizations and/or enhancing impact of their research. A formal mentorship program will provide trainees with opportunities for diverse mentorship matched to their strengths and goals. We will support researchers and health professionals with leadership training focused on improving advocacy for evidence-based improvement for women's health within, and beyond, the organizations that they are presently employed. Members will be meaningfully engaged in this hub to ensure that programming is of the highest scientific quality and that it is timely, relevant and responsive to the needs of the female people and women in Alberta.