Women's Health Resources provides health and well-being resources, information and support for women.

Mission & Vision

The Women's Health Centre strives to offer women the opportunity to achieve and maintain optimal health and well-being.

The Women's Health Centre in Calgary, Alberta has a respected history of being in the vanguard of health care for women.  The health centre developed its origins as a home for unwed mothers in 1904.  Gradually, it evolved into an obstetrical and gynaecological hospital and over the years acquired broader surgical capacity.

Since the 1960's, women have been demanding greater participation in their health care.  Women's health began as an emerging new discipline that expanded beyond pregnancy and reproduction.  It recognizes that many women's health issues revolve around the management of health promotion and illness prevention rather than treatment and cure.

In the spring of 1996, The Salvation Army Grace Hospital was closed.  It was re-opened as the Grace Women's Health Centre and moved to its current location at the Foothills Medical Centre site. In October 2005, the Centre concluded it's formal relationship with the Salvation Army and was re-named the Women's Health Centre. With recent changes within Alberta Health Services, Women's Health Resources is now aligned within Women's Ambulatory Health.

Our Purpose

• To meet women's needs for health and well-being education, information and counselling.

• To enable women to make informed decisions about their own and their families' health and well-being.

• To promote the recognition and acceptance that health and well being are the individual's responsibility.

Our Services

1. Individual counselling with a registered psychologist, a registered dietitian and/or a clinical nurse specialist. This service is free of charge and no referral is necessary.
    

2. Health and wellness workshops for women, on a variety of topics. A fee is charged for these workshops; however, some financial assistance is available on request.
    

3. A bi-monthly Newsletter featuring articles on current health issues.
    

4. A Knowledge Centre/library with over 5,000 books, videos, CDs and magazines on women's health issues.
    

5. An Outreach Program that serves women who face barriers to accessing health education and information.
    

6. Corporate and community presentations on a variety of health and wellness topics. For more information email whr@albertahealthservices.ca .

How to access our services

Women's Health Resources serves women of all ages, educational backgrounds and socioeconomic levels.

Self Referral
Women are encouraged to self-refer, although many come on the recommendation of doctors, other health professionals, friends and family.

Call (403) 944-2270

or visit us at:

185, 1441 - 29 Street NW

Calgary, AB  Canada  T2N 4J8

Women’s Health Resources does not support or endorse any method, treatment, program or person.  The goal of Women’s Health Resources is to provide information so that individuals can make informed choices.  Personal medical advice should be obtained directly from a physician or health care provider.

Please email your comments to whr@albertahealthservices.ca .  

This website provides general educational information only.  Additional health information can be accessed by visiting the Women's Health Resources Knowledge Centre/Library .  

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