Support for research and sharing of best practices

RésoSanté has facilitated and collaborated in the implementation of a number of research projects on the health care needs of francophones:

• “La santé mentale des femmes francophones de la Colombie-Britannique: qu’en sait-on et qu’en fait-on?” (2007) This study was carried out by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence on women’s health, in collaboration with a number of organisations, including RésoSanté. This study aimed to draw up an inventory of policies, programs and initiatives in mental health for francophone women in the province, taking into account the intersections between mental health, problems with the consumption of alcohol and other drugs, poverty, homelessness and past and present experiences with physical and sexual violence. In addition, a survey amongst francophone women of the province through individual interviews as well as focus group consultations with various participants in the field of mental health and social services have led to greater understanding of both the demand and the capacity for providing services and resources.
• Évaluation des besoins : Services de santé à la disposition de la population francophone de Tri-Cities (2005)
• Les francophones démuni(e)s de Vancouver et les services de santé à leur disposition (2004)

RésoSanté organises, facilitates and oversees the participation of its representatives and partners in numerous events on health care, on the provincial, national and even international levels. These initiatives facilitate the sharing of best practices and success stories. Some of the events are listed here:

• National Research Forum on health care organised by the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) – Sudbury, June 2012; Ottawa, November 2007 and 2005
• 19th international conference of l’Union internationale pour l’éducation en santé – Vancouver, June 2007
• Journées annuelles de santé publique – Montreal, December 2011, Montreal, March 2010, Quebec, November 2008 and Montreal, October 2006
• Provincial conference of the Public Health Association of BC – Vancouver, October 2006, November 2007, December 2008, November 2009
• The national conferences of the Société Santé en français, Rendez-vous Santé en français – held since 2003, successively in Winnipeg, Moncton, Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Charlottetown in June 2010, and Ottawa in November 2012