Ontario Women's Health Network

I've just come back from a wonderful Women's Health Leadership 101 retreat, run by the Ontario Women's Health Network (see them here). On a project sponsored by Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, see them here.

With 15 lovely ladies from all walks of Ontario, I traveled out to the not-so-far Alliston, Ontario, for a 3-day workshop.

What fun!

After some basics in health care, philosophies of health and Sex & Gender Based Analysis, we moved on to activities around leadership and communication. The beauty was really in the stories and ideas that the women brought to it. We discussed successes and failures, laughed and even cried, and with a smoothness and great chemistry, the time flew by!

For our breaks, we explored the resort and its short nature walks (alongside the large golf course), swimming pool and garden.

It was a lovely experience and all those involved were extremely interesting and motivated at the task at hand. I am inspired to be part of a great movement in Women's Health at the moment.

In the next little bit, I will try to filter through what I learned to present pieces and projects here, so stay tuned.

Oh, and the food was very nice!