Fonds Santé des femmes : let's take action for them
For too long, science and medicine have been thought of as masculine, ignoring the realities of women's health. Today, we need to close this gap by focusing on the peculiarities of the female body.
The Fonds Santé des femmes aims to advance science, improve clinical care and give prominence to the prevention and awareness of thousands of women.
Our aim:
Raise $3 million to support initiatives that create concrete and lasting change so that every mother, daughter and sister receives care that is tailored to their needs.
“Together, let's take action to make women's health a collective priority.”
— Chantal Lacroix, spokesperson for the Fonds Santé des femmes
Women face unique health challenges. Many of them learn to live with pain, doubt, and uncertainty. This reality has profound impacts on their quality of life, their mental health, and their sense of being heard.
My commitment to the Fonds Santé des femmes is a natural continuation. I am convinced that women deserve support adapted to their needs.
Getting involved in this cause means choosing to take concrete action by building a future where women's health becomes a collective priority.
Women's health: urgent action is needed!
Ovarian cancer is the 5th most common among Canadian women.
However, little progress has been made in research over the last 40 years.
3 out of 4 women experience the symptoms of menopause
Including 15% in a severe manner. During this phase of the life cycle, the risks of heart disease and osteoporosis also increase.
16% of young women experience pain during sexual relations
Not to mention those who suffer from it after delivery and during menopause.
1 in 8 women is affected by breast cancer.
Early signs of a heart attack go unnoticed in 50% of women.
Giving women's health back the place it deserves
“With the Fonds Santé des femmes we have a more global vision. Yes, there are gynecological and hormonal issues, but several chronic, neurological or cardiovascular diseases present themselves in different ways in women.
There is a great knowledge gap to be filled through research and misinformation to counter in order to better equip patients. This fund is an invaluable driver for improving health care in Estrie.”
3 components of intervention in women's health
Understanding better to better care
Fund projects that take into account women's health issues for more accurate diagnoses and better adapted treatments.
Develop services designed for women
Offer accessible care that meets the needs of women through the acquisition of innovative equipment.
Inform, prevent and transform
Contribute to the information and awareness of women of all ages and medical personnel on women's health issues.
Testimonies
Sarah Rodrigue
« J’ai été en errance médicale de l’âge de 14 à 33 ans. Crises de larmes, insomnie, fatigue extrême, douleurs musculaires, maux de ventre, idées suicidaires : je souffrais le martyre de 5 à 10 jours par mois! Après des années à me sentir folle, j’ai enfin eu accès à un médecin qui a reconnu mon trouble dysphorique prémenstruel et qui détenait les connaissances, l’empathie et l’expertise pour m’accompagner. Cette rencontre a, sans exagération, sauvé ma vie. Il est grand temps d’investir dans la recherche, d’approfondir les connaissances et de renforcer la formation sur la santé des femmes. »
Josée Bernard
« Il faut que la recherche avance pour que l’on trouve d’autres médications pour le cancer de l’ovaire. J’ai essayé plusieurs traitements et je reste positive. Je souhaite tant voir grandir mes petits-enfants! »
Marie-Andrée Quirion
« J’ai eu un cancer du sein agressif. Je suis en rémission et je savoure chaque moment. C’est la recherche qui m’a guérie! »
Nathalie Gagnon
« Je m’implique dans le Fonds Santé des femmes parce que je crois que si nous, les femmes, ne prenons pas soin de nous et ne portons pas notre voix, personne ne le fera à notre place. La santé des femmes est une responsabilité collective, mais elle commence par notre engagement. J’ai vu trop de femmes autour de moi se battre en silence, affronter des diagnostics, des peurs et des épreuves qui marquent une vie. On ne peut pas rester en retrait quand on connaît ces réalités. Je le fais pour l’avenir, pour mes enfants, pour mes petits-enfants et pour toutes celles qui méritent d’espérer un futur plus juste, plus soutenu et en meilleure santé. »
Giving for them, for us, for the future
For too long ignored, women's realities must now become a priority. With the Fonds Santé des femmes, we are advancing research to provide them with the health care they deserve, at every stage of their lives. Donate for them!
Dre Sophie Desindes
Dre Isabelle Beaulieu-Boire
Dr André Carpentier
Martin Clermont
Pre Marilyne Labrie
Pre Mélanie Morin, Ph. D.
François-Michel Paré
Suzanne Poisson
Dre Bianca Stortini
