True Urgency in Health Equity: Understanding Menstrual Health in Canada
| Autor: | MacLean, Silvie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.7478361 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this research publication is to analyze and better understand the fragmented state of menstrual health equity across Canada for all menstruators, with the goal of alleviating the significant impact of period poverty experienced by diverse menstruators. Using a feminist social constructivist lens with policy-oriented learning, this research draws from social cognition theory and uses an action-research approach informed by different perspectives that combines Lewin’s (1947) 3-Step Change Process and the Six Core Principles of Improvement Framework identified by the Carnegie Foundation (Bryk, 2015). The overall descriptive study is both enriched and complicated by an intersectional analysis of Canada’s demographic population, health and education policies, and stigma/perception issues that shape values, perceptions, and individual practices, but more conclusively reveals that more socioeconomic and policy work needs to be developed to sustain positive menstrual health outcomes. To effectively and positively impact the well-being of Canadians equitably, the research study concludes with consideration of future menstrual equity and menstrual justice work that is based on achieving improved human rights and quality outcomes involving three tactical changes. This research aims to highlight developmental needs, adaptive challenges, and fill a gap in menstrual health equity literature that includes specific interventions for improving menstrual health outcomes. Implications for Theory and Practice This research publication offers a practical and innovative action research framework, analysis, and perspective to examine the fragmented state and developmental social and structural needs to address menstrual health and menstrual equity among menstruators. Lewin's (1947) 3-Step Change Process, combined with the Carnegie Foundation's Six Core Principles of Improvement Framework (Bryk, 2015) is used to connect interrelated information of activities by policy-oriented learning. The research publication concludes by outlining implications and recommendations to inform approaches to change and fill a gap in menstrual health equity literature that includes specific interventions for improving menstrual health outcomes. This research report will be of interest to legal and policy advisors in healthcare, education, and community capacity building professionals grounded in human rights and social change. Hopefully this is just the beginning in providing a foundation on which further research work on advancing menstrual health and menstrual equity of diverse menstruators in Canada can be continuously improved. Content license: This is an Open Access publication distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons License Attribu¬¬¬¬¬¬tion Non-commercial (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, which permits use, distribution and reproduction provided that the original publication is properly cited, the use is non-commercial (i.e., research or educational use), and no modification or adaptations are made. See https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Correspondence to: Silvie MacLean, smaclean@fanshawec.ca Orchid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1605-3145 c/o Fanshawe College School of Information Technology, Health Systems Management 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd London, ON N5Y 5R6 Tele: (519) 452-4291; Fax: (519) 452-1801 {"references":["MacLean, S. (2022). True urgency in health equity: Understanding menstrual health in Canada. Zenoda. Retrieved: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7478362"]} |
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