Health committee  Thank you, Dr. Clifford. Thank you for that question. I think your question was, are education and knowledge exchange important components of the hubs in terms of an objective? It is an explicit objective of the funded hubs. The idea and the need for the hubs really speaks to the fact that sometimes we have research evidence and we have scientific findings, but those findings are not being mobilized or translated to the communities, patients, families and individuals who need that information and can use that information to improve their own health.

Health committee  Thank you so much for this question. There are 10 health hubs across the country. There isn't one specifically located in your province. However, what was very critical for us as the funder was to ensure that whomever was funded had national networks across the country. These are virtual hubs.

Health committee  Thank you so much for the opportunity to follow up on that question. From a research point of view, this is definitely a priority for us. One of the knowledge mobilization hubs that we funded in August 2023 is from a group at the University of Calgary that is focused on the Inuit perinatal health hub.

Health committee  Thank you so much for the question and opportunity to clarify. I don't have the specific numbers for the incidence of cervical cancer in Canada right now. I do know that, because of improving detection and earlier screening, we may see an increase in the number of cases that are detected, but that's possibly a good sign.

Health committee  I would be delighted to do so.

Health committee  We've funded 10 national women's health research hubs across the country. We have them distributed. We have three that were funded in British Columbia and three that were funded in Alberta. We have, I think, two in Quebec and two that are based in Ontario. Across all of the hubs, one key criteria was that they had a national scope, and that involved including researchers, clinicians, people with lived and living experience, indigenous leaders, trainees, etc., from across the country.

Health committee  Thank you again for such a great question. I'm going to speak from a research lens, and I'll invite my colleagues to speak from a policy and service delivery lens. From a research perspective, I think we obviously have seen a complete transformation over the last 30 to 40 years in what HIV/AIDS looks like for people living in Canada.

Health committee  Thank you so much for that question. It's such an important question. I am aware of that report. I will share that, from a CIHR perspective, absolutely, the gender dimension of the impacts of climate change is a priority for us. I can speak about a few recent funding opportunities CIHR has held to support research by our research community in this area.

Health committee  Thank you again for that great question. I'm going to comment briefly and then invite my colleague Dr. Clifford, or Health Canada, to comment further. I know we funded research around the Fort McMurray fires that documented what happened in terms of health outcomes and health consequences, as well as the recovery period.

Health committee  Thank you so much for that question and for an opportunity to share success stories as well. I do think that we have a really robust women's health research community here in Canada. I would say that we have a few really shining examples of research informing practice that leads to health outcomes.

Health committee  Thank you for the question. Absolutely. Cervical cancer is a priority for us as Canadians, and it's a priority for us at CIHR, in terms of innovative research to address rising incidents of cervical cancer. As I mentioned earlier, we are very proud and fortunate to be able to fund Dr.

Health committee  Thank you so much for that excellent question. I will share with you that I hope to be asked that question over and over, as it's similarly a priority for me. From a research perspective, certainly CIHR recognizes racism and discrimination as structural forms of discrimination that negatively influence our health.

Health committee  Thank you, Dr. Clifford. As my colleague indicated, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s policy changes have significantly increased the integration of sex and gender into health research. These policy changes are helping to make CIHR-funded science more rigorous and more inclusive to increase research impact.