Rural Women's Health Issues in Canada

for Policy and Research Cet article rdsume les probhmes clds de santd physique, mentale et sociale chez les agricultrices canadiennes et dkcrit les rdcentes initiatives en politique et en recherches qui se prLo<cupent de leurs problk.mes. Des suggertionspour l'avenir sont aborddes. A review of the literature on rural health in Canada reveals that research about rural women's health is a relatively new area of scholarship. Nevertheless, the limited data reveal that within the rural Canadian context, physical, mental, and social health issues challenge women's ability to attain and maintain their health. Health policy in Canada has only recently begun to address rural health issues; health policy that specifically addresses rural wom-en's issues is virtually nonexistent. This article summarize