The DIVA Foundation » About DIVA http://www.divafoundation.org/blog Healthy Women... Healthy World Thu, 05 May 2011 01:57:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Opportunity to fill funding gap for deadliest cancers and palliative care http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/opportunity-to-fill-funding-gap-for-deadliest-cancers-and-palliative-care/lang/en/ http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/opportunity-to-fill-funding-gap-for-deadliest-cancers-and-palliative-care/lang/en/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 01:52:44 +0000 DIVA http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/?p=259&lang=en Charity Intelligence Canada recently released a report revealing that some of the deadliest forms of cancer are also the among most underfunded in terms of research, treatment, and especially, care.

The report, Cancer in Canada: Framing the Crisis and Previewing the Opportunity for Donors [PDF], specifically highlights pancreatic, stomach, lung, and colorectal cancers as the most underfunded diseases relative to their deadly impact on Canadians. In terms of charitable giving, these cancers represent an opportunity for donors to make a true impact on the lives of Canadians touched by these deadly diseases.

While increasing the survival rate of all cancers through prevention and treatment is always a key goal, the report points out that the need for palliative care—the care of cancer victims who will not survive—is significant and ever-growing. The availability of palliative care is essential  to enable cancer victims to “live out their lives in the greatest possible comfort, while reducing the burden on their loved ones and mitigating the escalation in Canada’s health care costs.” Funding palliative care would enables donors to make “an immediate and measurable difference.”

The DIVA Foundation supports this view of the significance of funding palliative care as part of the overall spectrum of treatment available to Canadians suffering with cancer and other diseases.

In 2009, the DIVA Foundation recognized Dr. Louise Coulombe, an Ottawa-based palliative care physician, for her extraordinary humanitarian help, care, and services to individuals, families, groups, and communities in the area of palliative care. She was awarded the DIVA Citation at the Celebrating Excellence in Hospice Palliative Care and Recognizing the Challenges luncheon hosted by the DIVA Foundation and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA). The DIVA Foundation provided a donation to four charities of Dr. Coulombe’s choice: the Friends of Hospice Ottawa, Roger’s House, The Hospice at May Court, and The Palliative Care Outreach Program.

DIVA continues to be a strong supporter of palliative care in the community. This past weekend, the DIVA Board of Directors participated as volunteers at the 6th Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care event, helping with participant registration and distribution of event T-shirts. For more information about Friends of Hospice, visit their web site: http://www.friendsofhospiceottawa.ca/home.html

To find out more about the Charity Intelligence Canada report and related topics, read the story on CBC.ca.

]]> http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/opportunity-to-fill-funding-gap-for-deadliest-cancers-and-palliative-care/feed/lang/en/ 0 DIVA on Daytime on Rogers TV! http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/diva-on-daytime-on-rogers-tv/lang/en/ http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/diva-on-daytime-on-rogers-tv/lang/en/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:25:36 +0000 DIVA http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/?p=162&lang=en DIVA Foundation President Grace Betts, and board member Dr. Emma Stodel appear on the television program Daytime to promote the upcoming DIVA Foundation Golf Classic. The interview airs today on Rogers TV at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and  10:30 PM. [To watch the segment click here]

Grace and Emma speak with TL Rader and guest host Cub Carson about the DIVA Foundation, upcoming events, and what participants can expect from the DIVA Foundation Golf Classic on September 20th. Emma also discusses the psychology of golf and gives a glimpse of what participants at the Golf Classic can expect during her seminar on the mental game of golf.

To buy tickets for the DIVA Foundation Golf Classic email tickets@divafoundation.org or call Darlene at 613 444 0123

For more information visit http://divafoundation.org/Golf.html

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To follow us, login to your Twitter account and search for DIVAFoundation.

]]> http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/were-on-twitter/feed/lang/en/ 0 Welcome http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/welcome-bienvenue/lang/en/ http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/index.php/welcome-bienvenue/lang/en/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:32:03 +0000 President The DIVA Foundation http://www.divafoundation.org/blog/?p=21&lang=en It is with great pleasure that I welcome you, on behalf of The DIVA Foundation Board of Directors, to the DIVA blog.

The DIVA Foundation is a national organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women through the promotion of educational programs, as well as rewarding exceptional individuals and organizations that have shown excellence in the advancement of the quality of life of Canadian women. The DIVA Foundation strives to support research and education in areas that are important to women. DIVA focuses on four “pillars” of health: physical, mental, social, and financial. The DIVA Foundation educational and awards programs are supported by donors and sponsors who believe in “Healthy Women… Healthy World”. By way of introduction to the Foundation, I invite you to take a look at our video.

The purpose of the DIVA blog is to provide up-to-date information to Canadians about The DIVA Foundation news and events, as well as general information relating to women’s physical, mental, social, and financial health. 

On the DIVA blog you will find information about:

  • Ongoing educational and research initiatives that DIVA is supporting
  • Special events that The DIVA Foundation is hosting 
  • Community events supporting or relating to women’s health 
  • The DIVA Foundation awards and award recipients
  • News or information relating to the four pillars of women’s health

I hope you’ll enjoy reading the information we have to offer. Please feel free to provide feedback via the comments available at the end of each blog post. We will read all your comments and look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback.

Once again, welcome to the DIVA blog!

Sincerely,
Grace V. Betts
President and Chair
The DIVA Foundation

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