Community Health Advocate Program: Project Proposal

The project proposal for the Community Health Advocates Program was proposed by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) to the Community Health Innovation Fund of the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board. The overall goal of the program was to "provide the women of Vancouver/Richmond region with a consistent means to deal with the systemic violence they may experience in the health care system." The proposal details the program objectives and the outcomes measurements that would evaluate the success of the program, and provides an action plan and timeline for the program. The proposal also addresses the appropriateness and feasibility of the program, and provides a project budget. Finally, the proposal includes a list of several community organizations who have agreed to support the program by providing space for community health advocates, as well as a long list of quotes from letters of support from community organizations and unions.