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Community Health Advocates: Prevention of Violence Against Women in the Health Care System

Publication type: 
Project Proposal / Grant Application
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Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1994
Pages: 
19
Summary: 
A project proposal presented to the Violence Against Women Prevention Projects, of the Ministry of Women's Equality "Stopping the Violence" Branch. The document, submitted by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), proposes a pilot-project to set up a training program for the development of community health advocates. The project would "examine the efficacy of using community health advocates to help prevent the direct violence experienced by women from their health care providers." The proposal describes the political position of the VWHC in approaching the project in terms of violence against women, and also describes the position and profile of the VWHC in wanting to undertake this work. It includes an outline of the structure of the project, job descriptions of the employees that would be necessary to undertake the work, and a timeline and budget for the project.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Community Health Advocate Project; advocacy; prevention; violence against women; health system; project proposal; patient's rights; coalition building; community-based health; empowerment; grassroots; awareness raising; Ministry of Women's Equality