Vancouver Women’s Health Collective

A leaflet with information about the Vancouver Women's Health Collective and their work, including their information centre, their workshops, their publications, and their approach to health care (a self-help approach).

A leaflet requesting donations for the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), in order to ensure that the organization can continue to advocate for women's health, operate its information centre, and provide workshops for women on issues such as PMS, menopause, birth control and stress. The leaflet outlines some of the advocacy work that the VWHC has undertaken despite its financial constraints, including the formation of Dalkon Shield Action Canada, and advocacy to prevent the approval of Depo Provera for use as a contraceptive for women in Canada.

A poster template for a menopause workshop, in the Self-Help Workshops series by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). The workshop included dispelling the belief that menopause is a disease, and looked at relieving symptoms through nutrition, exercise and relaxation. There was also some discussion of the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

A guide produced by the 52% Coalition, an ad hoc, non-partisan coalition of organizations and individuals committed to raising the profile of women's issues on the provincial election agenda in BC. The guide provides information on issues related to women, as well as questions women can ask of party candidates in order to find out where they stand, and whether they are committed to working for women's well-being and equality. The topics under consideration include: primary and secondary education, post-secondary education, PharmaCare, privatization of health services, health care workers, the Medical Services Plan (MSP), legal aid, women's centres, reproductive health services, social assistance, adult basic education, senior women, and childcare.