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Raging Women: Fighting the Cutbacks in BC! Presents Maude Barlow and Caryn Duncan

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Raging Women
Sponsor: 
BCTF Feminist Caucus
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A leaflet advertising an event (October 23, 2003) featuring speaks by Maude Barlow, Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, and Caryn Duncan, spokesperson for the Vancouver Women's Health Collective and well-known Vancouver activist. The event was publicized through the "Raging Women...Fighting Cutbacks in BC!" coalition. The back of the leaflet provides the lyrics for the popular feminist chant, "Bread and Roses."
Keywords: 
Raging Women; funding cuts; women; women's organizations; social justice; history; activism; BC provincial government; discussion forum; Maude Barlow; Caryn Duncan; feminists; activists; discussion forum; BC Women's Centre Coalition

Food and Nutrition Survey

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A survey produced by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective on different aspects of food and nutrition. The survey asks questions about the frequency and types of food consumed, as well as the manner in which food is consumed, and any connections made between food and concerns about weight.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; nutrition; weight;

Choosing a Health Practitioner

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1993
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document, produced by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), provides women with information to help in making a decision about choosing a health care practitioner, including thinking about patient needs, patient's rights, and the components of a physical exam. The document also includes information about what to do if a health care practitioner has acted inappropriately or offensively and a patient wants to make a formal complaint.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; doctors; primary health care; patient's rights; social determinants of health; access to services; treatment; rights; BC College of Physician and Surgeons

Choosing a Therapist

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1993
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document provides women with information to help with the process of finding a therapist. It includes questions one might ask oneself in deciding to seek out a therapist, where one can find a therapist, the different types of therapists available and the different qualifications and costs associated with different titles (such as psychiatrist, psychologist, counsellor). The document describes what one can expect upon seeing a therapist, and addresses inappropriate or offensive behaviour and ways of lodging formal complaints.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; doctors; therapy; patient's rights; social determinants of health; access to services; treatment; rights; counselling; psychiatry; psychology; mental health; women and mental health

Focus Group Guide: Community Health Advocates- VWHC 1999

Publication type: 
Project Proposal / Grant Application
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1999
Pages: 
9
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document, prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), includes sample questions for a focus group interview with the Community Health Advocates. It includes an interview guide to be used in interviewing the project coordinator of the Community Health Advocates Project and an interview guide for the training co-facilitator of the project. There is also a feedback survey for community partners of the VWHC Community Health Advocate Project, and a discussion guide for the review of the project findings by the evaluation committee.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Community Health Advocates Project; research; interviews; training; discussion forum; guidelines; evaluation

2005/06 Annual Report: Vancouver Women's Health Collective

Publication type: 
Annual Report
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2006
Pages: 
6
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
The 2005/06 annual report of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) provides a summary of the work done by the organization in its "Year in Review" section, highlighting the visioning and strategic planning of the staff and volunteers, the move to a more modest location, continued advocacy work for women, and media work on various issues related to women's health. The report also outlines the consultation, presentations and community events either hosted or participated in by members of the VWHC. The report describes the growth in the number of women accessing the VWHC workshops, and the work of the VWHC health information centre. The report lists members, donors, steering committee members and staff, and includes a financial statement for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women's organizations; evaluation

Saline Injection Abortion

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet with information on saline injection abortions, the procedure, the process of labour, and possible complications associated with the procedure. The document also provides a brief summary of the abortion procedure known as hysterectomy.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); abortion; women and health; women's health; pregnancy

Stress Survey

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1987
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A survey produced by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), used in conjunction with their stress workshop (1987). It includes questions about identifying stress, dealing with stress, events that may add to or create stress, and stress related to physical and emotional problems.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; stress;

Raging Women: Fighting Cutbacks in BC!

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2003-10
Pages: 
5
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A speech presented by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective's Executive Director, Caryn Duncan. The speech addresses the plans made by the BC provincial Liberal government to cut 100% of funding for women's centres across the province in 2004. She provides a gender-based analysis of Liberal initiatives that directly impact women negatively, including cuts tot legal aid, abolishing the Ministry of Women's Equality, reducing welfare assistance, etc. The speech outlines the work of the BC Health Coalition, the 52% Coalition, and the BC Coalition of women's centres to fight against funding cuts, and calls on feminists to work together to rebuild the women's movement for stronger, more powerful voice against the government.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; funding cuts; women's organizations; BC provincial government; access to services; legal assistance; Ministry of Women's Equality; women and welfare; women with disabilities; young women; violence against women; Medical Services Plan (MSP); PharmaCare; women and work; women's shelters; access to treatment; privatization; BC Coalition of Women's Centres; 52% Coalition; equality; equity; feminists; women's movement

Impacting Women: Provincial Government Cuts to Health Care

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2005-05-03
Pages: 
7
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This speech, by Caryn Duncan, Executive Director of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), was presented at the UBC Centre for Feminist Legal Studies at their International Women's Day event in March, 2005. The speech addresses the cuts to health care and women's centres that work to negatively impact women's lives, from women who use the services provided by women's centres, to women who both access and make up the majority of health care workers. It examines social determinants of health through a gender-based analysis, and provides statistics to show the ways that increases in Medical Services Plan (MSP) user fees, cuts to welfare, closures of residential care facilities, reduced home support services, privatization of the health care industry and loss of unionized jobs, all impact women at a disproportionate level than men.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; funding cuts; women's organizations; BC provincial government; access to services; legal assistance; International Women's Day; coalition building; BC Health Coalition; user fees; inequality; inequity; statistics; Medical Services Plan (MSP); PharmaCare; seniors; women and welfare; health care workers; Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; patient's rights; BC health system; privatization; public private partnership; advocacy; public policy; gender-based analysis; University of British Columbia (UBC); social determinants of health

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