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A Beginner's Guide to Women and the Privatization of Health

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Grassroots Women
Date: 
2003-05
Pages: 
27
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This education manual, produced by Grassroots Women, provides information about the privatization of health care in Canada and globally from an anti-imperialist class- and gender-based perspective. The booklet addresses questions such as "what does privatization have to do with health?," "what does privatization look like in third world countries?," "why is privatization a women's issue?," and "if privatization is so bad, then why is it happening?" These questions, as well as others, are answered in an accessible manner, with examples from the BC health care system as well as examples of health care, privatization, and resistance movements in the Philippines, Africa, and El Salvador. The booklet also encourages women to get involved in the Grassroots Women's Health Committee, and their "Health for All!" campaign.
Keywords: 
Grassroots Women; grassroots; women's organizations; women and health; women's health; privatization; health information dissemination; gender-based analysis; class; class discrimination; health workers; globalization; deregulation; health care; human rights; BC health system; medical benefits; medical services; The Live-In Caregiver Program; user fees; public health; Public Private Partnerships; third world; social determinants of health;

Living Common-Law: Your Rights and Responsibilities

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Legal Services Society BC
Sponsor: 
The Law Foundation; BC Provincial Government; The Notary Foundation
Date: 
2005
Pages: 
53
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This manual, produced by the Legal Services Society of BC, provides information for same-sex and opposite-sex common-law partners in matters of child custody and support, property rights and finances, access to benefits (such as employment insurance or the Canada Pension Plan), and methods for dealing with separation in the legal system. The manual also provides information for common-law partners of a partner dies, and where to get legal help.
Keywords: 
Legal Services Society; legal issues; legal assistance; child support; adoption; welfare; pension; benefits; counselling; employment insurance (EI)

If Your Marriage Breaks Up: Dealing with the legal issues

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Legal Services Society BC
Sponsor: 
The Law Foundation; BC Provincial Government; The Notary Foundation
Date: 
2005
Pages: 
67
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This manual, produced by the Legal Services Society of BC, provides legal information for people who are in the process of leaving, or who have left their marriage partner. Information on custody and guardianship arrangements if you have children, child support guidelines, spousal support, property issues are all provided. As well, information specific to seniors and immigrants is addressed, as are financial affairs and legal responsibilities for a divorce, including information about going to court and where to get legal help.
Keywords: 
Legal Services Society; legal issues; legal assistance; child support; welfare; pension; benefits; seniors; immigrants; divorce;

Caring for Lesbian Health: A Resource for Canadian Health Care Providers, Policy Makers and Planners (revised edition)

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health; Minister's Advisory Council on Women's Hea
Sponsor: 
Status of Women Canada; Health Canada;
Date: 
2001
Pages: 
37
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This manual provides information for health care providers, policy makers, and planners on the topic of lesbian health. The manual describes the importance of an awareness of lesbian health, specific lesbian health issues, systemic homophobia, and tips for working towards inclusiveness and equality. Additional community resources are listed at the back of the manual.
Keywords: 
lesbian; women; women and health; women's health; policy making; Status of Women Canada; BC Ministry of Health; BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health; access to services; diversity; social determinants of health; gender-based analysis; equality; human rights; rights; patient's rights; doctors; homophobia; bisexual; sexuality; transgender; gender and health; discrimination; aging; breast cancer; HIV/AIDS; legal issues; mental health; pregnancy; parenting; self help; education; Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); vaginal health; substance use; violence against women; abuse; youth issues; inclusion;

Community Health Advocate Project Final Report

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Sponsor: 
Vancouver Foundation
Date: 
2001
Pages: 
16
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
The final report of the Community Health Advocate Project was presented to the Vancouver Foundation by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective in January, 2001. The report includes an executive summary of the project, its accomplishments during the tenure of the Vancouver Foundation's grant, and its achievements overall, such as the production of a Patients' rights workshop and the Community Health Advocate Information Kit. The report also addresses effects on community and organizations, collaboration and partnerships that have emerged from the project, and its self-evaluation process. Finally, the report includes stories of women who have attended and benefited from Patients' Rights workshops.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Community Health Advocate Project; advocacy; patients' rights; health information dissemination; women's health; women and health; outreach; education; health care; community-based health

Patient's Rights leaflet

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2005
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A leaflet informing women of their rights as patients. The leaflet lists a woman's rights as a patient, including having a family member or friend present during an appointment, getting a second opinion, and having access to medical records. The leaflet also informs women of what a doctor should do during a consultation.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; patients' rights; health information dissemination; doctors; rights; informed consent

Impacting Women: Provincial Government Cuts to Health Care

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
BC Health Coalition (BCHC); Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
2003-03
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A fact sheet produced by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) and the BC Health Coalition (BCHC). The fact sheet identifies the strain of funding cuts to health care on women in Canada, who statistically make less money than men. The fact sheet addresses MSP premiums and cuts to services under the BC health care system, problems with the PharmaCare system, home care and the stresses one women who are often caretakers with little to no support, and privatization of health care in Canada. As well, the fact sheet considers health care workers, most of which are women, and the negative implications of funding cuts to women's centres in BC.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); BC Health Coalition (BCHC); funding cuts; inequality; gender and health; women and health; women's health; BC health system; Medical Services Plan (MSP); PharmaCare; privatization; health care workers; social determinants of health; gender-based analysis

Exercise Your Reproductive Rights!!!

Publication type: 
Poster
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
2003-05
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A poster advertising an event on women's reproductive rights, held on the International Day of Action for Women's Health by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (2003). The poster encourages women to attend in order to "discover the amazing history of our fight for abortion, hear first-hand from women on the front lines today, and strategize with women about how we can hold on to what we've won."
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; reproductive health; abortion; pro-choice; International Day of Action for Women's Health

Public Health Care: A Right for All Women

Publication type: 
Poster
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A poster advertising the event "Public Health Care: A Right for all Women," in celebration of the 16th International Day of Action For Women's Health. The event was co-sponsored by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective, the BC Health Coalition, BC Nurses' Union, Council of Canadians, Hospital Employees Union, National Action Committee on the Status of Women- BC Society, BC Government and Service Employees' Union, and WE*ACT (Women Elders In Action). The poster advertises women activists, women workers, women's health information, refreshments and music.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; activism; women's health; International Day of Action for Women's Health; BC health system; women and work; coalition building; rights; women's organizations; non-profit organizations; community-based health; discussion forum

Call to Women: Attend the BC Election: Women's Issues Forum

Publication type: 
Poster
Agency: 
52% Coalition
Sponsor: 
Status of Women Canada; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre; Vancouver Status of Women
Date: 
2001
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A poster advertising the Women's Issues Forum, an event organized by the 52% Coalition, a coalition organized to get women's issues on the agenda, and to get women voting, during the BC provincial election in 2001. The event was a forum for women to ask questions of the leaders of the major political parties, and advertised free on-site childcare and ASL interpretation. The Vancouver Women's Health Collective was part of the 52% Coalition and helped organize the event.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Downtown Eastside Women's Centre; Vancouver Status of Women; Status of Women Canada; elections- provincial; women; discussion forum; awareness raising; inclusion

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