Vancouver Women’s Health Collective

This interim progress report for the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board outlines the work done to July 31, 1998 by the Community Health Advocate Project of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). The report outlines the role of the community health advocates, the objectives of the project and the progress made towards the accomplishments of those goals, including the hiring of a part-time Community Health Advocate trainer/coordinator, and the development of a Community Health Advocate training manual. The report also includes plans to involve 'affected populations' in the development of the project, and steps taken to strengthen existing partnerships with community organizations for the purpose of identifying and supporting Community Health Advocates. The report also provides a timeline, and identifies challenges and difficulties of the project at the time.

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.

A progress report on the Community Health Advocate Project, for the Sharon Martin Community Health Initiative Fund (Vancouver Coastal Health Authority). The report, prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), outlines the goals of the Community Health Advocate Project, the accomplishments to date (such as the teaching of self-advocacy skills to women through the Patients' Rights workshops), the development of a resource kit for women who attend the Patients' Rights workshops, the development of partnerships with community hosts for the Patients' Rights workshops, and examples of women who have benefited from the workshops. The document also comments on the changes to the ongoing evaluation process of the project, and the future of the project. The appendices list all of the community organizations that hosted workshops between an 8-month period in 2001, as well as responses from community host facilitator responses (quoted from evaluation forms), updated goals and objectives of the project.

An evaluation report of the Community Health Advocate Project, produced by Diana Ellis and the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). The report describes the Community Health Advocate project to date, and conclusions made based on research done with community health advocates and women who used their services. The report identifies the many challenges of the project, especially the lack of funding to adequately undertake and carry out the project at the scope it was originally intended. The report also outlines the evaluation plan, its objectives, and its outcomes. The report includes the project's budgets, promotional material, and the implications of the project for the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board policy.