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Abstracted Annual Report 1996

Publication type: 
Annual Report
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1996
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
An abstracted annual report of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) from 1996. The report provides descriptions of the work done over the course of the year, followed by plans for improvement for the next year, in order to build upon the work done in 1996, including the Women's Health Information Network (WHIN), a forum on environmental toxins, educational workshops, the Community Health Advocate Project, and research affiliations with the BC Centre of Excellence in Women's Health.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); annual report; environmental toxins; breast health; Women's Health Information Network (WHIN); BC Centre of Excellence in Women's Health; education; workshop; research; advocacy; collective process; Community Health Advocate Project;

Speaking Notes for Caryn Duncan, Romanow Hearings March 12, 2002

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2002-03-12
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
Speaking notes for Caryn Duncan, Executive Director of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective, for the Romanow Hearings in March 2002. Caryn's notes focus on user fees in BC, and cuts to services offered under the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP).
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); health care; user fees; Medical Services Plan (MSP); access to services; health reform; Caryn Duncan; BC Health Coalition

16th International Day of Action for Women's Health, Public Health Care: A Right for All Women

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2003-05-28
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A report from Caryn Duncan, Executive Director of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), for the "Public Health Care: A Right for All Women" event on the International Day of Action for Women's Health. The report identifies other events occurring around the world for the International Day of Action, as well as the demands of the women's working group of the BC Health Coalition to the BC government.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Caryn Duncan; BC Health Coalition; International Day of Action for Women's Health; public health; women's health; women and health; BC health system; reproductive health; access to services; women's organizations

Community Health Advocate Steering Committee Report August 12, 1998

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1998-08-12
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A report to the Vancouver Women's Health Collective Steering Committee, by Brenda Kent for the Community Health Advocate Project. The report describes the community alliances made between the Community Health Advocate Coordinator and organizations that are interested in becoming a part of the project.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Community Health Advocate Project; coalition building; women's organizations; non-profit organizations; evaluation

Media Release: Plan to send mastectomies, hysterectomies to private surgical clinics puts women at risk

Publication type: 
Media Release
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2003-06-12
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A media release from the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), critical of the plan by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority to transfer surgical procedures like mastectomies, hysterectomies from full service hospitals to stand alone private clinics.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Vancouver Coastal Health; women's health; advocacy; privatization; health clinics; wait lists; BC health system; public health

Candidates Forum Question VPL, Alice MacKay Room Friday, April 29, 2005

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
52% Coalition
Date: 
2005-04-29
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A series of questions posed to the electoral candidates of the provincial election in 2005, by the 52% Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of women encouraging women to vote, and calling for women's issues to be included on the electoral agenda. The questions address topics such as the re-establishment of the Ministry of Women's Equality, MSP premiums, legal aid, access to childcare, women and work, and women and social assistance.
Keywords: 
52% Coalition; elections- provincial; Ministry of Women's Equality; women and health; women's health; Medical Services Plan (MSP); legal services; childcare; women and work; social assistance;

Patient's Rights Workshop Info

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
2000-11-21
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document, prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective, provides information about patient's rights, what to consider when searching for a health care practitioner, what to expect from a physical exam, sample questions to ask about a diagnosis and treatment. As well, the document includes a section on doctor's rights.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); patient's rights; workshop; women and health; women's health; doctors; treatment; support services; primary health care;

Summary of Diversity Workshop: Saturday October 30, 1999

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1999-10-30
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document is a summary of the diversity workshop held by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). It includes a description of the major issues discussed at the workshop, definition of the key terms, steps to alliance-building, and steps towards action.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; diversity; workshop; women's organizations

Patient's Rights

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1998-10-26
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
This document, produced by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (for the Community Health Advocates project), is composed of a list of patient's rights, as well as things to think about when looking for a doctor.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; patient's rights; doctors; Community Health Advocate Project

Vancouver Women's Health Collective Health Education Resource Proposal

Publication type: 
Project Proposal / Grant Application
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Date: 
1998-08-24
Pages: 
5
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
The Health Education Resource (HER) proposal of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), an online health information database to be used by the Community Health Advocates and women searching for health information and resources. The proposal describes the way the database would be organized, and how it would complement the Canadian Women's Health Network.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); Community Health Advocate Project; health information dissemination; women and technology; information technology; Women's Health Information Network (WHIN); project proposal

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