Vancouver Women’s Health Collective

This training manual outlines different strategies and things to consider before giving a workshop. Developed by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), it is a shorter manual with sections included from the longer VWHC publication "Women talking about health; getting started with workshops and groups" (1988), as well as other resources. The manual addresses the role of the facilitator, publicizing an event, how to go about providing an empowering space for audiences, strategies for participation, and methods for evaluation of the workshop (both self evaluation and peer evaluation). Checklists for preparation up to and including the day of the workshop are included, as are samples of evaluations for participants and facilitators. Finally, the manual is accompanied by an 8-page collection of different examples for role-playing exercises, on the topic of menopause.

A poster inviting women to the Vancouver Women's Health Collective diaphragm-fitting clinic. The poster suggests that diaphragm's are a safe, effective method of birth control, they are woman-controlled, and they offer "a way of becoming more in touch with your body." The collective provides free fittings, re-checks, instruction on cervical self-exams, etc.

A leaflet produced by the Vancouver Women's Diaphragm Fitters Collective, a group of lay women who fit women with diaphragms at the Vancouver Women's Health Collective self help clinic. The leaflet was produced to accompany an information sheet on diaphragms from the San Francisco Women's Centre, and includes information on the success rates of diaphragms, information on spermicides, the type of diaphragms they recommend, etc.

A brochure describing some of the resources available at the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), including their health files, library, practitioner and therapist directory, counselling services, pregnancy testing, cervical cap and diaphragm fitting, and workshops. The brochure also includes some information on how the VWHC began as an organization, and their belief in self help and the active participation of women in their health care.