This project offers a number of ways for women to get involved with their community and improve their health.
Find out how to get involved and what we offer through:
1. Workshops for Women September 2010
The Women’s Project - For women who love women
These vibrant workshops explores the diversity of lesbian, bi, trans and queer women’s experiences through a series of conversations on different topics, including health, relationships, community and more.
It is a free seven week course for LBTQ women over 25! Disability access available and light refreshments provided
Every Tuesday, 6:30pm – 9:30pm, 14 September - 26 October 2010, in Camden
To be a part of the workshop contact Hilary via hilary.knack@pacehealth.org.uk or phone 020 7700 1323
2. PACE Health Champs Service
The Health Champs Service supports and empowers LBTQ identified women to improve their health and wellbeing.
Health Champs support women to:
- identify areas of their health, related to smoking, alcohol, nutrition and exercise that can be improve
- undertake lifestyle changes to improve health and wellbeing
- access other services and programmes to continue to improve their health
To make an appointment with a Health Champ contact Hilary via hilary.knack@pacehealth.org.uk or phone 020 7700 1323
3. Volunteering as a PACE Health Champ
PACE has set up an exciting new voluntary lead service that aims to support LBTQ women improve their health and wellbeing.
Volunteer Health Champion Training
- Royal Society for Public Health, Understanding Health Improvement, Award Two Certificate
- PACE Client Consultation Training
- PACE Advocacy Training TBA
Click here to find out more about the Understanding Health Level 2 Certificate.
Volunteering Criteria
- identify as a lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer woman
- previous experience or interest in working with the LGBT community
- understand the importance of confidentiality in charity organisations
- some knowledge of health promotion
- previous experience in conducting client consultations
- commit to 6 hours per fortnight for a minimum of 6 months
For more information on the project click here
To get involved send your CV to Hilary Knack, Women’s Health Promotion Coordinator: hilary.knack@pacehealth.org.uk
4. Prescription for change
This project aims to address the findings from the Stonewall report Prescription For Change 2008. The report collates over 6000 survey responses from lesbian or bisexual women in the UK. Key findings focus upon the rates of smoking, sexual health, cancer screening, mental health, domestic violence, general fitness and discrimination in healthcare. It is the largest study of its kind to be conducted in the UK to date.
This project has been funded by Opportunities for Volunteers, National Health Service UK until 2011.
