Black Women's Healthcare - No More 'One Size Fits All'

[Guest guest]

Bridgette York, the Director of the Fibroid Network Charity in the UK

would like to share the following information:

Black Women's Healthcare - No More 'One Size Fits All'

06 May 2004, 19.00 - 20.30.

'One size fits all' healthcare doesn't work for black women. But how

can we create a culturally relevant, responsive and targeted NHS?

How does the medical profession deal with black women and their

specific healthcare needs? What are the challenges and barriers to

communicating with this group?

What, in turn, do black women need and want from the medical

profession? Are the so-called experts listening: and who are the

experts anyway? Isn't it time that healthcare professionals took

notice of the knowledge and experience of these women themselves?

The Dana Centre is holding a discussion evening led by black women,

for black women, about black women, to examine the health issues that

concern them. And we want key players in health to sit up and take

notice of what our audience says. To do this we will submit

participants' ideas and positive suggestions to the Department of

Health's consultation exercise 'Choosing Health? A consultation on

action to improve people's health'.

And just in case that's not enough of an incentive for you, specially

selected objects from the Science Museum's vast medical reserve

collection - much of which has never been seen before - will be on

show to provide further inspiration for debate.

Black women face particular health concerns. For more information

browse our Website suggestions.

agenda

Black Women's Healthcare - No More 'One Size Fits All' will be an

evening for informal and lively discussion. Any audience members

wishing to put forward their ideas for improving healthcare services

for black women can do so: their comments and suggestions will be

submitted to the Department of Health's consultation exercise

'Choosing Health? A consultation on action to improve people's

health'. Specially selected objects from the Museum's medical reserve

collection will also be on show.

speakers

This event will be hosted by Diane Abbott, MP

Her invited guests are:

Melba , Chair, Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, and Deputy Chair

London Health Commission

Bridgette York, Director, Fibroid Network Charity

Joan St , general practitioner, Law Medical Group Practice

, project manager, African Caribbean Organ Donation

Awareness Project

booking information

This event is free but places must be booked by calling 020 7942 4040

or by e-mailing tickets@....

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Note: This event is apparently sold out. However, it can be viewed

via webcast online here:

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