Partners Derry Well Woman

Organisation: Derry Well Woman

Description:
Derry Well Woman is a health centre for women. We focus on the health needs of women as identified through two approaches:

• clarifying the major causes of morbidity and mortality in women which inform departmental and governmental priorities for action;

• identifying what women themselves see as the significant health issues for themselves on which they wish to take action.

In response we provide a comprehensive range of health programmes for women, both in-centre and within communities. These include: counselling; health promoting programmes including healthy eating and the use of complementary therapies; support groups including eating disorders, cancer and breastfeeding; promotion of positive mental health to those most vulnerable in our society; trauma work for women and communities directly affected by the troubles; and our leading without executive authority a northwest cross-border women’s health network.

Contact name: Susan Gibson

Address:
17 Queen Street

L’Derry

Postcode: BT48 7EQ

Tel: (028) 7136 0777

Fax: (028) 7137 0103

Email: info@derrywellwoman.org

Website: www.derrywellwoman.org

Sector (statutory, voluntary, community, other): Community

Area of interest/expertise:
Addressing the key causes of morbidity and mortality in women through supporting chronic disease management of: cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health and accident prevention. Addressing local expressed need through our trauma programme, eating disorders programmes, involving women in planning and decision-making, and supporting families and children. Providing gender-specific interventions in relation to sexual health, and maternal health and wellbeing. Our expertise as represented on our board and staff include: traditional skills relating to health care including health care nursing, health service management and counselling. There is also a generic skills base including: accountancy, legal expertise, education and community development.

Mission statement:
To provide women with a women-centred health service that will improve the health and wellbeing of women, families and communities and to do so in a relaxed and non-clinical atmosphere run by women for women. To support and empower emerging community health projects through sharing best practice. To stimulate community health action throughout the north-west by working in areas of disadvantage with community/women’s groups.