We know that knowing your body, the gynae cancer symptoms to look out for and feeling confident to seek medical help is key to the early diagnosis of gynae cancers.
Eve’s community outreach sessions are run with local groups, offering judgement-free spaces that inform and equip women and people with gynae organs to know their anatomy, feel able to make decisions about their health and seek medical advice.
To get to a place where all gynae cancers are prevented or detected at the earliest stage, we know we need to support those who haven’t been traditionally reached with health information and support.
Collaborative Approach
Our outreach sessions have been created with medical experts and community groups to put real and trusted voices at the centre. These sessions are delivered by medical volunteers from the community.
We work with each community to shape our outreach in a way that is relevant and effective for them.
Research
Find out what groups already work with this community
Contact
Contact groups about involvement and find out how to develop sessions
Develop
With feedback from these groups, develop our resources, content and session structure
Deliver
Coordinating and delivering sessions through these partners and medical professionals from the community
What to expect
- Judgement free zone
- Culturally sensitive content
- Translated resources available
- Built in time for questions
- Delivered by medical volunteers from own communities
- Reliable, high-quality information
- Flexible approach, that works for you.
This session has given me more confidence, and enough information to be more open with my GP or nurse on my next visit
Our current outreach projects
Our Reaching Black Communities Outreach project is currently being offered in partnership with Black communities across London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Pilot project
Our Pilot Programme followed our co-production model, in collaboration with south Asian communities in Birmingham and Greater Manchester.
How it went
Before and after the workshops we asked the women a few questions, to gauge what they knew about gynae health and how much they had learnt. Of the women who answered our feedback questionnaires,
20
sessions
were held
200
women
attended our sessions
68%
of the women
felt they had just a little or very little understanding of the topics before the session
96%
of the women
felt they had a good or very good understanding of the topics after taking part in the workshop!
Hold an outreach session
If you are from a community group or organisation that is interested in running an outreach session please get in touch.