TVG Health Project works from the determinants of health model (Dahlgren and Whitehead 1991) approach. As there are many things in life that can affect an individual’s health we work with members of the Traveller community in a variety of ways and on a variety of topics with their health to support better health outcomes for Travellers.
TVG Health Team
The TVG Traveller Community Health Workers (TCHWs) are Nora Cash, Biddy McDonagh, Jean O’Donoghue and Eileen Burke. Each works part-time and engages the community around primary health care, and between them, they cover both the North side and South side of Cork City.
They also visit and support women and youth groups as well as facilitating the establishment of new groups and programmes. A key part of the Traveller Community Health Workers’ role involves keeping Travellers informed about and linked in with health services in Cork, cancer screening programmes, as well as actively delivering health promotion information.
Tehmina Kazi, the TVG health coordinator supports the team and coordinates the delivery of the Traveller community health programme for TVG.
Contact Info
Our health team are available to attend seminars, conferences and other events where a Traveller voice, perspective will be helpful. Many of the team deliver presentations and sit on panel discussions to explore the social determinants of health and other related health matters.
