Poverty Proofing© is a Children North East programme that is used to educate and help health and care professionals to spot and reduce the impact of poverty. It advocates for equal access to healthcare to improve health outcomes for those living in poverty.
Available through our learning academy, the training, resources, and events provided will equip you with an awareness about how poverty can affect access to healthcare to use in your workplace. It also explores how decision making around healthcare can be affected by the bias and stigma people living in poverty face. All of this has been informed through the Poverty Proofing programmes, and is based on lived experience.
There are three categories of learning that are currently on offer:
Upcoming Poverty Proofing© training sessions
The Children North East team are excited to offer a variety of training sessions which have been shaped by their Poverty Proofing© work. All our webinars are free to access, available at different times, and last for 1 hour.
Take a look at the full training catalogue here…
Poverty Awareness Training
The Poverty Awareness training will outline Poverty Proofing© methodology and ethos, inform people about the diverse experiences of those who are experiencing poverty and facilitate informed discussions.
Find out more and register for a Poverty Awareness sessions here…
How to Signpost Effectively webinar
The purpose of this training is to highlight the importance of signposting to relevant services and giving services practical information about organisations who can support their patients.
Find out more and register for a How to Signpost Effectively webinar here…
Poverty: Stigma and Unconscious Bias webinar
An hour long session examining how stigma and unconscious bias is experienced by those in poverty that encourages us to look at our own preconceptions.
Upcoming date: 19 March 2025, 12:00-1:00pm
Poverty: Stigma and Unconscious Bias webinar here…
0-19 Service Lunch and Learn
Meet Becky Humphries from Newcastle 0-19 service to learn about how the service started its Poverty Proofing journey. Understand the improvements it has been able to make and also how your service can get started on its journey.
Upcoming date: 16 January 2025, 12:00-1:00pm
Find out more and register for the 0-19 Service Lunch and Learn here…
