Keeping you in touch with new information postings as well as other news and announcements from the Foundation.

Upcoming Health Events

Community Seminars

Following successful community seminars in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria, the Foundation is finishing of this year’s National Seminar Program with a menopause and midlife seminar in Tasmania.

The Midlife Journey – Choices for Health and Wellbeing
November 21 - Devonport, Tasmania

Details are available at
Community Events (www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/blogcategory/82/603/) 

Women’s Ageing Well Seminar

November 11 – Mentone, Victoria
Come along to this free seminar and get your blood pressure checked as well as learning more about women’s health, including how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, important health screenings, diabetes and heart disease.
Details are available at
Women’s Ageing Well Seminar (http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/641/603/) 

Health Education Survey

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health is currently reviewing the ways it delivers its education. We would like to find out how you prefer to access health information and what health information you want more of. We would be grateful if you would take five minutes to complete the following questionnaire so that we can best meet your needs.

Complete the survey at Women's Health Survey or go to www.jeanhailes.org.au 

New Website Section

My Health Tools

The Foundation’s practical new information section, My Health Tools, includes a range of educational articles designed to help women better understand and manage their health.

Available at:
My health tools (www.healthforwomen.org.au/content/view/131/171/)

Making Informed Decisions

Gathering information, thinking about options, knowing what it is you value and talking to a trusted health practitioner, will help you make decisions that are appropriate to you.

Making Informed Decisions (www.healthforwomen.org.au/content/view/44/172/)

Judging the Quality of a Health Website

Today, more and more people are coming to rely on the internet as a source of health information. This article looks at the importance of evaluating the quality of websites when looking for health information online.

Judging the Quality of a Health Website (www.healthforwomen.org.au/content/view/132/173 )

Understanding Medical Research

There are several types of medical research. Some research aims to learn what causes disease, or how to prevent or avoid getting sick; other research aims to improve treatments. Learn about the risks and benefits of medical research.

Understanding Medical Research (www.healthforwomen.org.au/content/view/133/174/)

Research Studies: Participants Needed

Prediabetes, diabetes and heart disease

The Foundation’s Research Unit is looking for volunteers aged 50 to 75 to participate in an important research project looking at prediabetes, diabetes and blood vessel or vascular complications.

We are seeking volunteers who are:
 - Healthy (or have pre-diabetes) and not on any medications for pre-diabetes, and/or
 - Are overweight or have a family history of type 2 diabetes.

For more information on taking part in this study go to
www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/652/631/ 
Phone:  Michael Wu on 03 9594 2562; or
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Menopause after breast cancer

The Foundation’s Research Unit is looking for Victoria-based volunteers for a study looking at the emotional wellbeing and attitudes towards health in women with breast cancer who have undergone an earlier menopause. We are also looking for partners of these women, to study their experiences also. 

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer and menopause and are aged between 40-50 years (or you are the partner of someone going through this experience) and would like to know more about this study:

Go to www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/587/616/
Phone: Inge Cichello and Catherine McEniry on 03 9594 7520 or
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PCOS, diabetes and heart disease

The Foundation’s Research Unit is looking for female volunteers to take part in a study assessing cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk.

We are looking for women aged between 18-45 years who are:
a) above average weight and have irregular periods, excessive hair growth or polycystic ovary syndrome, or;
b) above average weight and have normal periods.

For more information on taking part in this study go to
Assessing Diabetes and CVD Risk (http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/575/612/)
or call Lisa Moran on 03 9594 7592 or 0407 503 174
or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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