If a woman is in good health, her family, community and the society around her also benefit.
Health information for women in Australia
Women face social, cultural and structural barriers to good health and wellbeing.
At Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, we believe that each and every woman deserves the right to make informed decisions about her health, understand her best course of action and the implications of the latest research.
We work collaboratively with and alongside others to systematically identify and overcome these barriers. One of our key strategy pillars is producing evidence-based, accessible health information that supports women and health professionals to make informed decisions, building knowledge, skill and confidence.
We’re using everything we’ve learned in our long history to empower women to enjoy their best health and wellbeing at every stage of life – because when women’s health improves, our whole society benefits.
How we’re turning strategy into impact
We lead the National Digital Gateway for Information on Women’s Health, providing accessible, evidence-based health information on behalf of the Australian Government.
Provide practical health information to women:
- in plain English and community languages
- through the channels they use
- at the time they need it.
Develop information that addresses gendered barriers to good health and wellbeing. Use data informed by research and lived experience to identify and meet knowledge gaps, with a focus on addressing gendered barriers to health.
We strive to make our information inclusive for all women in Australia, and we have specific strands of our work to reach:
- multicultural women
- women with disability
- migrant
- refugee
- First Nations
- LGBTIQ+ communities.
Raise awareness that sex and gender influence health outcomes, extending understanding beyond traditional ‘women-only’ narratives.
We provide high-quality, evidence-based, specialist women’s health learning opportunities for health professionals.
Our aim is to improve access to education for health professionals across all sectors including metropolitan, regional and rural Australia. We continually review and revise the education, tools and resources we provide.
Many of our activities are accredited by peak bodies for continuous professional development points.
Our services for health professionals include:
- webinars with national reach, providing direct access to women’s health specialists
- Menopause Education Program
- regular emails
- conference presentations
- clinical updates in health professional journals and professional publications
- online learning modules
- partnerships with online education providers such as ThinkGP
- clinical supervision
- telehealth specialist guidance.
We offer free clinical support tools, including:
- GP assessment and management tools
- fact sheets
- webinars
- consumer booklets.
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