Publisher Cancer Council Victoria 2017
Status – CURRENT
Tools and resources to increase breast, bowel and cervical screening in Victorian under-screened communities.
cancer screening, under screened, never screened, bowel, breast, cervical, HPV vaccine, Victoria, cancer, cancer council Victoria, CALD, Disability, Indigenous, LGBTI, FOBT, Mammogram, Pap test
Publisher: Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation, 2016
Status – CURRENT
This resource was developed to Increase awareness and understanding of the need for regular screening amongst Australian women, to increase the likelihood of cervical screening being perceived as a “comfortable” procedure and positive experience and to include ways to overcome barriers to improve screening adherence.
Publisher: beyondblue, 2016
Status – CURRENT
The numbers of women who think about suicide, plan their suicide, attempt suicide and die by suicide is considerable and has a large impact on public health in Australia and internationally. BeyondNow is a suicide safety planning free smartphone app that provides a platform for people to develop their own personalised safety plan. BeyondNow enables women to develop their list of warning signs, coping strategies, reasons for living and ways to stay safe in a convenient and confidential app. It can be easily accessed during times of distress and crisis, and can also be used in collaboration with health professionals or shared with family and close friends. Safety planning can be beneficial for women experiencing, or who has recently experienced, suicidal thoughts or behaviour. Suicide safety planning, suicide, supporting someone who is suicidal
Publisher: People with Disability Australia and Domestic Violence NSW Inc., 2016
Status – CURRENT
Australian women with disability are 37.3% more at risk of domestic and family violence. In NSW, over 43% of women experiencing personal violence have disability or a long-term illness, meaning that they experience violence at twice the rate of other women. The toolkit is a package of 3 informative and practical documents designed to support a service to become disability inclusive:
Publisher: Partners to Parents, 2016
Status – CURRENT
This evidence-informed website aims to prevent perinatal depression and anxiety by educating partners on how they can support one another when they become parents. It aims to prevent maternal mental health problems during the transition to parenthood by addressing aspects of the partner relationship such as the division of labour. It was developed by researchers and psychologists at the Australian Catholic University. The guidance contained in the website is also available as a booklet: http://www.partnerstoparents.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Supporting-your-partner-when-you-have-a-baby-March-2016.pdf Key words: prevention, maternal, depression, anxiety, perinatal, women, mental health
Publisher: Women’s Health Victoria, 2016
Status – CURRENT
This Connector presents a selection of freely-available current research on the impact of advertising on women’s health and wellbeing. We present case studies where individuals and campaigns have taken action against ads, current examples of promising practice from around the globe, and the importance of women in the control and creation of advertising. We then cover the current policy landscape in Australia, and provide links to related websites for further exploration.
Publisher: Australian Government, 2016
Status – CURRENT
There are almost 4 million Australians who have unpaid caring responsibilities and most of those people care for children. Supporting Working Parents offers information to businesses on compliance and legal obligations that can have added benefits to the bottom line, morale and help employers avoid tricky legal situations.