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Use and costs of medications and other health care resources: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

06/15/2008 in /by

Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health, 2008 Status – CURRENT The report makes use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare data that are linked to survey data and provide details on the women’s health, health behaviours, and social circumstances. Combined, these data provide unique and rich information on health service use by particular sub-groups […]

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Women’s health : the new national agenda : position paper

03/22/2008 in , /by

Publisher: Australian Women’s Health Network, 2008 Status – NOT CURRENT The purpose of this position paper is to set out a new national agenda for women’s health in Australia. It does so by outlining the key arguments for making women’s health a priority of governments, health professionals and the broader community and proposes a framework and process […]

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Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion

01/01/2008 in , /by

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2008 Status – CURRENT This report summarises the available evidence on the mental health factors associated with abortion. While the data is related to the United States, this evidence is still relevant to the Australian policy context.

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Preventing violence before it occurs : a framework and background paper to guide the primary prevention of violence against women in Victoria

12/07/2007 in /by

Publisher: VicHealth,  December 2007 Status – CURRENT

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Improving Maternity Services: Working Together Across WA – A policy Framework (2007)

11/06/2007 in , /by

Publisher: Government of Western Australia Department of Health, November 2007 Status – CURRENT This policy framework aims to expand options for maternity care in WA, enabling more choice and greater continuity of care for a woman and her family. The aim is to shift the focus from highly medicalised, hospital based maternity models of care towards a […]

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Women’s Weight: Findings from the Australian Longtitudinal study on Women’s Health

10/09/2007 in , /by

Publisher: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2007 Status – CURRENT This report has been prepared on the basis of discussions between the ALSWH research team and staff of the Department of Health and Ageing and presents findings on women’s weight from four surveys of the three cohorts. This report addressed questions relating to trends […]

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National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Australian Government Implementation Plan 2007-2013

05/20/2007 in /by

Publisher: Australian Government, Dept. of Health and Ageing, 2007 Status – CURRENT The aim of the plan is to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enjoy a healthy life equal to that of the general population that is enriched by a strong living culture, dignity and justice.

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Women, ageing and health : a framework for action

05/15/2007 in /by

Publisher: World Health Organization, 2007 Status – CURRENT The framework addresses the health status and factors that influence women’s health at midlife and older ages with a focus on gender. It provides guidance on how policy-makers, practitioners, non-government organisations and civil society can improve the health and wellbeing of ageing women by simultaneously applying both a gender […]

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Women’s health : the new national agenda : discussion paper

04/28/2007 in /by

Published: Australian Women’s Health Network, 2007
Status – NOT CURRENT

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Perinatal Depressive and Anxiety Disorders – Statewide Obstetrics Support Unit

02/06/2007 in , /by

Publisher: Statewide Obstetrics Support Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital Western Australia, Febuary 2007 Status – CURRENT This document provides recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, referral and management of women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The aim of the guidelines is to improve screening, diagnosis, referral and management of women with perinatal mental health issues; and to […]

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