It goes with the Territory! The views of ACT Women with Disabilities about Health and Wellbeing Information (2011)

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc, 2011

Status – CURRENT

This companion report presents the findings and views of the women who reported having a disability or long-term or chronic health issue and who participated in WCHM’s health and wellbeing information research, and identifies the major themes and the barriers facing women with disabilities in accessing the health and wellbeing information they need.

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ACE Prevention

Publisher: University of Queensland, Brisbane and Deakin University, Melbourne, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians. ACE Prevention is the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted world-wide, involving input from 130 top health experts. The research team assessed 123 illness prevention measures to identify those which will prevent the most illness and premature deaths and those that are best value for money.

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It goes with the Territory! ACT Women’s views about Health and Wellbeing Information

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters, 2010

Status – CURRENT

Since women are the main decision makers for family health issues and the main family carers, their access to appropriate health and wellbeing information is crucial in order to make informed choices and to access services and support. WCHM commissioned this report as there was scant research identifying ACT women’s needs and preferences in relation to health and wellbeing information; the ways in which they appraise information; the barriers that restrict them from accessing information; and the gaps in their information landscape. This report explores the views and preferences of ACT women in accessing health and wellbeing information and how this information is transformed into knowledge, and identifies the major themes and the barriers facing them.

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Women, health and ageing: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2010

Status – CURRENT

This report focuses on the health of older women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women‘s Health. It was found that as women are living longer they increasingly make up the majority of those experiencing dementia, sensory impairment, and falls and fractures. It includes findings on: Changes in physical health and relationship to socio-economic status; Living with chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, sleep problems and incontinence; Effects of falls, smoking, and alcohol intake; Effects of obesity, and contributing factors. Current preventive activities in Australia to reduce overweight and obesity, reduce the prevalence of tobacco smoking, and increase levels of physical activity are all strongly supported by the data presented in this report.  The data also identify growing needs for the primary care sector to help older women with chronic conditions.

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Diabetes in pregnancy: its impact on Australian women and their babies

Publisher: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010

Status – CURRENT

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-existing diabetes complicating pregnancy,grouped as ‘diabetes in pregnancy’, have implications for the health of the mother and her baby in the immediate, short-term and long-term. This work aims to provide baseline information on pregnancy, labour and delivery for women affected by diabetes in pregnancy, and their babies, compared with those not affected by diabetes.

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Reproductive health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health, 2009

Status – CURRENT

Findings show that for women from the 1973-1978 cohort, having children corresponds to changes in employment. Having a first birth was associated with changes from full-time to part-time paid employment, and other employment changes. Part-time employment remains an alternative for women managing both paid work and family. This report helps provide the some understanding on the needs of women with the hope that best practice work-family policies would be developed.

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ACT Women and Prisons: Invisible Bars – The Stories behind the Stats

Publisher: ACT Women and Prisons: Invisible Bars – The Stories behind the Stats, 2009

Status – CURRENT

This paper presents the stories of ACT women with a variety of lived prison experiences and information from ACT women’s service providers who regularly support women with lived experience of prison and institutionalisation. The information gathered provides significant insight into the impact that imprisonment and institutionalisation have had on these women’s lives. The Women’s Centre for Health Matters (WCHM) and the ACT Women And Prisons Group (WAP) hope that this information will assist counsellors, social workers, case managers and other professionals who support women with lived prison experience to better meet their needs.

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women in the ACT: Enablers and Barriers to Achieving Social Connectedness (2009)

Publisher: Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc, 2009

Status – CURRENT

This report aimed to develop a profile of CALD women in the ACT. It documents fifteen themes from the research which were identified as factors that influence CALD women’s social connectedness and wellbeing, as well as the elements that enhance social connectedness.

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

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 of women, longitudinal changes and health outcomes.

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Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion

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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