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The Australian Women and Digital Health Project

Debra Lupton News and Media Research Centre January 2019

A range of digital technologies are available to people to find, share and generate health-related information. Few studies have directed attention specifically to how women are using these technologies from the diverse array available to them. 
For women with chronic health conditions and those caring for infants and young children, in particular, online forums and social media groups were often used as a form of lay creation and sharing of knowledge. The key benefits of online peer sources were the opportunity to share experiences as well as ask advice and find support from other people experiencing similar illnesses or life events. The participants particularly valued being able to access a more personal form of information that provided insights from others’ experiences.

https://apo.org.au/node/220326

Cancer Screening Resources Hub

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

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A toolkit for Gender Advocacy

Publisher: University of Canberra September 2018

Status – CURRENT

The Toolkit provides practical advice and information about how to advocate for women.

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Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach- facilitators guide and participant notes

Publisher: 2011 World Health Organisation

Status – CURRENT

Gender mainstreaming health guide that includes sex specific approaches

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Supporting Working Parents

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.

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Yarning Places

Publisher: Australian Indigenous Health Infonet

Status – CURRENT

Yarning places are electronic networks that enable people with an interest in Indigenous health to share information, knowledge and experience – even when they live in different states, territories and regions, come from different sectors (such as health, education and justice), and work for different organisations.

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National Rural Women’s Coalition – Weather the Storm Kit

Publisher: National Rural Women’s Coalition,2015

Status – CURRENT

The Weather the Storm kit has been prepared to support women to prepare for disasters and emergencies.  The kit consists of three manuals which can be downloaded.   Part 1 – Manual.  The kit is set out and designed so it can be delivered for community groups.  It can be used by anyone, however some skills or awareness of group facilitation would be useful.  The kit gives a step-by-step guide to planning and delivering the program and can be adapted to fit different communities and varying natural disaster types e.g. cyclones, floods,  bushfires etc.  It follows a ‘ think and discover, plan, design, deliver and evaluate’ format.  The content of the program is set out in a manner that is easy to follow e.g. how to set up, what to do as women arrive, how to work through the session  and how to end the sessions etc.   Part 2 – Tools and Templates.    This section has all the specific information, worksheets and tools needed to design a program.  It includes sample invitation letters, worksheets, participation certificates, post program surveys etc.  Part 3 – Resources.  This section has the resources which you can print off and provide as handouts  to participants or resources to set up e.g. an emergency bushfire kit contents; how to use BOM information services.

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Women Want to Know

Publisher: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), 2015

Status – CURRENT

Women Want to Know has been developed in collaboration with Australia’s leading health professional organisations and is the first national project to promote the Alcohol Guidelines among health professionals since they were updated in 2009.     Women Want to Know provides free print resources for health professionals and consumers, demonstration videos of health professionals talking to pregnant women about alcohol. There are also FREE online training modules, with continuing professional development accreditation points available with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australian College of Midwives (ACM), Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM).

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Women’s Health Queensland Wide

Publisher: Women’s Health Queensland Wide Inc, Current

Status – CURRENT

Women’s Health Queensland Wide is a government funded not for profit organisation that provides fact sheets,a telephone/email/web based health information line, and videoconferences on women’s health topics etc., for all women living in Queensland.

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