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AWHN‘s involvement with the current National Women’s Health Policy

The Australian Women’s Health Network is best placed to provide an informed, national voice on women’s health and well-being.

AWHN has provided a national voice on women’s health issues, based on informed consultation with its members, for nearly 30 years. During this time it has influenced health policy, research and practice reform in a variety of key women’s health areas.

AWHN is a highly respected women’s health promotion advocacy organisation with organisational members drawn from across the community, public and private health sectors and every state and territory in Australia.

In 2012, the importance of AWHN’s work was recognised by the Australian Government with a grant from the Health Systems Capacity Development Fund through the Department of Health. This funding supported a significant expansion of the organisation’s capacity with the employment of a full-time Chief Executive Officer.

As a result of this increased capacity, AWHN researched and published various resources providing evidence informed advice on diverse women’s health issues, ranging from: the diagnosis, treatment and research of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease; through the impact of economic and climatic disaster; to the harm caused by the use of gendered stereotypes to sell public health messages.

Examples of other activity undertaken by AWHN include the provision of important professional development opportunities, such as the well regarded National Women’s Health Conferences, and development of the Women’s Health Hub: The Australian Women’s Health Network Clearinghouse, the only national, central entry point to access and share information on women’s health.

This work has supported the creation of better policy and provide greater access to health information, thereby enhancing delivery of women’s health services and improve the health and wellbeing of all women.

Submissions can be downloaded by right-clicking (control click mac) on a PDF or WORD icon and selecting “Save as”.

Submissions by AWHN

Submission SA Abortion Reform 2019

AWHN Pregnancy Termination Laws in Tasmania 2013

AWHN Submission Inquiry into sterilisation of WGWD Feb 2013

AWHN Submission – Senate Committee Inquiry WHO Commission SDoH Report

AWHN Comments on ANPHA Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Draft

AWHN Submission to Health and Medical Research Enquiry with Recommendations

AWHN & Community Vision Enquiry into Dementia Early Diagnosis Intervention Submission 2012

AWHN submission to NWHP

AWHN Submission to Health and Hospital Reform Commission Concerning the Development of a Longterm Health Refrom Plan for a modern Australia, 30 May 2008

AWHN Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave. 2 June, 2008

AWHN Submission to the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and Children. 31 July, 2008

AWHN Submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality. 1 August, 2008

Submissions by others

Australian Women’s Coalition Appendix 1

Australian Women’s Coalition Appendix 2

Australian Women’s Coalition Appendix 3

Australian Women’s Coalition Appendix 4

Australian Women’s Coalition Appendix 5

Australian Women’s Coalition

Women’s Health Victoria

Women’s Health Association of Victoria

Women’s Healthworks – Health Education and Resource Centre

Women’s Health Grampians Submission

Children by Choice

Jipia Jones

2020 Women

Dr Ruth McNair

NCOSS – Council of Social Services of NSW

WOMENS Healthworks and Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre Collaboration

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Do we need a national approach to #coercivecontrol? The NSW state government’s discussion paper defines coercive control in domestic and family violence contexts as “patterns of abusive behaviour designed to exercise domination and control over the other party in a relationship”. That can include physical, psychological, emotional or financial behaviours. “It is often a process that happens slowly over time and can be nuanced in nature, making it difficult to identify,” it says. “The cumulative effect over time robs victim-survivors of their autonomy and independence as an individual.” While some Australian states and territories recognise coercive control under civil law, Tasmania is the only Australian jurisdiction that has introduced specific criminal offences covering elements of it. #violenceagainstwomen @AWHealthNetwork ... See MoreSee Less

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