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Women's Health Special Interest Group
The Women's Health SIG aims to influence policy development to advance women's health and the public health research that informs policy and programs. We promote understanding of the social model of health and how gender determines health. Using human rights and feminist approaches, we advocate for improving women's health in Australia, as well as working to promote women's health globally, often with other PHAA SIGs. A feminist and human rights approach recognises that women may experience injustice based on their sex/gender, and that these injustices may also occur on a systemic level through public policy processes.
Committee members 2012-13
Co-Convenor:
Catherine Mackenzie catherine.mackenzie@flinders.edu.au
Louise Johnson ljohnson@varta.org.au;
General Committee Members:
- Rose Durey (Vic) Angela Taft (Vic)
- Rhonda Small (Vic)
- Jenny Ejlak (Vic)
- Danielle Mazza (Vic)
- Brigid Coombe (SA)
- Margaret Hardy (NSW)
- Amina Currimbhoy (WA)
- Bronwyn Silver (NT)
- Tracey Wing (TAS)
- Mary Stewart (NSW)
- Helen Keleher (Vic)
- Chris Bayly (WA)
- Melissa Graham (Vic)
- Jenny Kelly (Qld)
- Heather Rowe (Vic)
- Alex Croyle (ACT)
Current Events 2013
Child and Women's Health SIG Workshop information - 15 September 2013
Correspondence 2012
Women's Health SIG newsletter -August 2012
Past Events
September 2011
Women's Health SIG Workshop Young women and health policy: have your say
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Political Economy of Heatlh/Women's Health/Primary Health Care/International Heatlh Workshop 2010
September 2010
Social determinants of health, Millennuim Development Goals (MDGs), maternal mortality and reproductive health in the Asia Pacific: What could Australia be doing better?
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Advocacy
November 2010
Letter to MPs - Queensland Abortion Law Reform
June 2008
Launch - Time for a National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy for Australia:
A Call to Action
June 2008
Time for a National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy for Australia:
Background Paper
June 2008
National organisations endorsing the Call to Action
July 2007
Public health Association of Australia calls for a National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy (PDF)
2006 Second Submission to The Senate January 2006 - RU486 (PDF)
Meeting Minutes
SIG Forums
The Women's Health SIG Forum provides an area for Women's Health SIG members to post information, respond to and discuss various articles of interest and to interact with fellow members. Link to Forums (you will be required to login to access this area)
Links
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