This paper explores various aspects of women’s health relating to food. These include the impacts of nutritional deficiency, the links between nutrition and chronic disease and women’s food-related behaviours.
This paper explores various aspects of women’s health relating to food. These include the impacts of nutritional deficiency, the links between nutrition and chronic disease and women’s food-related behaviours.
This infographic summarises key facts in pictorial form relating to women and food and diet.
A summary of facts relating to women and food and recommendations made by Women's Health Victoria.
Safe access to abortion is good public health practice and plays an important role in supporting women’s health, equality and wellbeing. Access to medical abortion is associated with numerous potential benefits for women, including greater choice, as well as lower costs. However, in Victoria ongoing barriers to accessing medical abortion include high costs, the multiple appointments required, and a lack of services in rural and regional areas. In 2016 Women’s Health Victoria in partnership with Family Planning Victoria and the Royal Women’s Hospital held two forums relating to access to medical abortion in Victoria.
This infographic summarises in pictorial form the key messages from the Clearinghouse Connectors on Women in advertising and Sexualisation of women and girls.
This infographic summarises the key messages from the Issues Paper on Women and oral health in pictorial form.
This infographic summarises the key messages from the Clearinghouse Connector on Women and pain in pictorial form.
This infographic summarises the key messages from the Clearinghouse Connector on Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and women in pictorial form.
Oral health is necessary for good quality of life and encompasses more than just having healthy teeth.
This fact sheet provides an overview of women's oral health, it's relationship with other health conditions and recommendations for improving women's oral health.
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