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Women's Health Victoria welcomes expansion of midwife prescribing powers for medication abortion

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 02 September 2024
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2 September 2024

Women's Health Victoria (WHV) welcomes the announcement by Victoria's Minister for Health to expand the range of medicines that midwives can prescribe, including for medication abortion. This significant change marks a crucial step forward to improve access to reproductive healthcare across Victoria, particularly in regions where access to services is limited.

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Submission to the Joint Select Committee On Social Media and Australian Society

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 28 June 2024
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12 July 2024

shEqual, a national initiative delivered by Women’s Health Victoria, welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Inquiry.

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Women's Health Victoria Training Calendar: August - November 2024

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 10 July 2024
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10 July 2024

The calendar lists WHV's public training schedule for August to November 2024, with links to further information.

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Evaluation of the Victorian Women's Health Atlas: 2015 - 2023

Kelsey A, Grant B, McLernon R, Kotwani T, Kalman T, Johnston-Ataata K, Ward J |Published: 28 June 2024
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28 June 2024

In July 2023, Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) engaged Painted Dog Research to evaluate the implementation and outcomes and impact of the Victorian Women’s Health Atlas (the Atlas) from its launch in October 2015 to present.

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Real bodies: understanding and celebrating labia diversity

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 17 June 2024
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17 June 2024

The Real Bodies: Understanding and Celebrating Labia Diversity report by Women's Health Victoria reveals that almost one-quarter of young Australian women feel anxious or unhappy about their labia, driven by the influence of porn and online media. This anxiety has led to an increase in female genital cosmetic surgery.

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New research finds porn and online media are fuelling significant anxiety around genital appearance amongst young women in Australia

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 17 June 2024
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17 June 2024

A new survey by Women’s Health Victoria and YouGov has found that almost one quarter of women aged 18-24 feel anxious, embarrassed or unhappy about the appearance of their labia, which can have damaging impacts on their physical, mental and sexual health and wellbeing.  

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Women's Health Victoria welcomes renewed funding for women's health services in the Victorian State Budget 2024-25

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 08 May 2024
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8 May 2024

Women’s Health Victoria welcomes the announcement made on Tuesday in the 2024-25 Victorian State Budget of renewed funding to provide preventative health promotion and education to Victorian women, as well as a range of other important funding commitments for women’s health.

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Women's Health Victoria appoints gender equality advocate, Sally Hasler, as new CEO

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 30 April 2024
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30 April 2024

Women’s Health Victoria is delighted to announce the appointment of gender equality advocate and former government executive, Sally Hasler, as its incoming CEO.

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Victorian Women's Health Atlas overview: April 2024

Women's Health Victoria |Published: 29 April 2024
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29 April 2024

The Atlas, produced by Women's Health Victoria, is a free, interactive data platform that displays health and social wellbeing indicators, mapped by sex, for every local government area in Victoria.

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Victorian WHSN Submission to Inquiry into the issues related to menopause and perimenopause

Victorian Women's Health Services Network |Published: 15 March 2024
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27 March 2024

The Victorian Women’s Health Services Network (WHSN) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the issues related to menopause and perimenopause.