The aim of this paper is to look at young women's health and wellbeing between the ages of 10 and 20. We examine young women's experience of six interrelated priority health areas: physical health, sexual and reproductive health, body image, relationships, mental health and social inclusion.
This fact sheet summarises the key points relating to young women and physical health, sexual and reproductive health, body images, relationships, mental health and social inclusion.
This Connector contains a selection of freely available resources focusing on the experience of unplanned pregnancy in Australia and the resources available for women and health professionals to help navigate the decision making process.
This Connector contains a selection of freely available resources focusing on women with cancer.
This International Women’s Day the women of Victoria have something special to celebrate – the state’s first strategy for women’s sexual and reproductive health.
This Connector contains a selection of freely available resources focusing on young women's health.
Over half of Australian adult women (56.3%) are overweight or obese, compared with 70.8% of men. This Clearinghouse Connector features free up-to-date resources on women and obesity.
This Clearinghouse Connector provides a list of up-to-date resources that are freely available focussing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's health.
This Clearinghouse Connector features a selection of recent academic research, articles, policy documents and reports from regional women’s health organisations on rural women’s health.
This Clearinghouse Connector contains a selection of up-to-date resources on the objectification of women that are available online in full text. The information content is drawn from research, statistics, government policy, prevailing social conditions affecting women’s health status, and clinical and therapeutic management of health matters.
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