Description
The Strategy seeks to improve health outcomes for all women and girls, particularly those at greatest risk of poor health. Its purpose is to: improve the health and wellbeing of all women and girls in Australia, providing appropriate, equitable and accessible prevention and care, especially for those at greatest risk of poor health. The Strategy builds on the 2010 National Women’s Health Policy, and is underpinned by the policy principles of gender equity, health equity between women, a life course approach to health, a focus on prevention and a strong and emerging evidence base with the following associated objectives:
- Highlight the significance of gender as a key determinant of women’s health andwellbeing, to strengthen gender-equity and gender-transformative research ands ervices, and women’s and girls’ engagement with the health system.
- Recognise the different health needs or priority populations, address gaps in service sand target those women’s population groups where the worst health outcomes are experienced.
- Develop health initiatives that focus on improving health and target risk factors and intervention points most relevant for women across the life course.
- Invest in positive primary prevention, secondary prevention and early intervention from childhood with a focus on social and gendered drivers of health and holistic person-centred care.
- .Support effective and collaborative research, data collection, monitoring and evaluation and knowledge transfer to advance the evidence base on women’s health.
There are five priority areas of focus: maternal, sexual and reproductive health; healthy ageing; chronic conditions and preventive health; mental health; and the health impacts of violence against women and girls