Resources

We've selected some useful women's health and related on-line resources for you.  For resources available from local organisations check the our directory below:

Victorian Resources
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The Victorian Women’s Health and Wellbeing Index is an online gateway to evidence-based health and wellbeing data on Victorian women and girls across a wide variety of indicators relevant to a social model of health http://www.theindex.org.au/

Links to Translated Mental Health Information on the internet, listed alphabetically by mental health topic http://www.vtpu.org.au/resources/translatedmh.php 

The Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, since its foundation in 1988, has been at the forefront of thinking, researching, teaching and disseminating information about women's health. The vision for the Key Centre is that it will be the leading centre for research, education and advocacy in women's health, gender and society in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.  http://www.kcwh.unimelb.edu.au/

The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) was established as the Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases in October 1992 as an independent research unit within the Faculty of Health Sciences http://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/

Barwon South West Region - Integrated Family Violence: Working to Improve Services to the Regions Communities http://www.bswifv.org.au/

The Better Health Channel provides reliable health information and services which are quality assured by the Victorian government.  You can also search for a doctor in your area. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

The Health Translations Online Directory enables health practitioners and those working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to easily find reliable translated health information. http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/

In April 2003, the Office of the Status of Women launched www.women.gov.au. Currently, a large amount of online government information, services and resources is scattered across a range of agency and programme websites. women.gov.au, also known as the Women’s Portal, aims to improve access to government information and services by providing a single website from which these online resources can be searched and accessed. It is essentially a directory of these resources, which is intended to simplify the process of locating government information. 

The Victorian Women's Health and Wellbeing Strategy aims to continue to improve the health and wellbeing of Victorian women, particularly those most disadvantaged.

Breastscreen Victoria is a government funded mammography screening program in Australia for women without breast symptoms or breast problems

The Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV) (formerly DVIRC) is a statewide service in Victoria, Australia. DVRCV aims to reduce and prevent family violence by providing education to improve service and policy responses, and by assisting people who have experienced abuse.  To access the newsletter click here

Reconnexion provides a specialist psychology treatment service for adults, young people and children who are experiencing anxiety disorders, depression and tranquilliser dependancy.  To access the newsletter click here.

SANDS (VIC) A support group for parents who experience miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. 

Women's Health Victoria aims to promote and address the health needs of women as defined and expressed by women.

Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH) is an immigrant women's organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of immigrant women working in paid and unpaid employment across Australia.
 
Absolutely Women's Health well women's health services at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.

The Cancer Council Victoria is an independent, volunteer-based charity whose mission is to lead, coordinate, implement and evaluate action to minimise the human cost of cancer for all Victorians. 

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health plays a unique role in providing quality health care to women. The combination of cutting edge research, community and professional education, and clinical care empowers women to make informed choices about their own health.   For the latest GP & HP Update click here

Women and Drought Officers Women in rural communities now have more opportunities to network, share ideas and support each other with the introduction of the Victorian Government’s Rural Women, Drought and Climate Change initiative. Community Engagement Officers with a focus on women and drought have been appointed in five rural regions in the Department of Planning and Community Development Local Teams

Rural Women's Network is devoted to reflecting the needs and aspirations of rural and regional communities through the eyes of women. To realise this, the Network is supported by government through the Department of Planning and Community Development

Hope Bereavement Care provides counselling and educational services for families and others who have experienced the sudden or unexpected death on an infant, young child or adolescent under 18 years of age.

Australian Resources
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Women's Health Australia conducting The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

 isis  International Women's Day e-postcards.

Rural Women Links - Centre for Rural Social Research.

National Women's Justice Coalition - The NWJC is a coalition of organisations and individuals which aims to promote women's equality before the law in Australia.

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is the peak organisation for women with all types of disabilities in Australia.

The Clearinghouse is a central component of the  Victorian Women with Disabilities Network Advocacy Information Service (VWDN AIS) which has been established by the Victorian Women with Disabilities Network (VWDN) and Women’s Health Victoria (WHV). It contains information resources in a variety of forms including:  articles and papers, fact sheets, frameworks, legislative materials, reports and submission.  The Clearinghouse also includes organisations and directories.

Clearinghouse Connector - The Clearinghouse Connector is a capacity building initiative designed to connect professionals and organisations that work with women to the resources available in the Women’s Health Victoria Clearinghouse.

Each monthly edition of the Clearinghouse Connector contains resources selected to provide the most up-to-date, relevant and useful information on a specific topic. Resources cover information from research, statistics, government policy, prevailing social conditions affecting women’s health status, and clinical and therapeutic management of health matters. All resources profiled in the Connector are available from the Clearinghouse collection.

The Victorian Women with Disabilities Network, in partnership with Women’s Health Victoria, has established the Advocacy Information Service (AIS). The AIS advocates on behalf of women with disabilities, and provides support and information to assist advocacy work that addresses the needs of women with disabilities in Victoria.

The Australian Women's Health Network (AWHN)  AWHN was established in 1986 and operates as a women's health advocacy, information and lobbying organisation, working with Government policy makers and other agencies to improve the health and well-being of Australian women.

Seniors.gov.au provides you with a single point of access to Government and non-Government information and services for older Australians.

International Resources
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AVIVA is an International Women's Listing Magazine which enables women all over the world to make contact with each other. This site has a great links section.

World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.

Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality.

To let us know if there are any links we've missed or of links that are no longer current send email to feedback@wholewoman.org.au.