Women's health
Report
This girl can – Victoria: year 3 campaign report (2020)
This Girl Can – Victoria is shifting the way women see themselves (and others) being physically active and building a community of supportive and empowered women across Victoria.
Briefing paper
Improving the uptake of the Baby Friendly Health Initiative in Australian hospitals
Breastfeeding is a normal biological process and protects the health and well-being of mothers and babies. Yet breastfeeding continues to be undervalued by society, and in Australia women face multiple barriers to breastfeeding in the home, community, health care system and workforce. The Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Policy report
Policy brief: Women’s mental health in the context of COVID 19 and recommendations for action
This policy brief summarises the evidence for the impact of COVID-19 on women's mental health, and makes recommendations for government actions to better support women’s mental health during the COVID-19 response and recovery.
Report
National Cervical Screening Program monitoring report 2019
This is the first report to monitor the National Cervical Screening Program since it introduced 5-yearly HPV tests in 2017. In 2018, among women aged 25–74, 1,795,395 had an HPV test, and 9% of all screening HPV tests performed were positive for HPV types that can cause cervical cancer.
Report
How can we better reach women and girls in crises?
This report proposes an approach to ensure that the extensive capacities of the U.S. government in the areas of maternal health, reproductive health, family planning, and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response are no longer left on the sidelines in crisis response and recovery.