Women's health
Report
Physical activity during pregnancy 2011–12
Currently, little is known about what types of physical activity pregnant women undertake in Australia. This short report investigates the types and amount of physical activity undertaken by women during pregnancy, with comparisons made between pregnant and non-pregnant women of the same age, and against Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for adults.
Strategy
National women’s health strategy 2020–2030
This strategy, developed following a consultative process, aims to drive continuing improvement in the health and wellbeing of all women in Australia, particularly those at greatest risk of poor health. Key priorities and actions have been developed to drive change and improve health outcomes.
Policy report
Policy briefs from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
This major report provides policy briefs on major topics for women’s health and wellbeing. It draws on an array of ALSWH research work undertaken over the past decade that has been published with peer review and that provides sufficient evidence to warrant a series of policy recommendations.
Survey Report
Women in contact with the Sydney LGBTQ communities: report of the SWASH Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women’s Health Survey 2014, 2016, 2018
The Sydney Women and Sexual Health Survey (SWASH) is a comprehensive biennial snapshot of the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ women covering issues including sexual and gender identity, sexual health, mental health, cancer screening behaviours and more.
Briefing paper
Women, HIV and life
The National Day of Women Living with HIV 2019 (NDWLHIV) celebrated women living with HIV (WLHIV) as a community event and proved to be a valuable engagement to highlight existing issues of concern and unmet needs of WLHIV in Australia.