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Women’s Health West, along with plenty of help from our partners, launched a resource about the prevention of violence against women at the Newport Substation in June.
‘Act To Prevent Men’s Violence Against Women: a Guide for Community Action’ aims to support community groups in Melbourne’s west to take action to prevent men’s violence against women.
The guide details practical things you can do every day to prevent men’s violence against women. It includes important information to consider before you take action, as well as links to further resources.
Thanks to our project working group HealthWest, Hobsons Bay City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, cohealth, Western Bulldogs, City of Melbourne, Inner North West PCP, Djerriwarrh Health Services (Health Hospital Community), City of Melton, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia.
And our speakers Tarang Chawla, Nelly Thomas, Working Together with Men, Women Making it Happen, Janet Galpin of Boon Wurrung Foundation, and Susan Timmins and Shelley Tait of Women’s Health West.
Check out the videos below of the event. With biggest thanks to NIASHA for performing at the launch and allowing us to use her music and Teagan Glenane for videography.
Women of the west: we need your voice. We want to hear from women aged 16 and above who live, work, study or play in the west. We want you to have your say in shaping the future of sexual and reproductive health services in Melbourne’s west. (more…)
In late April, the second iteration of our regional sexual and reproductive health strategy for Melbourne’s west, Action for Equity, was launched by the Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy MP.
People, and in particular women, in the western region of Melbourne have poorer sexual and reproductive health outcomes when compared to other regions in Victoria. This is particularly the case in relation to sexually transmitted infections, teenage fertility, and cervical screening rates. Despite this, and our rapid population growth out west, our region still lacks a dedicated sexual health clinical service.
This newly-launched strategy is designed to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes for communities in the west in a coordinated way, to increase impact throughout the region. It was developed by the Action for Equity partnership, led by WHW, and other key experts. The other 15 partners cover a wide range of health and community services – including community health, and local and state government, among others. Action for Equity has also been influenced by current state and federal policies, including Victoria’s first ever sexual and reproductive health strategy, launched by Minister Hennessy last year.
Action for Equity’s first strategy ran from 2013-2017. It was visionary and ambitious. It was instrumental in supporting partners to align their efforts to improve sexual and reproductive health in Melbourne’s west under a common agenda. And it enabled them to identify shared measures of success, drawing on the diverse expertise of a range of sectors.
The new strategy, Action for Equity 2018-2022, is as bold and impressive as the first, and we are looking forward to it having an even greater impact on our community across the next four years. Melbourne’s west is one of Victoria’s most vibrant and diverse regions, and our goal is to achieve the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health for everyone in our community.
Women's Health West acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to Elders and community members past and present. We express solidarity with the ongoing struggle for land rights, self-determination, sovereignty and the recognition of past injustices. We express our hope for reconciliation and justice.
Women's Health West acknowledges the support of a number of funding bodies including: