National Women's Health Policy
Prevention of chronic disease through control of risk factors
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Table of contents
- Foreword - From the Minister for Health and Ageing
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
Chapter One: History of the policy and policy principles- Chapter Two: Key health challenges for Australian women today and into the future
Chapter Three: Women's experience of health issues- Current and future government action against the four priority health issues
- Social factors influencing women's health and wellbeing
- Goal areas
- Appendix A - List of all submissions received
- References - 1-100
- References - 101 - 200
- References - 201 - 300
- References - 301 - 400
- References - 401 - 457
Since the first women's health policy was written in 1989, there has been an increase in the rate of chronic diseases in Australia. Chronic Diseases form a large proportion of the burden of disease, led by cancer and cardiovascular disease.37