National Women's Health Policy
Chronic diseases prevention
- Foreword - From the Minister for Health and Ageing
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
Chapter One: History of the policy and policy principles- Achievements of the First National Women's Health Policy
- Development of the National Women's Health Policy 2010
- The principles
- Gender equity
- Health equity between women
- A life course approach to health
- Focus on prevention
- A strong and emerging evidence base
- Developing the goals
- Identifying key health issues
- Chronic diseases prevention
- Mental health
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Maternal health
- Violence against women
- Economic health and wellbeing
- Developing the key health areas identified in the consultations into priority health issues
- The social determinants of health
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
Some felt that the national health priority areas (cardiovascular disease and stroke, cancer control, mental health (with a focus on depression), injury prevention and control, diabetes mellitus, asthma, arthritis and musculo-skeletal conditions) should be a policy priority. A number of submissions stated that substantial gains in women’s health could be achieved through gender analysis, education and health service delivery in these areas.
An increased research and policy focus, in the context of Australia’s growing rates of chronic diseases, on how the behavioural and relational aspects of a gendered existence underpin the circumstances and decisions that put individuals at varying risk of conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
(Public Health Association of Australia p. 8)
Preventing obesity was seen as important. Reducing the use of alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs—especially among young women—were also seen as crucial preventative health measures.