National Women's Health Policy
Economic health and wellbeing
Table of contents
- 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
Economic wellbeing was rated as the most important issue in several submissions, and as a major concern in many. Women who are socioeconomically disadvantaged suffer poor health and have a high chance of having children who also have poor health. The lack of equity in women’s pay and the gap in superannuation savings are major contributors to women’s relatively poor economic security. Their financial security is also influenced by different life stages and events such as child rearing, caring for elderly parents, retirement and the death of a partner.