The project: Aims

The aim of the project is to collect scientifically valid information that is relevant to the development of health policy, so that Commonwealth and State Government Departments of Health can base policy and practice in women’s health on current data and accurate information.

By looking at the needs, views, lifestyles, health and factors affecting the physical and emotional health of individual women in Australia, Women's Health Australia is able to provide information that will assist Commonwealth and State Departments to plan for the future and to develop policies which are most appropriate to Australian’s of all ages in the twenty-first century.

An overall goal of the project is to clarify cause-and-effect relationships between women's health and a range of biological, psychological, social and lifestyle factors. Another goal is to assess the effects of changes in health policy and practice.

Goals for the next 20 years
The project is helping to shape the future of women’s health in Australia by:

  • Identifying the social, psychological, physical and environmental factors which determine good health, and those which cause ill-health, in women throughout adult life.
  • Identifying when, if and how the health system meets the health needs of women and helping to guide future policy and planning of women’s health care services.
  • Providing information on the long term health effects of events in women’s lives and on the factors that modify these effects.
  • Giving an opportunity for Australian women to have a say about the health and health services.
  • Providing a national research resource on women’s health issues.
  • Providing data which will help motivate women to participate in decision making on health.


Research Directions up to 2010
The ALSWH team have identified a number of key research areas as detailed in the table below. While these are not the only areas that will be examined by ALSWH over the next three years, these areas wil be examined in some detail.


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Women's Health Australia homepage about the Women's Health Australia project Women's Health Australia staff Women's Health Australia current events Women's Health Australia surveys and data Women's Health Australia substudies information for Women's Health Australia participants University of Newcastle contact Women's Health Australia Women's Health Australia publications and presentations Women's Health Australia homepage about the Women's Health Australia project Women's Health Australia staff Women's Health Australia current events Women's Health Australia surveys and data Women's Health Australia substudies information for Women's Health Australia participants University of Newcastle contact Women's Health Australia Women's Health Australia publications and presentations


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