Major New Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT
The second Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT is officially open, offering all women and femme-identifying people aged 18 or older in the ACT and surrounding region the opportunity to share their health experiences.
The survey comes as Women’s Health Matters welcomes the Australian Government’s announcements aiming to make reproductive and sexual health care more accessible. These welcome changes reducing the cost of key treatments are the result of ongoing evidence-informed advocacy from national and state and territory women’s organisations. The Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT builds on this evidence locally to help us further understand the gaps and unmet need so that we can advocate to government for solutions.
This confidential survey takes a snapshot of women’s health and wellbeing in our community, providing critical insights that will help shape future health services and policies. The Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT is a key initiative supported by Snow Foundation and serves as a vital tool for understanding the current state of women’s health locally.
The first survey, conducted in 2022-23, received an overwhelming response from over 1600 participants. These insights have already helped inform the development of new services, guided government and funding bodies in identifying healthcare priorities, and empowered Women’s Health Matters to advocate for improved systems to support women’s health.
The survey is open to all women and femme-identifying people, as well as anyone who aligns themselves with these groups, who live in the ACT or surrounding areas and are aged 18 years or over. It is an opportunity for participants to have their voices heard and to contribute to ongoing efforts to enhance women’s health and wellbeing in our region.
The results from this survey will be instrumental in guiding future initiatives, policy decisions, and funding priorities to better meet the healthcare needs of women and femme-identifying people in the ACT.
Take part today and help us create a healthier future for all women in the ACT!
To complete the survey, visit: https://ow.ly/uuiw50UiGyo
For more information: https://www.womenshealthmatters.org.au/womens-healthwellbeing/surveyofwomenshealth/
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Women’s Health Matters is the voice for women’s health and wellbeing in the ACT. We work to improve the health and wellbeing of all women in the ACT and surrounding region. We do this by improving women’s access to health information. We also do research to improve knowledge and understanding about the causes of health and illness for women in the ACT.
Snow Foundation, established by Terry Snow AM in Canberra in 1991 and led by his daughter Georgina Byron AM as CEO since 2006, is focused on fostering positive social change. It supports a range of causes, from grassroots entrepreneurial projects to established organisations and exceptional leaders working for social change. The Foundation is committed to catalysing community infrastructure and has a deep focus on youth-at-risk, domestic and family violence, being a respectful and useful ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and giving to women and girls through a gender lens – http://www.snowfoundation.org.au
