Jean Hailes is a leader in women’s health, dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all women in Australia throughout their lives. We are supporting their national campaign to encourage women, communities and organisations to focus on all aspects of women’s health.
Women’s Health Week aims to improve the health of all women in Australia. Held annually in September (7-11 September), the campaign encourages women to take positive and proactive steps to being healthy in their mind and body.
Many women do not prioritise their health above that of their family. And with the interruption caused by COVID-19, health checks and other wellbeing matters may have fallen off their ‘to-do’ lists. We are asking health care professionals to use the week to direct patients to the right services and encourage cervical, breast cancer screening and schedule any other health checks that may have been missed over the past few months.
Jean Hailes also provides practice support information and health professional tools to guide diagnosis and management of various conditions as well as patient information sheets and booklets. Some of these include:
- A range of continuing professional development (CPD) activities for GPs, nurses and other health professionals.
- Various 25-minute webinars, topics including: Cardiovascular disease, Causes of Pelvic Pain and more.
- Latest evidence-based fact sheets on menopause and endometriosis, translated into eight different languages.
Sign up at womenshealthweek.com.au to receive online practical articles, the latest health information and podcasts.
We’re committed to improving the cancer screening rates across the district with a focus on improving Cervical, Bowel and Breast screening rates where we currently fall below NSW state average. Visit our website to find out about our cancer screening programs.