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Women's Health BannersAs part of women’s health promotion and advocacy for the Victorian Women’s Health Summit of July 2006, ten collapsible banners were created with information on different women’s health issues. Women’s health is still too often seen by many as being just about women’s reproductive health. While this view remains, particularly amongst those in decision making positions in government and in the health care system, women’s health will continue to be compromised by policies and programs that simply don’t respond to their needs. Despite the growing international recognition of gender as a determinant of health, this awareness has yet to be incorporated into mainstream health policy, and in the design and delivery of programs and services. Victoria has made some progress in this area over the past 20 years, but not enough. These banners were created to raise awareness of the biological (sex) and social (gender) differences in women's experience of health. The issues were selected as a sample from a range of topics within health determinants, health issues, and health priorities. Content was created by a range of representatives from the women’s health services and health promotion agencies.
 Banner topics The banners provide a permanent exhibition on what is current knowledge of gender in women's health and the particular topic. Banners are available in two formats:
The ten women's health banner topics are:
Borrowing the bannersThe Women's Health Banners are available for borrowing from the Women's Health Victoria Clearinghouse. To borrow the banners, please: 1. Print off the Booking Form 3. Fax the completed booking form to Women's Health Victoria on (03) 9663 7955. For more information about borrowing the banners, please contact Women's Health Victoria Clearinghouse by phone on 9662 3755 or email.
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