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Useful Links
The links listed here provide web site addresses to:
You will also find other useful links purposefully placed
throughout different sections of this web site. Particularly, there are
many links contained within the health issues pages.
Victorian
Women's Health Services
Metropolitan
Multicultural Centre for Women's Health
http://www.mcwh.com.au/
A state-wide immigrant women's health organisation that conducts health promotion with working women. The web site provides details of the services offered.
Well Women's Website
http://www.rwh.org.au/wellwomens/index.cfm?doc_id=2278
A web site developed by the Women's Health Program at The Royal Women's Hospital. It contains service details, publications, events and features a new topic each month.
Women's Health East
http://www.whe.org.au
A metropolitan women's health service site
which describes services offered, available resources and some articles
from the organisations newsletter.
Women's Health in the North
http://www.whin.org.au/
A women's health service of the northern metropolitan region of Melbourne. Provides details of services offered, projects, training and publications.
Women's Health West
http://www.whwest.org.au
Women's health service of the western metropolitan region of Melbourne. Provides details of services offered, projects, training and publications.
Women's Health In the South East (WHISE)
http://www.whise.org.au/
The web site of a community based women's health organisation providing details of services and programs offered.
Regional
Barwon/South West Women's Health
http://www.wholewoman.org.au/
A women's health site for the Barwon / South Western Region. Contains a local services directory for women, news and events.
Gippsland Women's Health Service
http://www.gwhealth.asn.au/
A regional health and information service run by women for women. The web site contains service details, library catalogue and project and program details.
Women's Health Goulburn North East
http://www.whealth.com.au
A rural women's health service whose site provides information on services offered, publications and projects.
Women's Health
Grampians
http://www.whg.org.au
The web site of a rural women's health service listing contact details, publications and services offered.
Women's Health Loddon Mallee
http://www.whlm.org.au
A rural women's health service whose web site provides information on its services, some health issues and referral details for the region.
Interstate Women's Health Services
Australian Women's Health
Network (AWHN)
http://www.awhn.org.au
A national women's health advocacy, information
and lobbying organisation. The site aims to provide general information,
key services and up-to-date policy information regarding women's health.
Women's Centre for Health Matters (Canberra)
http://www.wchm.org.au
A community information & resource centre which provides information, referral & support to women on their health & wellbeing.
Women's Health New South Wales
http://www.whnsw.asn.au/
Women's Health NSW is an association of statewide women's health centres and specialist women's centres.
Women's Health Queensland
Wide
http://www.womhealth.org.au
Queensland women's health service web site with factsheets, full text
articles and research bulletins on many subjects.
Women's Health Statewide
(South Australia)
http://www.whs.sa.gov.au
South Australian women's health service with online resources in the form
of pamphlets, common question and answers, reports and newsletter. Some
of the pamphlets are available in languages other than English.
Hobart Women's Health Centre
http://www.hwhc.com.au/
Web site of a Tasmanian women's health centre outlining their services offered.
Women's and Children's Health Service (WCHS)
http://wchs.health.wa.gov.au/
WCHS aims to provide the best possible health-care for all Western Australian women and children.
Other
Health Sites
Australasian Cochrane Centre
http://www.cochrane.org.au/
The Cochrane Library is a regularly up-dated collection of evidence-based practice databases put together by clinicians, consumers and researchers from around the world. It is a resource that can be used to support health care decisions and inform people receiving care. Although intended primarily for clinicians and researchers, the Cochrane Library contains much information that is directly relevant to consumers.
Better Health Channel
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
The Better Health Channel was established in May 1999 by the Victorian
Government in order to provide the community with online health information
that is quality assured, reliable, up to date and locally relevant. The
site also contains an extensive list of Victorian services and health
professionals.
Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria
http://www.glhv.org.au
The GLHV website and clearinghouse provides news and information of particular interest to the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Victoria.
HealthInsite
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au
A Commonwealth Government of Australia initiative which aims to provide
the user with a single entry point to access quality information from
leading health information providers. The content is provided through
information partnerships between HealthInsite and selected organisations.
Queen Victoria Women's Centre Information Hub
http://www.qvwc.org.au
InfoHub is a gateway to trusted online resources for Victorian women and their organisations. Contributed by a range of expert Victorian and national women's networks, all of InfoHub's resources are specifically targeted to meet women's needs and concerns.
General Women's Services
Women's Information
Referral Exchange (WIRE)
http://www.wire.org.au
Women's generalist information service with on line fact sheets on domestic
violence, separation, divorce, children, finances, housing and counselling.
National Women's Justice Coalition
http://www.nwjc.org.au
Provides links to information promoting women's equality before the law
and details of current issues and calls for submissions.
Office for Women
http://ofw.facs.gov.au/
A Commonwealth Government policy advisory unit founded on the goal of
mainstreaming women's issues. Discusses government policy, services and
initiatives and their impact on women.
Office of Women's Policy
http://www.women.vic.gov.au/
The Office of Women's Policy, located in the Department of Victorian Communities,
provides strategic policy advice to the Victorian Government on issues
of concern to women.
Directories
Infoxchange Service Seeker Directory
http://www.serviceseeker.com.au/
The Infoxchange Service Seeker currently contains details on over 100,000 government and non-government services and agencies.
Department of Human Services, Victoria Service Directory
http://humanservicesdirectory.vic.gov.au/
This is the home page of the Human Services Directory for practitioners and service providers. If you are a service provider from here you may update information about your service or search for other health practitioners and services anywhere in the state of Victoria.
Better Health Channel
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf/pages/service_directory?opendocument
Find a health practioner or service in Victoria. A consumer focused version of the DHS service directory listed above.
Languages other than English
If you are looking for information on a variety of health topics in languages other than English try searching:
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