Good Health Down South Regional Strategy
Good Health Down South 2021-2025 is a four-year strategy for sexual and reproductive health promotion in the Southern Metropolitan Region. The strategy identifies the key sexual and reproductive health issues facing women and people across the region and priority populations that experience a disproportionate burden of poor health outcomes due to structural inequality.
Good Health Down South 2021 - 2025 identifies evidence-based mechanisms for reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes through a Theory of Change, as well as a rigorous evaluation framework. The strategy will be implemented through a cross-sector partnership that we aim to grow and strengthen over the course of the next four years.
The strategy reflects extensive consultation with local government, community health organisations and other health promotion agencies, and builds upon the achievements of the first regional strategy for sexual and reproductive health, 2018 - 2021.
WHISE would like to acknowledge and thank our many partners and stakeholders for their input into the development of Good Health Down South 2021 - 2025. We look forward to working together to improve women's sexual and reproductive health outcomes across the region.
If you have questions or feedback, or would like to join the Good Health Down South partnership, please contact our Health Promotion Officer, Laura Riccardi lriccardi@whise.org.au
Good Health Down South 2021-2025 is supported by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
WHISE has compiled a number of regional data snapshots to provide an overview of the sexual and reproductive health status of women in the SMR.
The snapshots provide insight into the most recently available data and information about contraception, fertility management, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmissible infections, cervical screening, HPV immunisation, negotiating consent, young people and safe sex, and sexual assault.
For the regional data snapshots, head to the resources page.
South East Women's Sexual Health Directory
WHISE has a directory of women’s health services in the South East, which should be used as a guide only. Most of the services listed here are free or bulk-billed but for detailed information about services, fees and contact information, please access the organisation’s website or call them directly. If you discover that information here is incorrect or missing please contact us.
Endorsements
- Cardinia Shire
- Central Bayside Community Health Services
- City of Greater Dandenong
- Connect Health & Community
- Department of Education and Training
- enliven
- Family Planning Victoria
- Frankston Mornington Peninsula Primary Care Partnership
- Glen Eira City Council
- Hepatitis Victoria
- Jean Hailes for Women's Health
- Kooweerup Regional Health Service
- Monash Health
- Mornington Peninsula Shire
- Peninsula Health
- South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault
- South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network
- Southern Melbourne Primary Care Partnership
- Star Health