Women's Health

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Monitoring your health can improve your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What you can do:

  • Be aware of your health needs and consult your doctor regularly.

Find out more about:

  • bone density and how keeping strong can help
  • diabetes prevention and management
  • the process of aging – the physical and psychological stages

It’s also equally important to maintain a healthy lifestyle by:

  • eating well
  • keeping physically fit
  • keeping mentally fit
  • getting (or staying) social

Topic overview

More than 50 percent of DVA beneficiaries are women and they utilise a number of DVA services for a wide range of reasons. Its important women take the time and energy to take care of their own health needs.

With the right resources, you can achieve your personal health goals including:

  • managing a variety of common conditions;
  • beating stress and enhancing your emotional health; and
  • learning about a variety of issues facing women at various stages in their life.

This site aims to help you by providing links to a number of web sites which are of interest to women.  However, it is not a substitute for independent professional advice.  Information contained on this website is for information purposes only and is not intended to be used to as a diagnostic tool.  

Note: the accuracy, currency and completeness of the information available through this website cannot be guaranteed.  DVA does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information made available via or through the various health links provided whether arising from negligence or otherwise. 

Women's Health Detailed Information

Women's Health  

Bone Health For Life

www.bonehealthforlife.org.au

BreastScreen Australia

www.breastscreen.info.au

Jean Hailes Foundation

www.jeanhailes.org.au

National Breast Cancer Centre (incorporating Ovarian Cancer Program)

www.nbcc.org.au

   
General Health  

Australian Government Seniors Portal

www.seniors.gov.au

Cancer Council

www.cancer.org.au

Continence Foundation of Australia - National Continence Helpline

www.contfound.org.au

Health Insite

www.healthinsite.gov.au

Osteoporosis Australia

www.osteoporosis.org.au

Why Me?

www.whyme.com.au