September 2-6, 2024, is National Women’s Health Week. The theme this year is ‘Your Voice. Your Choice’ and centres around having conversations about hormonal changes, nutrition, overcoming shame and stigma, and parenting challenges.
The event is significant for Trilogy Care’s brand ambassador, Paula Duncan. Paula has long been an advocate for women and improvements to women’s healthcare. As such, National Women’s Health Week is an important event for Paula and the incredible women in Australia pushing for improvement.
Paula Duncan and Women’s Health Week
For Trilogy Care’s brand ambassador Paula Duncan, Women’s Health Week remains a key event. Thanks to her extensive work advocating for women, Paula has helped improve women’s healthcare throughout Australia.
Whether through her charity work or advocacy, Paula has been recognised by each organisation she has been involved with for her drive to improve women’s healthcare. Her work to raise awareness of gynaecological cancer has been vital in the industry, as it shines a light on an underrepresented issue.
Paula understands the need to raise awareness for women’s health issues that are underrepresented, such as gynaecological cancer.
Paula’s selfless efforts to improve healthcare for women in Australia are important, and she has used her reputation to bring attention to significant problems. In particular, her work with WomenCan and the Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation should be recognised and appreciated throughout Women’s Health Week.
National Women’s Health Week also serves as a perfect reminder that every woman faces her own unique healthcare journey. It is important to recognise when you need to seek assistance. The 2024 program focuses on empowering women to know their bodies and seek help.
Women’s Health Week 2024 Program
Each day of National Women’s Health Week focuses on a different topic. The program is available on the Jean Hailes website.
Monday, 2 September – Know your body
The focus of the ‘know your body’ topic is to provide information on the best way to look after your body. This includes tips on health checks, bowel health, skin checks, and breast and vulval self-checks.
Being aware of changes to your body is crucial, particularly for those on a Home Care Package. Identifying changes early can be essential in mitigating or eliminating any problems.
Tuesday, 3 September – Courageous conversations
The ‘courageous conversations’ topic aims to provide women with tips for having difficult conversations, particularly with their doctor or other healthcare practitioner. This could include issues such as menopause or hormonal problems.
It is important to be able to approach your doctor for help or advice any time you have concerns. Having the ability to do so could be crucial to maintaining your health.
Wednesday 4, September – Shame and stigma
‘Shame and stigma’ is the third topic of Women’s Health Week in 2024. The focus is on challenging taboos and stigma associated with health issues such as bladder leakage, STIs, and painful sex.
This topic allows women to share stories about sensitive subjects that affect many women. By shining a light on these subjects, we can challenge the embarrassment and shame associated with health issues.
Thursday 5, September – Point of difference
The Thursday topic is ‘Point of Difference’ which focuses on how women experience health conditions differently. Heart health, migraines, and pelvic pain will be the main health issues looked at.
This topic is crucial for many women, as the information surrounding these health conditions is typically tailored towards men. Understanding how these issues can affect you as an individual could be the difference in successfully managing a condition or not.
Friday 6, September – Trust your gut
The final topic of Women’s Health Week 2024 is ‘Trust your gut’. This topic concerns improving your diet through nutrition tips and improving relationships with food.
Understanding how nutrition impacts health is essential. Improving your diet can have significant positive effects on your lifestyle and wellbeing.
Women’s Health Tips
In celebration of National Women’s Health Week, Trilogy Care’s clinical team has compiled a number of helpful tips for women as they age. Our advice includes:
- Attending regular health checks, including vaccinations, eye tests, and more.
- Improving your lifestyle if needed. This may mean eating better, being more physically active, quitting smoking, or drinking less.
- Booking appointments for more advanced health conditions such as heart checks, cancer tests, and fall risk assessments.
- Attending dental check-ups and hearing tests.
These tips can help you to maintain your health and wellbeing as you get older.
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How to get involved
National Women’s Health Week 2024 is an excellent opportunity to get involved in events that promote women’s health. More than 300 events have already been organised for the week, and many more are currently being planned.
Events vary from walk-and-talks, morning teas, and speaking events to cycling and craft events.
A directory of all events is available here.
If you are interested, you are also available to host or sponsor an event. Your event could be something simple at your workplace or a more significant event. Examples include:
- Creating and conducting a workplace quiz
- Walking and talking for meetings
- Running a sporting event such as running or cycling
- Connecting with a guest speaker
- Running an information session
Resources are available at this site if you decide to host an event.
Donations can also be made to the event.
