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Prevention of Violence Against Women Overview
The key purpose of the document is to provide a useful resource for practitioners working in the community and health sector in the EMR. It is hoped that the document will contribute towards an increased understanding of Prevention of Violence Against Women and its gendered nature, and to provide a local context to primary prevention work happening in the region.
This document has been developed by WHE as an accompanying document to Women’s Health Victoria’s (WHV) (2009) Women and Violence Issues Paper. Whilst WHV’s Women and Violence Issues Paper provides a comprehensive review of key issues and definitions around women’s experiences of violence, populations most at risk, and the consequences of violence, this document will provide the wider context for PVAW – at a national, state and local level - and present a case for effective prevention practice in addressing the core determinants of violence.
Prevention of Violence Against Women Overview Document
Women's Health Victoria- Women and Violence Issues Paper
Data Book
Women’s Health East has released a Data Book on women in Melbourne’s eastern region, comprising the local government areas (LGAs) of Boroondara, Knox, Maroondah, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges.
The Data Book includes statistical information extracted from a range of reputable population and health data sources in order to build a comprehensive profile of women across the LGAs. It serves as a resource for gender-specific population health and wellbeing planning in the region. The Data Book brings together (into one resource) current statistical information about women in Melbourne’s east, thereby providing planners with the impetus to find out more about women’s needs, determine gaps, and develop appropriate program and service responses.
Hard copies of the Data Book are available to purchase for $25.00 which includes postage. To order the Data Book please fill out the Data Book Order Form and send to back to Women's Health East.
Women in Melbourne's East: A Data Book for Program and Service Planning in Health and Wellbeing
Dowload the entire Data Book here or in sections below.
VOLUME 1: Social Profile (6.38MB)
The Eastern Metropolit an Sub-region: Description and Population Overview
•City of Boroondara
•City of Knox
•City of Manningham
•City of Maroondah
•Shire Monash
•City of Whitehorse
•Shire of Yarra Ranges
Key Population Features of Women
•Age Distribution
•Countries of Birth
•Languages Other than English
•Proficiency in Spoken English
•Recent Arrivals and Emerging Communities
•Disability Estimates
Households and Families in the East
•Private and Non-private Dwellings
•Tenure Characteristics
•Household Structure and Family Composition
•Household Income: Family and Non-family Households
•Housing Stress
•Affordable Private Rental Properties and Public Housing Stock
Socio-Economic Status of Women
•Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
•Labour Force Status
•Individual Income
•Occupations and Industries
•Unemployment Rates
•Benefits and Pensions
•Unpaid Work
•Women with Qualifications: Highest Level of Attainment
•Gaming Expenditure
Suburbs of Interest in the East: Description and Socio-demographic Features
•Overview of the Suburbs
•Age Structure
•Tenure Characteristics
•Household Structure and Family Composition
•Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
VOLUME 2: Health Profile (2.19MB)
Life Expectancy and Disease Burden
•Estimates of Life Expectancy (At Birth)
•Introduction to Burden of Disease Methodology
•Mortality Burden (YLL)
•Disability Burden (YLD)
•Disease Burden (DALY)
•Disease Burden: Age-standardised Rates
•Spotlight on Diabetes
•Attributable Burden
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Hospital Admissions
Health and Lifestyle Behaviours
•Victorian Population Health Survey
•Participation in the National Cervical Screening Program
Community Health and Wellbeing
•Wellness (as Opposed to Illness) Data
•Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities
•Dynamic and Resilient Local Economies
•Sustainable Built and Natural Environments
•Culturally Rich and Vibrant Communities
•Democratic and Engaged Communities
