WHISE 2017-2018 Annual Report
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Prioritising sexual & reproductive health<br />
in the SMR<br />
Following the State Government’s release of Victoria’s<br />
first ever women’s sexual and reproductive health strategy<br />
and priority action plan in <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>WHISE</strong> was allocated<br />
extra funding to deliver a strategy to address the<br />
sexual and reproductive health needs of women in the<br />
SMR.<br />
As a region, stakeholders have collaboratively worked<br />
together over the past six months to develop a threeyear<br />
regional strategy, Good Health Down South, to<br />
meet the unique needs of the region. The Strategy is an<br />
opportunity to bring stakeholders together to work toward<br />
the vision:<br />
‘To promote and celebrate optimal sexual and reproductive<br />
health in the SMR, by increasing knowledge and access to safe<br />
and appropriate services’<br />
<strong>WHISE</strong> is committed to addressing priorities identified<br />
by stakeholders in the region:<br />
• Reproductive Access and Rights<br />
• Advocacy<br />
• Sexually Transmitted Infections<br />
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy<br />
A Community of Practice was established to develop<br />
the Strategy, comprised of passionate and engaged<br />
stakeholders who have freely shared their expertise of<br />
sexual and reproductive health in the region.<br />
Good Health Down South is also guided by a Steering<br />
Committee, which has not only strengthened collective<br />
and coordinated action, but also brought together expertise<br />
and resources, to ultimately work towards meeting<br />
the sexual and reproductive health needs of women<br />
across our whole region.
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