Women’s Health Week is the biggest week in Australia focusing on good health and wellbeing for women and girls. Each year we partner with MS Australia and Jean Hailes to deliver an exciting program.
We hope you had a chance to take part in our 2023 Jean Hailes Women's Health Week activities. This year's theme was "Growing Your Knowledge."
If you missed out, you can still check out our resources. Sit back, relax and get ready to put your health and wellbeing front and centre.
- Watch webinar replay on health checks for women with MS, with an expert nurse panel
- Watch webinar replay with pelvic floor physiotherapist Bec Walhout
- Listen to episode 57 of the MS podcast: Menopause and MS with multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology researcher Dr. Francesca Bridge
- Listen to episode 58 of the MS podcast: Preconception diet, fertility and MS with fertility dietitian, Mariam Metwally
- Watch webinar replay on family planning, pregnancy and fertility in women with MS, with Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis.
Preventative health tests for women with MS
Our handy checklist for women with MS is designed to help:
- you learn about the checks you need as a woman living with MS
- you get organised for your GP visit, so you get the most out of it
- prompt a discussion with your GP or neurologist
- kickstart conversations with peers and friends so that tips and experiences can be exchanged
Women's Health Week bags
As part of our Women's Health Week campaign, we distributed bags packed with goodies to women in our Peer Support Groups to nourish, empower and equip them with information to make informed decisions about their health.
Thank you to The Body Shop, Staydry, Moments Condoms, and Cottons for your generosity and for rallying behind women's health!
Participant Mansfield Peer Support GroupThere was lots of laughter as we looked at some of the goodies to open the discussion around women’s health topics, such as contraception and continence! A great way to break down the barriers to discussing women’s health.