Prevention of Violence Against Women Health Alliance
Strategic Priority: Prevention of Violence Against Women
Partners
Barwon Health, Colac Area Health, Bellarine Community Health, Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West and the G21 Health and Wellbeing Pillar.
Overview
Prevention of Violence against Women (PVAW) has been determined as a shared priority in the G21 region because, as stated in the Victorian State Government’s “Free From Violence” strategy:
“In Australia, violence in intimate relationships contributes more to the disease burden for women aged 18 to 44 years than any other risk factor like smoking, alcohol use or being overweight or obese.”
The PVAW Health Alliance Action Plan 2019-20 brings together key health services in the G21 region with a primary prevention focus on violence against women. The action plan aligns with a number of state and regional plans including:
- Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan’s (2019-23)
- Free From Violence: Victoria’s strategy to prevent family violence and all forms of violence against women
- Safe and Strong: A Victorian gender equality strategy.
- Preventing and Addressing Violence against Women and Children Strategic Plan (2016–2020)
- Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West’s (WHWBSW) Integrated Health Promotion Plan
- All five Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans in the G21 region.
For further details about this initiative, please contact the G21 Health and Wellbeing team. Contact us.
This page was updated by the G21 HWB team on 1/10/19
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Clear, accessible and effective communication is vital in the prevention of violence against women (PVAW). It is a cornerstone of the widespread cultural and systemic change needed for PVAW, and has the potential to influence beliefs, attitudes and norms.