Women’s Health Week (7 to 13 September) is an opportunity to recognise the health needs of women, girls, and gender-diverse people, and highlight the importance of improving access to healthcare across Western Australia.
This year’s theme, ‘Do it anyway’, encourages women to take small, positive steps towards prioritising their health and wellbeing. Whether it’s booking a health check, seeking support, asking questions, making time to rest, or connecting with others, the campaign empowers people to take action in ways that work for them.
Women experience a range of health challenges throughout their lives, including reproductive and sexual health issues, pregnancy and menopause, mental health conditions, and chronic disease. Despite this, barriers to accessing information, support, and healthcare services remain.
Improving access to healthcare is essential to achieving better health outcomes for women. Access to quality information, culturally safe services, specialist care, and preventive health support enables women to make informed decisions about their health and seek care when they need it.
Women’s Health Week raises awareness of these issues, promotes important conversations and helps address ongoing gaps in knowledge, research, and care. Improving access to quality information, culturally safe services, specialist care and preventive health support is essential to achieving better health outcomes for women.
Throughout the week, the campaign will focus on five key areas of wellbeing:
- nutrition
- movement
- rest
- mental wellbeing
- social connection
By encouraging women to prioritise their health and wellbeing, Women’s Health Week supports healthier communities across Western Australia.
