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Member Count: 438
Why WHIN?
What We Do
Making women’s health a priority
The work of Women’s Health In the North (WHIN) aims to strengthen women’s health and wellbeing, with a strategic focus on preventing violence against women, sexual and reproductive rights, economic participation and, more recently, the impact of climate change on women.
We offer a range of programs, training and community services as well as research and advocacy across our four priority areas. At the heart of our work is advocacy on behalf of women to governments, organisations and communities to drive social, economic and environmental change that removes the barriers to health and wellbeing. We also work to enable women to effect change in their lives and encourage organisations to be leaders in developing effective programs, policies and practice that improves women’s health and wellbeing. We also work collaboratively with health and community organisations to advocate for governments at all levels to make women’s health a priority.
Why We Do It
Healthy women, healthy communities
Women’s health, women’s lives
At Women’s Health In the North (WHIN) we recognise that the health and wellbeing of each woman is determined by the social, cultural and economic factors governing her life, not only her physical health status. Poverty, childcare responsibilities, single parenthood, low wages, domestic violence and sexual assault are just some of these factors. By supporting individual women and the health and community workers in our communities to recognise and address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health, we believe we can empower women to bring about change, make informed choices about their health and gain equal access to good health and wellbeing.
Vision, Mission, Values
Our Vision
All women in the northern region have voice, choice and power in all aspects of their health and wellbeing.
Our Mission
The mission of Women’s Health In the North (WHIN) is for all women in Melbourne’s Northern metropolitan region to have voice, choice and power in all aspects of their health and wellbeing.
Women supporting women
Advocate
Advocate fearlessly and strategically with and on behalf of women to governments, organisations and communities to drive social, economic and environmental change that removes the barriers to health and wellbeing.
Enable
Enable women to effect change in their own lives and in their society; and enable organisations to be leaders in developing effective programs, policies and practice that improve women's health and wellbeing.
Mediate
Build and promote strong, collaborative partnerships to drive improvements in women’s health and wellbeing.
Embody
Live our values as an organisation.