Women's Health Policy - National Women's Health Strategy: 2020-2030

Policy analysis
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Table of Contents
Topic: Women's health policy - National Women's Health Strategy: 2020-2030...........................3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Problem and context....................................................................................................................3
Frame of references.....................................................................................................................4
Targets, stakeholders and their representation............................................................................5
Policy Process.............................................................................................................................5
Policy Solutions..........................................................................................................................6
Effectiveness...............................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8
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Topic: Women's health policy - National Women's Health Strategy: 2020-2030
Introduction
Caring for the health of the citizens is one of the sectors that a government of a country
cannot be complacent about. Government of Australia undertakes many policies such as mental
health policy, preventive health policy, aboriginal health policy, etc. to provide a direction to
face challenges presented to the well-being of its citizens (Bacchi and Goodwin, 2016). Below
mentioned essay pertains to discuss health policy launched for women of country by Australian
government and is titled as National Women's Health Strategy: 2020-2030. Under this essay,
current and historical context to the women health problem is discussed as it forms the basis for
the discourse that is underlying this theory. Further, stakeholders are identified to understand
their representation in the policy process. In the final segment of the essay, solutions put forward
in the policy for the problem in context have been discussed to determine its effectiveness.
Main Body
Problem and context
Ensuring the health and longevity of women in communities has always been challenging
with both new and on-going health and wellness issues that they face. Different women and girls
of different age and ethnic groups have both general and specific health needs and face
challenges to fulfil them due to either economic or social constrictions (Graham, McKenzie and
Lamaro, 2018). These challenges include a range of factors such as social, behavioural,
economic, biomedical or environmental influences that further leads to various health inequities
such as health literacy, gender inequality, stigma, access to services, etc. during various stages of
their life. This policy seeks to aim and target to develop a coordinated action both at the national
and jurisdictional level in order to address above mentioned health inequities women and girls in
Australia have to face. Acknowledging and addressing unique needs of different age groups of
women of different ethnicities in the country from all geographical ranges is included as a key
element in this strategic policy, with a view to develop targeted interventions that are capable of
improving their health outcomes.
Key problems that this policy highlights and undertakes to drive change ranges in five
critical areas around problems faced by girls and women (Felton-Busch and Larkins, 2019).
These priority problems are related to maternal, sexual and reproductive health; healthy ageing;
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