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Through the Community Workshops Program (CWP), Multicultural Centre for Women's Health offers a range of health information
sessions to women in the community.
We recognise that not all women work in an established workplace and
many women work from home as outworkers or as mothers and carers.
Trained
Bilingual Health Educators
conduct these workshops following our woman-to-woman approach,
which encourages women to share health information within a group. Usually,
a Health Educator will run an introductory session with the group in order to ascertain the needs of the women.
Following this session, a series of workshops will be planned. Our Health Educators use visual aids, provide multilingual written information,
and make referrals and suggestions, to assist women to access their local health services.
When and where
Community Workshops usually take place in community locations convenient to the women making the request.
They may be held in Community Health Centres, Neighbourhood Houses, Migrant Resource Centres, or here at Multicultural Centre for Women's Health.
Workshop modules (topics)
We can be very flexible in planning your workshops. You can choose from the following modules, or you can ask us to design a series of workshops, according to the needs of your women's group:
1. Women’s Health (including):
- Breast Examination
- Endometriosis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Menopause
- Menstruation
- Osteoporosis
- Pap tests/smears
- Pelvic Floor
2. Reproductive Health (including):
- Contraceptives
- Depo Provera.
- Infertility
- Natural Contraceptive Methods
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
3. Sexual Health (including):
- Cystitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Safer Sex
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vaginal Health
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4. Mental Health and Wellbeing (including):
- Alternative Medicine/Therapies
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Entertainment and Health
- Insomnia
- Money
- Nutrition
- Pain Management
- Problem Gambling
- Relaxation
- Sexual Assault
- Stress
5. Occupational Health and Safety (including):
- Asthma
- Chemicals
- Dust
- Hazards
- Heat
- Hygiene
- Machinery
- Manual Handling
- Maternity Leave
- Noise
- RSI
- Sexual Discrimination
- Varicose Veins
- Women’s Health and Safety
6. Alcohol and Other Drugs (including):
- Alcohol
- Non-Prescription Drugs
- Prescription Drugs
- Smoking
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Languages
Community Workshops are conducted in the preferred languages of the women participating. We offer workshops in a range of languages including:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Cantonese
- Croatian
- Dari
- Farsi
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- Greek
- Hindi
- Italian
- Macedonian
- Mandarin
- Spanish
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- Somali
- Tagalog
- Thai
- Tigre
- Tigrigna
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
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The languages that we offer change in accordance with the needs of the women in the community.
If your language is not listed here, we may be able to cater for your needs.
 MCWH Health Education Programs Booklet 115Kb
Booking a Community Workshop
Multicultural Centre for Women's Health responds to requests for Community Workshops from women's groups,
community workers, and individual women.
Click here to contact us about booking or discussing our Community Workshops Program.
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