The Atlas provides an interactive resource to support the work of local government authorities (LGA) and regional women’s health services throughout Victoria. It assists in making evidence-based decisions about service design, emerging priorities and program -planning for health planners.
Users can view and interact with a map of Victoria to display statistics of each LGA, toggling between male and female results by indicators from four priority health areas; sexual health & reproduction, gender equality, mental health and violence against women. Where disparity across genders or geographical regions is identified, fact sheets can be printed and used to support advocacy and health planning outcomes.
A “gendered approach” means recognising diversity and disadvantage within an area. This will assist to identify and prioritise where resources should be allocated to plan for and achieve fair outcomes for both women and men.