Womens Centre for Health Matters

Description

Vision Mission and Values
The Womens Centre for Health Matters Inc WCHM is a communitybased organisation which works in the ACT and surrounding region to improve womens health and wellbeing WCHM believes that the environment and life circumstances which each woman experiences affects her health outcomes

WCHM focuses on areas of possible disadvantage and uses research community development and health promotion to

provide women with access to reliable and broad ranging healthrelated
information which allows informed choices to be made about each womans own
health and wellbeing and

advocate to influence change in healthrelated services to ensure
responsiveness to womens needs

MISSION
Empowering women to enhance their health and wellbeing

VISION
Women can choose and access responsive womenfocussed health and wellbeing services

VALUES
We believe that womens health and ability to live healthy lifestyles is
affected by social and economic factors known as the social determinants of
health

We recognise that women are their own experts within their own lives

We respect and value the strength and diversity of women

We believe that women have the potential and right to manage their health
and wellbeing

We believe in the principles of access equity and equal opportunity

We develop cooperative and collaborative partnerships

We respect and support womens right to information and choice