{"id":287,"date":"2024-01-22T08:20:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T22:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T03:43:58","slug":"sexual-reproductive-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/our-work\/sexual-reproductive-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"287\" class=\"elementor elementor-287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc0fb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccc0fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1660a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1660a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4d4a2 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we do<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b442b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72b442b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Sexual and Reproductive Health team at WHG work with a range of partner organisations to improve the sexual and reproductive health outcomes of women in the Grampians region.<\/p><p>We aim to increase women\u2019s access to timely and appropriate sexual and reproductive health services with a focus on contraception, pregnancy counselling, and abortion.<\/p><p>WHG engages regional partners to build local capacity and promote training for professionals working in this area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c5c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Click a button to read more<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8799c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8799c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf8cdf elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cdf8cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"button1\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d87fa1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81335db elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81335db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"button4\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Professional Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652e9b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Over half of all women have experienced an unplanned pregnancy<\/li><li>At the time of an unplanned pregnancy, 60 per cent of women were using at least one form of contraception.<\/li><li>Local and regional data tells us there are major barriers for rural women accessing family planning services.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2320b72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2320b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a9c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a9c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Grampians region has:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5267d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e5267d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>the lowest rate of prescribers and dispensers of Early Medical Abortion in Victoria<\/li><li>the lowest regional rate of IUD provision with patient demand for IUDs higher than service provision across 9 of our 11 LGA\u2019s<\/li><li>and the lowest regional rate of Implanon provision with LOCAL service provision of Implanon significantly LESS than patient demand in 6 LGA\u2019s<\/li><li>Our teenage birth rate is consistently higher than the state average<\/li><li>Regional rates of Chlamydia are higher than those for Victoria.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"dce-visibility-element-hidden dce-visibility-original-content dce-visibility-event elementor-element elementor-element-e316ec2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e316ec2\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"content1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_click&quot;:&quot;#button1&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_click_other&quot;:&quot;#content2, #content3, #content4&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_load_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-size-default\">Tell Your Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae03b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae03b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women\u2019s Health Grampians is proud to announce the launch of <em>Tell Your Story<\/em> &#8211; a report capturing the <u>lived experiences of 110 women and gender diverse people accessing contraception and abortion <\/u>services in the Grampians region.<\/p><p>Tell Your Story invited women and gender diverse people aged 18-45 years living in our region to answer an anonymous survey, responses spanned all age groups and local government areas. Compiling these stories is providing a clear picture of what women value when seeking reproductive healthcare, how they feel about current levels of service and the changes they would like to see.<\/p><p>For the first time, we can provide a strong consumer voice to inspire change in public health planning, referral pathways, workforce support and development.<\/p><p>Read the full report\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tell-Your-Story-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cd14e dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4cd14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Report-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Report-Cover.jpg 901w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Report-Cover-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Report-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Report-Cover-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085d3d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"085d3d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52588f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d52588f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's Your Body, You Decide<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280743e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280743e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The video \u2018It\u2019s Your Body, You Decide\u2019 discusses options for medical and surgical abortion and how to find local services. Developed by Women\u2019s Health Grampians it aims to overcome challenges for women accessing abortion across the Grampians region.<\/p><p>In collaboration with the Multicultural Centre for Women\u2019s Health\u00a0<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">this video has now been adapted for 8 different languages. 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Assistance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e6409 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5e6409\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c214f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c214f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a8db3 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9a8db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ararat-Newspaper-Ads-QR-code-4-pdf-208x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-794\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66534ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66534ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438d270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"438d270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1800 My Options<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e499f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e499f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent, non-judgmental, woman-centred and pro-choice, this confidential, free phone line and online service provides information about contraception, pregnancy options (including abortion) and sexual health.<\/p><p>The team at 1800 My Options work alongside hundreds of trusted healthcare providers in Victoria, to link people to the services that best suits their needs. To add your service to the 1800 My Options map, follow the link below.<\/p><p>1800 My Options also has a range of promotional resources available for download or order from their website.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800myoptions.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.1800myoptions.org.au\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"dce-visibility-element-hidden dce-visibility-original-content dce-visibility-event elementor-element elementor-element-95f27db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95f27db\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"content3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;enabled_visibility&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_click&quot;:&quot;#button3&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_click_other&quot;:&quot;#content1, #content2, #content4&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_selected&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_visibility_event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bca0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bca0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3d860 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3d860\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83ee25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b83ee25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98c03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a98c03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2017, WHG partnered with the University of Melbourne to develop the Rural GPs and Unintended Pregnancies in the Grampians Pyrenees and Wimmera regions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Unintended-Pregnancy-Grampians_2017_-Final.pdf\">report<\/a>.<\/p><p>This research confirmed that information on the range of options available to women with unintended pregnancies is limited in our region and direct services are scarce.<\/p><p>In 2018, the Increasing Reproductive Choices project was established to address some of those issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19862c1 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19862c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IRC600x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IRC600x500.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IRC600x500-300x250.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6471e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6471e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8ccad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8ccad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019 an evaluation of the\u00a0<em>Increasing Reproductive Choices in the Grampians Pyrenees and Wimmera Regions<\/em>\u00a0project found:<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0a 16% increase in the proportion of GPs who would always discuss medical abortion (up from 27% in 2017 to 43%)<\/li><li>60% of participants described the range, number of services and referral pathways available to patients with unintended pregnancy as improved<\/li><li>closer working relationships between experts and local providers<\/li><li>strong and enduring relationships with key stakeholders<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Through the Increasing Reproductive Choices Partnership Group, we continue to monitor sexual and reproductive health service provision across the region, remaining alert and responsive to any workforce challenges or barriers for women accessing abortion care.<\/p><p>This partnership ensures WHG can provide strong rural and regional advocacy to relevant peak bodies and networks in working towards improved reproductive choices for 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f9ab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82f9ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48be89b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48be89b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea143c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea143c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Centre of Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH)\u00a0<\/strong>provide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.unimelb.edu.au\/cersh\/news-and-events\/news-items\/online-learning-modules-rural-sexual-health\">free accredited Online Learning Modules for Rural Sexual Health Practitioners<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Microcredential: Abortion, Contraception and Sexual Health: Supporting Client Access.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealthvictoria.otrainu.com\/product\/abortion_contraception_sexualhealth\/\">This free short course provides an understanding of sexual and reproductive health rights and options and the barriers that can affect access to services in Victoria.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p>Developed by 1800 My Options this is suitable for any health professional, support worker or student who is interested in learning how to support clients who are seeking abortion, contraception and sexual health information and services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9a3bb dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb9a3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Open to Nurses, Pharmacists, and GP\u2019s, AusCAPPS increases access to much-needed practice support, resources, and education and training, as well as regional peer-networking opportunities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IoQi3gwZql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Recorded webinar \u201cPreparing your Practice to Deliver Medical Abortion\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f10fb9 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f10fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SPHERE_Aims-500x500-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SPHERE_Aims-500x500-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SPHERE_Aims-500x500-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SPHERE_Aims-500x500-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6205b6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6205b6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a61d61 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a61d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Victoria-State-Government-Australia-logo-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Victoria-State-Government-Australia-logo-blue.png 401w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Victoria-State-Government-Australia-logo-blue-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8401179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8401179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women\u2019s Health Grampians acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.21.0 &#8211; 26-05-2024 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} What we do The Sexual and Reproductive Health team at WHG work with a range of partner organisations to improve the sexual and reproductive health outcomes of women in the Grampians region. 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