Young Women’s Health Group

 

 

Young women’s health needs are an under-resourced and under-prioritised area of women’s health.

The European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) established a Young Women’s Health Group to hear the voices of girls and women. The group feeds into the organisation’s policy and workplan. Women of all ages deserve a health sector that supports them pro-actively across their life-course. Women’s health must be supported by culturally appropriate healthcare services in a timely manner with care based on identified needs, and where girls and young women’s:

  • Voices matter and are represented in decision making,

  • Health needs are researched and understood, and no health issue is taboo,

  • Good health is a priority,

  • Health services are freely available, accessible and of high quality,

  • Concerns about their health are never dismissed.

If you are aged between 18 – 35 years and would like to get involved, please email info@eurohealth.ie

 

The Young Women’s Health Group Kick-off Meeting

 

 

The kick-off meeting took place on the 20th of September 2023. Many important discussions were had around young women’s health and the following priorities were set:

  1. Sexual and reproductive health
  2. Pain 
  3. Stigma
  4. Mental health
  5. Violence against women
  6. Research
  7. Work-life balance
  8. Intersectionality
  9. Access to care and information, quality and comprehensiveness of care
  10. Education

Many thanks to all who took part in the discussions. For more information, please contact, info@eurohealth.ie 

 

📖Read our Scoping Review on Young Women’s Health Priorities in Europe, researched and written by Aoibhinn Collery, Research and Communications Officer at the European Institute of Women’s Health.