Women's Health

Here you can find information about a range of links to other useful resources health related issues.

Emergency Medical Services
General Health Services
Mental Health
Menopause
Pregnancy and Fertility
Sexual Health

Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Police - Ambulance - Fire - A 24 hr emergency number. Advise the operator which service you require.
Phone: 000 (24 hrs) for emergencies.

Poisons Information Service is a 24 hr phone service offering advice and information on poisonous substances, bites and stings.
Phone: 131126

General Health Services

ACT Government External Link provides a range of links to other useful resources for women in the ACT community.

ACT Women's Health Service External Link provides a range of links to women's health services.

Healthdirect Australia External Link provides a 24 hr a day, 7 days a week telephone advice line staffed by registered nurses.
Phone: 1800 022 2222

Health insite External Link is provides fact sheets and links to many different health topics for women.

Junction Youth Health Service External Link provides a free, confidential and youth friendly health service open to all young people aged 12 to 25 including appointments with
General Practioner's, nurses and counsellors.

Migrant Health Unit External Link provides free and confidential health care interpreting for clients from Bosnian, Cantonese, Croatian, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese communities.

Mental Health

Mental Health Crisis Triage provides crisis service for people with acute psychiatric illness or distress.
Phone: 1800 629 354

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Menopause

Menopause Centre Canberra External Link offers diagnosis and management of menopause, clinical assessment, referral and information evenings. Phone: 02 6247 3077

Pregnancy and Fertility

Pregnancy and Fertility Information

Aboriginal Health Service External Link Winnunga Nimmityjah provides a holistic ante natal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from their first contact up to and including birth

Canberra Fertility Centre External Link provides fertility management including IVF, ICSI and surrogacy.

Maternity Services and Information External Link

Sexual Health

Abortion/Unplanned pregnancy

AIDS Action Council of the ACT External Link provides a comprehensive range of HIV/AIDS services to the ACT community, aimed at eliminating further transmission of HIV.

Althea Wellness Centre External Link provides range of holistic free services with alcohol or other drug issues including a sexual health clinic. Appointments essential. Phone: 02 6122 8080

Breastscreen ACT External Link provides a free breast screening and assessment service for women over fifty years of age in the ACT and region.

Canberra Sexual Health Centre External Link provides free and confidential information, counselling specialist sexual health service for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and sexual health.

Marie Stopes International External Link offers a broad range of sexual and reproductive health care services including sexually transmitted infections check-ups, contraception and abortion.

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHPACT) External Link provides clinic service and education in the area of contraception, pregnancy, sexual transmitted infections and all areas of sexual health and wellbeing. Counselling is available for unplanned pregnancy, sub-fertility, menopause and sexuality. Phone: 02 6247 3077

Women's Health Service External Link provides cervical screening; medical services for women affected by violence/trauma, Well Women's Health Promotion Program and other community education programs. Appointment required. Phone: 02 6205 1078

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