ABOUT US
Bankstown
Women’s Health Centre is a community-based non-government organisation
initiated by women, for women. It provides free or heavily discounted services
to women from Bankstown, South Western Sydney,
the Inner West and wider Sydney.
Services
include medical clinics, generalist counselling, child sexual assault
counselling, remedial massage, naturopathy, legal outreach services and
Vietnamese women’s health. Our female doctors specialise in women's health
issues such as Pap smears, breast checks, pregnancy, contraception and
menopause. We also offer a
wide variety of groups, including Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Belly Dancing, a
Vietnamese Women's Support Group and Craft.
The service
operates under feminist principles and offers a
holistic approach to health care that incorporates the body, mind and emotions.
It acknowledges the role of gender
in the social determinants of health, and aims to promote gender equity in
health.
You can
follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwhc, view
our blog athttp://choicesforchildren.wordpress.com/ or become our friend on MySpaceat www.myspace.com/bwhc
*Bankstown Women's Health Centre is a safe space for women*