Exploring issues in women's health

This free course, Exploring issues in women's health, will introduce social model approaches to health and wellbeing, which take as their starting point not the scientific context of the body, but the social context in which women live. The focus is on women and the impact of social and cultural factors on women's health. The course touches on various issues concerning women's health, such as abortion, periods, the menopause, mental health and fertility.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Thinking about women’s health today
• 1 Thinking about women’s health today
• 2 Exploring the social model
• 2 Exploring the social model
• 2.1 Why do we need a social model?
• 2.2 Understanding the social model of health
• 2.3 Lay perspectives matter
• 3 Social change for health and wellbeing?
• 3 Social change for health and wellbeing?
• 3.1 Movements in women’s health
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements