Survey data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health - widely known as Women's Health Australia - is a longitudinal population-based survey, which examines the health of over 40,000 Australian women over a 20 year period. It was first funded in 1995. The project was designed to explore factors that influence health among women who are broadly representative of the entire Australian population. The study goes beyond a narrow perspective that equates women's health with reproductive and sexual health, and takes a comprehensive view of all aspects of health throughout women's lifespan. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health is managed by staff and investigators at the Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, the University of Newcastle, and staff and investigators at the University of Queensland. Steering Committee 2011 Prof Annette Dobson (Study Director) Affiliation: School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland Prof Julie Byles (Study Co-Director) Affiliation: Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health & Ageing, The University of Newcastle Prof Wendy Brown Affiliation: School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland Prof Christina Lee Affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Queensland Dr Deborah Loxton (Deputy Director UON) Affiliation: Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle A/Prof Jayne Lucke Affiliation: School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland Prof Gita Mishra Affiliation: School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences A/Prof Nancy Pachana Affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Queensland A/Prof David Sibbritt Affiliation: School of Medical Practice and Population Health, The University of Newcastle Dr Leigh Tooth (Project Co-Ordinator) Affiliation: School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland