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💡 Reflections from the National Health Promotion Symposium 💡 Health promotors recently gathered on Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, for the National Health Promotion Symposium organised by the Australian Health Promotion Association. As part of the symposium, we hosted an interactive workshop responding to the theme: Shaping the Future of Health Promotion. Senior Policy Officer Sienna Aguilar and Policy Advisor Kate May led the workshop titled, ‘Bridging the Gap: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Health and Chronic Conditions'. Building on the growing evidence-base of research and lived experience, key takeaways included: 🔎 Women live with more chronic conditions and pain than men across the lifespan. 🔎 Women continue to report gendered bias, discrimination, and dismissal when seeking support for chronic conditions and pain. 🔎 By acknowledging and addressing gendered inequities in research, policy, and practice, we can make positive change. Participants also reflected on how they could apply gender-responsive health to their work—whether in community health, academia, policy or beyond. Find more about the workshop on our website: https://lnkd.in/gGhk4E4b #GenderResponsiveHealth #HealthPromotion #WomensHealth #HealthEquity #AHPASymposium2024