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Frauengesundheitszentrum Graz (Women's Health Centre Graz)
Communicational details
Address:
Brockmanngasse 48
8010 Graz
Austria
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Sylvia Groth, Manager, English
Eva Janes, Project leader: Women's Health Centre "Die Spinne und das Netz", Swedish
Telephone: 0043-316- 89 79 79
Telefax: 0043-316-83 79 98 25
E-Mail: frauen.gesundheit@fgz.co.at
Internet: http://www.fgz.co.at
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is a interest group, associaiton.
The initiative is independent and has the following legal form: registered association
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1993
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

The initiative was founded by a group of interested women.
Target group(s): - Care-giving relatives
- Women interested in health matters
- Sick women who need information, movement, thearpy
Targets: - Promotion of good health
- Equal opportunities
- Consciousness raising on the work done by care-givinig relatives
- Empowerment and networking
- Representing interests
- Further development of ideas for women-oriented services
Details of the work done by the initiative:

The Women's Health Centre Graz is an innovative model for appropriate health care for women, for prevention, and for health promotion, centred around the provision of critical information and the promotion of a structure that furthers women's health

- Critical, indepndent Information
- Advice on physical changes in the course of life, gynaecological illnesses and therapies
- Psychotherapy
- Second opinion on gynaecological matters
- Archive, library and information material
- Critical statements and campaigns
- Extensive programme of courses on moe appropriate gynaecology, pyschological health, movement/experiencing the body, early diagnosis of cancer, sexuality and self-help
- Further training for multipliers
- Working groups
- Project "Die Spinne und das Netz" in Leibnitz: Support for women who care for relatives at home
- Pregnancy test at cost price
- homepage: http://www.fgz.co.at
Areas of work of the initiative:
Care
Leisure/sport
Political participation
Health
Sexuality
Living circumstances
Information technology
Success that the initiative has achieved:

- A large number of people have shown an interest
- The theme of women's health is being spoken about in the public domain
- Critical representation of interests and critical information
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

- The power and media presence of the larger interest groups (doctors, pharmaceutical industry etc.)
- Organising the financing of the association takes up a lot of energy.
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

- Regular evaluation of our events
- Systematic documentation and Feed-back of all suggestions
- Collaboration with active women in church parishes, women's groups at courses and events.
Co-operation:

Since the beginning we have been cooperating with the network of Austrian Women's Health Centres and about 15 other networks throughout the EU. This results in extensive exchanges of information and material and collaboration on concrete projects.
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by phone, post or e-mail.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:

5 salaried employees at the supporting organisation.
2 salaried employees at the initiative.
The total number of hours worked for the initiative is approx. 250 hours per week.
Budget:

460,000 Euro for the year 2000
Sources of funding:
Federal funds
State funds
Local government funds
Revenue from the project work
Members dues
Donations and funds from sponsors
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Comprehensive scientific articles, newspaper twice yearly, extensive homepage with qualified links
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:

- Thorough familiarity with the literature
- Goods connections with local experts and women
- Make contacts and network early on
- good documentation, evaluation and networking
- PR work
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2001-04-25