health awareness

Promoting healthy communities

A key focus of the QCWA is improving the health and wellbeing of women across Queensland.

Aside of our successful Country Kitchen’s Program, each year members nominate health campaigns to engage with and promote, such as the Queensland Melanoma Project and Women’s Mental Health.

QCWA Branches and Divisions across Queensland participate with the program by facilitating meetings, seminars and events, involving speakers and professionals linked to the programs, thereby building awareness within communities statewide.

Read about our current health awareness programs below.

COUNTRY KITCHENS PROGRAM

Country Kitchens is a health promotion program supporting communities across Queensland to adopt healthier lifestyle behaviours.

Our team provide training and support to QCWA branch and supporter members who volunteer to become facilitators of the program, delivering health promotion activities in their local communities.

QCWA’s 2026 Health Awareness Initiative – Sepsis

Each year, Members of the QCWA put forward various health initiatives of focus and this year the QCWA will be promoting and raising awareness of Sepsis amongst its Members.

Sepsis can be contacted by anyone of any age. It’s the result of an infection and the body’s extreme reaction to fight the infection. Immediate medical intervention is required with antibiotics, antimicrobial and intravenous fluids and careful monitoring.

Common causes of Sepsis include:

Staphylococcus Auresu (staph)
Escherichia Coli (e Coli)
Some types of streptococcus.

QCWA selected this initiation to raise awareness of symptoms and the urgency in getting treatment to this infection, as it can lead to loss of all limbs, hearing loss, permanent damage to the body and can even cause death without treatment.

WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health issues can arise and affect almost everyone at some point in their life.

For women, mental health poses a diverse and difficult set of pressures.

If you or someone you know needs support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14
or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.

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