Developing a National Women's Health Policy became a major focus for the first time in Australia in September 1985, at the second national conference 'Women's Health in a Changing Society' which was held in Adelaide. The conference, attended by over 700 women, resolved that such a policy be develop, 'based on a clear recognition of the position of women in society and ... the way this affects their health status and their access to health services appropriate to their needs'.

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