A gendered approach needs to recognise the diversity of women and men due to other factors such as class, race, culture, poverty, sexuality, ability, and the special needs of women and men in rural and remote areas. It needs to recognise women and men of most need and least choice. A social view of health and wellbeing, which includes the principles of primary health care, is central to women's and men's health and well being. Acknowledgement of the interrelationship and the impacts between women's and men's health. Service policies and responses are based on a human right's basis and should avoid constructing environments of comparison.
Participation is a core concept.
Women and men need to be active participants in debate and decision-making about health and wellbeing issues and their own health care. Service responses to women's health and wellbeing and men's health and wellbeing promote cooperation , collaboration and multi-disciplinary teamwork within the health sector and across sectors. Since 1990 the NWHP has provided a funding base for SA to provide women's health services in country areas under a regional health service umbrella. These services have been successful in providing a range of services to women and working in collaboration with broader human services to improve responses to women. There is substantial evidence to indicate that a woman's experience of health and wellbeing and the human services systems is directly affected by their gender.