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Prevention Victoria

WebWe all have a role to play in improving health and wellbeing. We have an ambitious vision for the state of Victoria: a vision of a Victoria free of the burden of …

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Prevention and population health in action

WebThe Victorian Healthy Eating Enterprise and Victorian Active Living Alliance will proceed in 2020 and provide a mechanism for funded agency and the sector to remain connected. …

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New resources for people living with hepatitis B

Web18 August 2023. Cancer Council Victoria and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne have developed a suite of new resources for healthcare workers to use with patients to provide …

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It is now more critical than ever to support the health and …

WebResponding to the need to support the health and wellbeing of our communities during the pandemic, VicHealth have created a Health Promotion Coronavirus (COVID-19) …

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INFANT’s growth continues

WebINFANT is scaling-up across Victoria with over 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) implementing the program. Based on over 15 years of research, INFANT is an evidence …

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Serving up healthy, high-quality and local food in Victorian public

WebNutritious food supports healthy ageing and is essential for optimal patient treatment and recovery. Food also provides a sense of wellbeing and emotional comfort and is an …

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Supporting early childhood services to deliver healthy eating and …

WebAre you looking for inspiration and support in promoting healthy eating and oral health for the early childhood services you work with? Did you know there is help out there to …

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The next State public health and wellbeing plan

WebAll feedback is being carefully considered in the development of the next plan. The next plan (2019–2023) will build upon significant work to date and have an increased focus on …

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In your community

WebMake an impact in the places where you spend your time. Opportunities to improve the health and wellbeing of our community are all around us. You have the ability to …

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Partnerships strengthen opportunities for meaningful health …

WebCommunity health embodies the ideal that ‘together we can do more’. This is achieved through a whole of settings approach to health and wellbeing where agencies work …

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Healthy choices policy directive – setting up services for success

WebThat is why, in 2021, the Victorian Government released the Healthy choices: policy directive for Victorian public health services . A first of its kind in Victoria, this policy built …

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Loneliness, housing and health – building community connections …

WebLoneliness is an emerging public health issue that impacts physical and mental health and wellbeing. The Bayside Peninsula Population Health and Community Wellbeing team …

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‘Feed Happiness’ a success in South Metro Melbourne

WebFeed Happiness was an innovative social media campaign undertaken by nineteen organisations in Melbourne’s Southern Metropolitan Region in February-March 2021. In …

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Improving ventilation in workplaces

WebSimple ways to improve ventilation in your workplace can include: bring outside air in by opening windows and doors to increase air flow into a space from outside. increase air …

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Seed funding and training available to set up and implement …

WebSeed funding, to enhance INFANT implementation within Victorian local government areas (LGAs) will be available until May 2022 to: embed INFANT into organisational …

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Healthy Choices are Easy Choices at Phillip Island RSL

WebThe ‘Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice’ (MHCEC) project is a local partnership between Bass Coast Health, South Gippsland Hospital, Gippsland Southern Health …

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East Gippsland bush nursing centres

WebHigh country communities in East Gippsland now have better access to preventative health support, advice and resources through their local Bush Nursing Centre.

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Shade Grants Program Round 7 closing soon

WebShade Grants Program Round 7 closing soon. 11 May 2022. The aim of the Shade Grants Program is to reduce Victorians' exposure to UV radiation by increasing shade in public …

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Supporting Mount Alexander residents with a local food relief

Web14 July 2020. Local organisations and community groups in Mount Alexander Shire have come together to develop a centrally coordinated food relief system in response to local …

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