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Strategic Priorities 2009–2013

VicHealth's Strategy and Business Plan 2009-2013 features a particular focus on increasing participation in physical, social and economic environments, and the role they play in priority health issues. A key strategic priority aims to reduce healmore

Active transport: children and young people (an overview of recent evidence)

In recent decades, substantial changes in Australian lifestyles, urban environments and transportation systems have led to changed physical activity patterns among children. Active transport, in particular, has declined dramatically in countries,more

Seminars

Wanting and needing to smoke and preventing cessation

16.03.2010 - 16.03.2010

The Cancer Council Victoria, 100 Drummond Street, Carlton

Wanting and needing to smoke and their differing roles in preventing cessation: Understanding the main barriers to smoking cessation is important in designing interventions to promote it. The PRIME Theory of motivation is an attempt to synthesisemore

What the ITC survey says about smoking cessation

02.02.2010

Cancer Council of Victoria, 100 Drummond Street, Carlton

What the ITC survey is telling us about smoking cessation: The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project began in 2002. It follows representative cohorts of smokers (retaining those who quit) approximately annually. This paper presemore

Evidence-based promotion of healthful eating and physical activity in Europe

15.02.2010 - 15.02.2010

Ground Floor Main Conference Room, Cancer Council Victoria, 100 Drummond Street, Carlton

Diet and physical activity are important for population health and associated with seven of the 10 most important causes of mortality world-wide. To promote healthful eating and physical activities evidence-based insight is needed in the momore

New Grants

Technology, arts and social connection funding scheme

Closing date: 15.02.2010

Grants are available through the Technology, Arts and Social Connection (TASC) Scheme to support a broad range of initiatives to increase arts participation, individual and community connectivity. The scheme also emphasises active community partimore

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