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Making prevention count

Effective health promotion has the capacity to improve health, reduce costs of treating chronic disease, enhance economic productivity, bridge the health divide between population groups and add healthy years to life expectancy.

Closing the gap

VicHealth seeks to address the differences in health status between groups of people, including a focus on closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Victorians.

Reducing smoking

Reducing smoking remains a high priority for VicHealth. The reason is simple: it’s one of the major causes of death and disease in Australia.

Improving nutrition

VicHealth promotes and invests in healthy eating as it is the cornerstone of physical health and mental wellbeing for every Victorian.

Reducing alcohol related harm

VicHealth’s focus on alcohol is based upon the philosophy of harm minimisation. Our strategy reaches beyond the traditional health sector, to areas such as law enforcement, market regulation, taxation and social marketing.

Increasing physical activity

Physical activity is ranked second only to tobacco control in being the most important factor in health promotion and disease prevention in Australia.

Reducing race-based discrimination and supporting diversity

Reducing race-based discrimination is important for health, the economy and social cohesion. VicHealth is working with key partners to explore ways of supporting diversity and reducing discrimination.

Preventing violence against women

Intimate partner violence is responsible for more ill-health and premature death in Victorian women under the age of 45 than any other of the well-known risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity and smoking.

Fostering innovation

Health and wellbeing emerge from complex systems based on different forms of knowledge, such as clinical, social and organisational knowledge.

Reducing harm

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. The cost to the health system is enormous. VicHealth invests in programs such as SunSmart to foster program development, research evaluation and advocacy in sun protection.

VCE resources

VicHealth’s resource section for students undertaking Unit 3 of VCE Human Health and Development sss

Creating Healthy Workplaces publications

VicHealth commissioned five international evidence reviews to build a body of evidence and knowledge about effective workplace health interventions. sss

Respect, Responsibility and Equality program report

A summary report on five projects that build new knowledge to prevent violence against women.sss

Teen Drinking Law

A new resource for adults and young people on the teen drinking law change has been launched by VicHealth, the Australian Drug Foundation and the Victorian Government.sss

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14.05.2012

Get junk food out of junior sports says OPC

A coalition of leading health agencies, the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) is calling on the Victorian Government to kick junk food brand promotion out of children’s sports in light of the latest incursion by McDonald’s into junior football – the Mac Pac ...

03.05.2012

Talking Difference offers opportunities for ...

An exciting project to encourage conversations about cultural difference is giving people in East Gippsland the opportunity to view and create multimedia content about their experiences.

27.04.2012

Free teen drinking information session in Caroline ...

Parents living in Melton Shire are invited to a free info forum to learn effective parenting strategies from experts, including how to talk to teenagers about alcohol.

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International Mens Health Week

11.06.2012 - 17.06.2012

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Workplace pilot projects

Closing date: 01.06.2012

VicHealth is inviting submissions from partnerships to implement two pilot projects in Victorian workplace settings:Reducing alcohol-related harm in the workplace andReducing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in the workplace

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