VicHealth Awards 2011
Recognising outstanding achievements and innovative contributions to health promotion
The 2011 VicHealth Awards were presented at VicHealth’s annual general meeting at The Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1st.
David Hill Award for Knowledge and Translation
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre – Drinking Cultures and Social Occasions: Alcohol harms in the context of major public holidays, sporting and cultural events.
This study maps the incidence of illness, accidents and assaults associated with alcohol at major sporting events, during public holidays and other social occasions in Victoria.
Award for Environments for Health
Stockland, Planning Institute of Australia, City of Casey, Growth Areas Authority, RMIT Selandra Rise Demonstration Project
This housing development in the City of Casey is real-world model of how health can be incorporated into a master planned community to encourage physical activity, social inclusion and safety.
Award for Communications
Museum Victoria – Immigration Museum Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours/Talking Difference
Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours brought together people and communities to discuss issues around intolerance and racism to promote understanding and respect for diversity and difference.
Award for Advocacy (joint winners)
Cancer Council Victoria, Diabetes Australia–Victoria,
WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention at Deakin University – The Obesity Policy Coalition
In 2011, the Obesity Policy Coalition focused on reducing childrens’ exposure to unhealthy food marketing and more informative labelling on packaged foods, as well as price and taxing policies for junk food that encouraged people eat more nutritious foods.
Quit Victoria - ‘For the first time it is cheaper to quit than smoke’ campaign
Quit Victoria campaigned to offer smokers, who couldn't otherwise afford it, vital support to quit and encouraged even more smokers to give quitting a go.
Award for Community Development
Cricket Victoria – Cricket4Me
In 2011 Cricket Victoria influenced cultural and behavioural change within all levels of cricket – from grassroots clubs to Cricket Australia - and created more opportunities for people from culturally diverse and Indigenous backgrounds to play the sport, or become volunteers, administrators or officials.
Award for Organisational Development
Victorian Local Governance Association – Food for All Dissemination Project
Following the successful five-year Food For All program with nine local councils around Victoria, a suite of fact sheets and videos were widely disseminated to local governments around the state to share wisdom and inspire others to develop their own local food security projects.
Award for Participation and Skill Development
Whitehorse Community Health Service – Baby Makes 3
Baby Makes 3 is a program that seeks to prevent violence before it occurs, by promoting equal and respectful relationships between men and women during the transition to parenthood.
Award for Outstanding Journalism in Health Promotion
Whittlesea Leader – Cheryl Balfour - See Beyond Race campaign
Ms Balfour wrote a series of feature length profiles on the participants in the See Beyond Race campaign, which tackled difficult issues of racism and lack of understanding. The quality, depth and fairness of these reports was extremely impressive and a terrific asset for Whittlesea community at large.