New Sunsmart campaign targets young Victorians

SunSmart’s The Dark Side of Tanning campaign, launched today as part of the National Skin Cancer Awareness Week is targeted at the growing number of young Victorians who are putting their lives at risk through UV exposure.

Spring is in the air - new skin cancer focus on youth

Young people across Australia need to be the major focus of a new campaign against deadly skin cancer, according to a report conducted by The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).

Racial discrimination harms health

A new report launched today reveals the health damaging effects of race-based discrimination. Research indicates that nearly half of people from non-English speaking backgrounds report have experienced discrimination.

More than 70,000 Victorian primary school students walk as part of Walktober

Over 70,000 primary school children from 372 schools across the state participated in VicHealth’s Walktober Walk-to-School activity held in October.

Walktober Walk-to-School is on again! Don’t miss it!

As students get ready to return to school next week, VicHealth hopes primary school children across Victoria will be  gearing up for Walktober-Walk-to-School on Wednesday, 21 October 2009.

VicHealth's funding for active clubs now open

In a bid to get more people active, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) has launched its Active Club Grants funding round, which assists with the purchase of essential sporting equipment, injury prevention equipment, portable shade a...

Smoking target points to big benefits

A new VicHealth-funded report finds that an achievable cut in tobacco smoking rates could save up to 5000 Australian lives every year – and result in 158,000 fewer new cases of tobacco-caused illness. There would be almost one billion dollars in economic benefits with the achievable smoking cuts, the report finds.

Mad Hatters Music Festival

The call is out to all Victorians to get a mad hat on their head and support people with mental illness. Leading entertainers, some with and without mental illness are banding together to put on a music festival at Federation Square Saturday October 3rd.

Unlocking Australia's health potential

The commitment to make good health the responsibility of all Australians in the Preventative Health Strategy released today by Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has been welcomed by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).

Why alcohol deserves a health warning

VicHealth Chief Executive Todd Harper says consumer information on alcohol labelling should be a component of a broad strategy to reduce alcohol harms in our community.