Innovative research to improve health of Victorians

VicHealth today announced funding for research into Victoria’s food supply, as part of a package of new research projects to tackle some of the key health issues facing the state.

VicHealth warns food insecurity a growing concern – In our own backyard

Victorians are finding it increasingly difficult to buy affordable and accessible healthy food. According to the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), food security – the ability to consume quality, affordable, culturally-appropriate nutritious food from non-emergency sources - is becoming more out of reach as food, housing and petrol prices rise.

VicHealth funds local communities as risk of food insecurity grows

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) fears increasing interest rates and petrol prices, along with the impact of the drought, is putting nutritious food out of reach for more and more Victorians.

Food price, choice and availability compounds obesity challenge for Australia, says VicHealth

The lack of affordable and accessible food for a growing number of people in the community has the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) worried about the long term health impacts.

VicHealth says laws needed to stop the junk and protect our children

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) says current Australian advertising regulations are inadequate for dealing with advertising and marketing of unhealthy food targeting children.

In the land of plenty, too many Victorians go hungry for nutritious food

A new survey shows almost one in 20 people in Victoria say they ran out of food in the last 12 months and could not afford to buy anymore. Almost a quarter of those said this happened every month, according to the Victorian Population Health Survey 2005, an annual survey of the health status of adult Victorians conducted by the Department of Human Services.