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).

Prevention the best remedy

Adam Cresswell, health editor of The Australian, wrote on 28 February 2009 that ‘...good health doesn't come cheap. Australia's total spending on health reached $94 billion in 2006-07, equivalent to $4507 a person and accounting for 9% of gross domestic product, an increase from 7.7% of GDP 10 years earlier.

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Call for national charter for health

According to health experts there has never been a better time to secure significant and sustained health reforms, with a particular focus on preventing the tide of chronic disease. Todd Harper, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Health Pr...

VicHealth welcomes ‘a blueprint for tackling Australia’s burden of chronic disease’

The Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), Todd Harper, has welcomed today’s release of National Preventative Health Taskforce discussion papers, detailing a range of actions to tackle the health challenges brought about by tobacco, alcohol and obesity.

VicHealth funds record number of clubs to get more Victorians active

More than 620 sporting clubs and organisations across Victoria have received funding under VicHealth’s Active Club Grants scheme, in a bid to increase participation.

Action plan for a healthy nation

The first national illness prevention Summit, being held in Melbourne today, aims to deliver urgent solutions to preventable disease and ill health, which will claim up to 1.5 million lives in the next 15 years.

Working for a healthier future preventable diseases need simple steps

The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) welcomes a landmark initiative announced today by Premier John Brumby targeting preventable diseases such as diabetes.