The health and economic benefits of reducing disease risk factors

“How much is it worth?” is a frequently-asked and challenging question in the context of preventative health and health promotion. This new report tackles this challenge head on. It estimates the ‘health status’, ‘economic’ and ‘financial’ benefits of reducing the prevalence of the six behavioural risk factors that contribute to chronic diseases affecting millions of Australians.

The VicHealth Knowledge Policy

VicHealth has a strengthened focus on ‘knowledge’. We have identified an openness to support a wider range of knowledge-related activities, a wider range of knowledge categories, and a new set of challenges for the organisation to do more than simply fund research.

Research Summary: Disease trends

This analysis of statistical health trends of the past 20 years reveals a remarkable increase in longevity but a disturbing rise in a range of chronic diseases that can greatly impair our enjoyment of our final years.

Public Attitudes to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This survey presents findings from research commissioned by VicHealth aimed at better understanding community knowledge of, attitudes towards, and support for, health promotion and disease prevention.

VicHealth Research Priorities 2007

VicHealth Research Priorities
November 2006

VicHealth Research Review 2005

This discussion paper outlines the key challenges for consideration by VicHealth when reviewing its research program