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Driving Health Equity Award

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All Victorians deserve to live healthy happy lives. This category recognises a health promotion organisation or program that works to support Victorians facing greater barriers to health and wellbeing, including, but not limited to, people with disability, people on low incomes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people living in regional/rural areas and LGBTIQ+ Victorians.

 

2022 winner for the Driving Health Equity Award

Transomatics

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The Transomatics podcast offered two seasons, featuring 12 episodes of gender-diverse informed movement and breathwork to build a space that is all trans and gender diverse inclusive. 

Transomatics


2022 finalists for the Driving Health Equity Award

 

 Joey and the Heatwave

Enliven Victoria

Addressing climate change vulnerability and susceptibility among young migrant families in Melbourne’s South East, particularly among mothers and children, through a culturally-responsive, co-designed children’s storybook titled Joey and The Heatwave.

Joey and the Heatwave
 

Feed Me Right

Barwon Child, Youth & Family

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A selfie of diverse community members participating in the Hello, Fawkner! initiative

Feed Me Right targets the health and wellbeing of young people experiencing homelessness in the Geelong region through healthy food start-up packs, group cooking classes and food literacy education.

Feed Me Right

 

 

Hawks for All - Inclusive Schools Program

Hawks Community Foundation

Young students in wheelchairs as part of the Hawks for All program

Giving students a better understanding of disability and to build empathy, all while learning to play AFL Blind and Wheelchair AFL.

Hawks for All

 

Smartphone Stories

Cinespace Inc.

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Working with diverse local communities in the arts (screen), with a series of workshops teaching people to make films on smartphones, followed by community screening events.

Smartphone stories

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Artwork by Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022
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Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.