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Partner release
More work needed to eradicate discrimination in sport
Individuals at nearly half of Australian sporting clubs involved in a new Monash University and VicHealth study still believe that homosexuality is wrong or unnatural. These views are insensitive, do not belong in community sport and must change
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Everyday Creativity grants and Art of Good Health grants
Arts and culture: bridging the gap towards better health
Victorians will have more opportunities to participate in arts, cultural and creative activities to improve their health and build social connections through health promotion foundation VicHealth’s latest grants.
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Healthy masculinities
Trapped in the ‘man box’ – belief in outdated gender stereotypes biggest predictor of men using violence
New research released today has found young Australian men’s belief in rigid masculine stereotypes has a stronger impact on whether they will use violence, sexually harass women, or experience mental ill-health themselves, than other factors including their education levels, where they live or their cultural heritage.
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Mandatory alcohol warning labels
Stronger pregnancy warning labels to protect Victorian children and families
Health promotion foundation VicHealth has commended the Victorian Government for protecting children from alcohol harm in voting for a visible pregnancy warning label on alcohol products.
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Active Club Grants
New grants see community sport kick goals for health
VicHealth is making it easier for more Victorians to get active through community sport as coronavirus restrictions gradually ease, with new funding focused on creating new sporting opportunities for women and girls and improving the health of those at risk.
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Partner release
Exposing predatory marketing to children by tobacco and e-cigarette companies
As part of World No Tobacco Day, the Victorian Government has commissioned Quit and partners, including the Royal Children’s Hospital, to develop a series of new resources highlighting how tobacco and e-cigarette industries target children.
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- 06.08.2020 Arts project to bridge gap towards better health in Baw Baw Baw Baw Shire Council and Arts and Health Gippsland have received a grant through VicHealth’s Everyday Creativity Program create ...and Arts and Health Gippsland have received a grant through VicHealth’s Everyday Creativity Program create opportunities for more ...… Mirage News
- 01.08.2020 Aboriginal youth support program Strong Brother Strong Sister to be set up in Melbourne … Geelong Advertiser (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 31.07.2020 Indigenous Victorians struggling with mental health during pandemic … SBS (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 30.07.2020 Fifth AFL Pride Game at the Gabba in Brisbane for the first time St Kilda Football Club and the Sydney Swans are celebrating the fifth annual AFL Pride Game, which is in Brisbane for the first time this ...] working with VicHealth to promote inclusion, which we know can have a powerful impact on people’s mental health,” he said. ...… QNEWS Magazine
- 29.07.2020 Bridging the Gap Towards Better Health in South West Victoria Corangamite Shire Council, Regional Arts Victoria, and other partners in the south west region will work together to provide mentoring and ...VicHealth and the other Great South Coast councils, to improve the skills and resilience of our future leaders,” said Cr Trotter...… Australian Arts Review
- 24.07.2020 Five public health lessons from coronavirus Introduction by Croakey: Tomorrow marks six months since Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that Victorian health authorities had ...this moment to make the future healthier for everyone? Last month, VicHealth brought together leading experts for five weeks of ...… Croakey
- 24.07.2020 Arts and culture: bridging the gap towards better health Victorians will have more opportunities to participate in arts, cultural and creative activities to improve their health and build social ...to improve their health and build social connections through health promotion as VicHealth is awarding over $1million in funding ...… Australian Arts Review
- 23.07.2020 Cycling idea picks up speed with funding boost … Geelong Advertiser (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 22.07.2020 Inside the ‘man box’: how rigid ideas of ‘manning up’ harm young men and those around them Disclosure statement Michael Flood has received funding from the Australia Research Council, Australian Primary Health Care ...by The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services with funding from VicHealth, finds men’s support for stereotypical ideas about what...… The Conversation [AU]
- 21.07.2020 'It's harder this time': Data shows more activity in lockdown 2.0 as Melburnians struggle When Melbourne and surrounding areas entered lockdown 2.0, it was a heavy psychological blow for all involved. Key points: Melbourne's ...isn't in lockdown, the chief executive of health promotion foundation VicHealth, Sandro Demaio, describes the data as a "powerful ...… ABC News
- 14.07.2020 Amid global chaos, what is the future for prevention? Former Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon will join a panel of experts discussing ‘where next for prevention’, at a webinar this week ...spearhead tobacco control in Australia for decades and is a former CEO of VicHealth, said he has never before seen “closer ...… Croakey
- 07.07.2020 5 Habits You Developed In Iso That You'll Massively Benefit From Long-Term If You Keep 'Em Up - PEDESTRIAN.TV Whether it was cooking or working out at home, suss out how to keep up 5 habits you developed in iso that you'll continue to benefit from ...PEDESTRIAN.TV has partnered with VicHealth to help you through the uncertainty of 2020. Without regular distractions clouding our...… Pedestrian TV
- 06.07.2020 Five ways we can reimagine our streets for our health As families embrace the joys of walking and cycling in their neighbourhoods, how can we use the shake-up from coronavirus as an opportunity...living is part of the Life and Health Re-imagined series hosted by VicHealth on how we can create a healthier, more sustainable, ...… RMIT University
- 06.07.2020 Slow-motion pandemic of non-communicable diseases - InSight+ WHILE the world mounts a rapid, unprecedented and justifiably massive response to the global coronavirus pandemic, one chronic pandemic ...term, not just one free from COVID-19. Dr Sandro Demaio is the CEO of VicHealth, and the co-host of ABC’s Ask the Doctor. Edwin ...… Insight Plus
- 29.06.2020 Living locally and reclaiming the streets: what are the health equity considerations? VicHealth is putting the spotlight on local communities and urban design this week as part of its Life and Health ReImagined initiative. ...Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities, will be a panelist on Thursday’s VicHealth webinar, part of its Life and Health Re-...… Croakey
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