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Unhealthy Food Marketing
04 Nov 2020
High-sugar toddler milks overpriced, potentially harmful
VicHealth is calling for an end to aggressive marketing of toddler milk formulas, as new research reveals some products are up to four times more expensive than regular milk, but with more sugar and fewer key nutrients.
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Alcohol harm prevention
29 Oct 2020
New campaign to help men at risk of alcohol harm in pandemic
A new Hello Sunday Morning and VicHealth campaign aims to reduce men’s risky drinking after research found middle-aged men were among the Victorians most at risk of harm from alcohol products during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Walk to School 2020
12 Oct 2020
Families to get active on way to school as restrictions lift
As primary school kids in metro Melbourne join their regional peers in heading back to the classroom, AFL great Cameron Mooney and VicHealth are encouraging families in getting active on their commute with Walk to School 2020.
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Mental Health Awareness
08 Oct 2020
Australian musicians share personal mental health challenges
VicHealth and Mushroom Group are today joining forces to launch SOUND CHECK, a new platform featuring Australian musicians openly sharing their personal mental health and wellbeing experiences with young people, in a bid to help them feel less alone.
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healthy eating
25 Sep 2020
New food security funding a boost for Victorians’ health
VicHealth welcomes the Victorian Government’s new $5 million Community Food Relief Fund, providing one-off grants of up to $75,000 to support local community organisations supplying food to Victorians in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In the news
- 14.10.2021 Young people to shape healthy future Health promotion foundation VicHealth has unveiled a first-of-its-kind initiative focused on creating a heathier future for Victoria’s ...once restrictions ease. If you’re a young person in Victoria aged 18-25, or a parent or carer in Victoria with kids aged 0-17, share your… Berwick News - Star Community
- 11.10.2021 Building a healthier future Yarraville mother of two, Ashika has been named as a community champion as part of a new initiative striving to create a healthier future ...begin to create a healthier future. VicHealth chief executive Sandro Demaio said Future Healthy follows an incredibly challenging 18 months,… Star Weekly
- 04.10.2021 Meet Ravi, Community Champion for VicHealth’s ‘heathier future’ project Like many others, Ravi, a 26-year-old international student, moved to Melbourne from India, all by himself and without any family here.Victoria. We’ll then back those ideas, with the largest single health promotion investment of its kind, from VicHealth.” VicHealth CEO Dr… The Indiansun
- 30.09.2021 Josh Chatfield helps make a healthy impact for young people … The Courier (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 30.09.2021 We Asked You Folks What’s Preventing You From Living Your Best Life In Case It Wasn’t Obvious Pedestrian.TV has partnered with VicHealth's Future Healthy to create a healthier future for Victoria's young people.Pedestrian.TV has partnered with VicHealth's Future Healthy to create a healthier future for Victoria's young people. The past year has… Pedestrian.tv
- 14.09.2021 Getting the community to grow together By Danielle Kutchel An innovative project born out of lockdown is aiming to address food insecurity by giving people the skills to ...outcome,” she said. This year, with the program backed by VicHealth funding, nine neighbourhood houses put up their hands to be involved. “… Berwick News - Star Community
- 07.09.2021 The benefits of exercising as a family in lockdown … The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 06.09.2021 The Batty effect: the criticality of victim-survivors in informing DFV policy “If anything comes out of this, I want it to be a lesson to everybody that family violence happens to everybody no matter how nice your ...as the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), also emerged as an illuminating theme in our research. For example, VicHealth’s… Women's Agenda
- 05.09.2021 Five welcome voices guiding Victorians through COVID … The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 18.08.2021 Mental health toolkit for lockdown With many millions of Australians now living under lockdown and so many others affected by the border restrictions, mental health support ...: Dr Marie Bismark, psychiatry registrar Dr Sandro Demaio CEO of VicHealth Dr Alexis Whitton is a research fellow and psychologist at the… ABC News
- 11.08.2021 Get involved with touch football SHEPPARTON Touch Association is proud to announce another collaboration with Youth In Touch (YIT) and now, the SWITCH program. Together, ...for all women. It is an initiative of NRL Touch Football and VicHealth that aims to improve health and well-being of Victorian women… The Shepparton Adviser
- 02.08.2021 A systems approach to food insecurity Access to food is a fundamental human right. Affordable, nutritious food enables greater wellbeing and the ability to live healthy lives. ...system to be place-based, community-driven and collaborative. VicHealth identified a number of ways in which local government could take… The Mandarin
- 27.07.2021 Ace deal for kids By Oliver Lees Mt Carmel Tennis Club in Sunbury is providing free 12-month club memberships to encourage kids to give sport a go. Funded by ...club memberships to encourage kids to give sport a go. Funded by VicHealth, the scholarship will include 12 months of coaching, a tennis… STAR WEEKLY
- 26.07.2021 Arts Centre Melbourne announce Alter State a new major arts disability festival Photo Credit Tom Hoyle for Meremere by Movement of the Human Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria are excited to announce Alter ...is possible due to our strategic partnership with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and project support from a range of… The Partae
- 24.07.2021 Great sports to try once you hit 30 (and beyond) If you thought your playing days were behind you, think again. A host of great sports can be enjoyed by people of all ages.outdoor exercise, the power of teamwork and the fun of games. VicHealth ambassador Natasha Korbut says there is a range of sports that are… House Of Wellness
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