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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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Alcohol delivery
Cowboy alcohol delivery services choose profits over safety
VicHealth is calling out the dangerous practices of on-demand alcohol delivery giants like UberEats and BWS Online after new research reveals these services fail to meet the basic safety standards of alcohol service.
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Unhealthy food marketing
Supermarkets pushing unhealthy food, putting profits above health of families: new study
VicHealth has backed Deakin University’s call for supermarkets to do more to encourage healthy eating, as new research reveals how major supermarkets heavily promote unhealthy food and drinks to shoppers.
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Partnership Grants
More Melburnians to access affordable fruit and veg, thanks to $150k funding boost
VicHealth and The Community Grocer are joining forces to give people facing disadvantage greater access to high-quality, affordable fruit and vegetables in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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New resource offers support to help smokers to quit
A new resource hub helping smokers to quit has been launched to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the coronavirus (COVID-19) physical distancing measures and ahead of the looming influenza season.
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Partner release
Health professionals and vegetable growers team up to increase fruit and vegetable intake
Australia’s leading health professionals and horticulture industry groups have teamed up to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, which brings together key organisations to collectively advocate for comprehensive action to address Australia’s complacency about eating fruits and vegetables.
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coronavirus
Footy stars unite to promote health and wellbeing during coronavirus
AFL and AFLW players are joining the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) in urging Victorians to help curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and take care of their mental and physical health through a new video series.
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- 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
- 29.06.2020 South West Sport, VicHealth, Proud 2 Play promoting inclusion in sport … The Standard (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 26.06.2020 Our national shame: that so many Australians go hungry and without healthy food ‘Good food for all, how do we get there?’ was the topic this week at the second of five webinar events being hosted by VicHealth in its ..., according to a range of food system experts. Speaking at a VicHealth webinar on Thursday, they highlighted many hopeful ...… Croakey
- 24.06.2020 'I'm a yoga teacher and I'm saying the #fitspo trend is toxic' You can't be what you can't see." as dictated by marketers and brand managers. New research out from VicHealth indicates there's still a very damaging ...… Body+Soul
- 22.06.2020 Amid concerns about people going hungry, how to grow a more resilient food system VicHealth is putting the spotlight on food security and healthy food systems this week as part of its Life and Health ReImagined initiative...day at least once a week without eating, it said. The VicHealth report says about four percent of Victorians experience food ...… Croakey
- 22.06.2020 We’ve All Experienced Change This Year, So It’s Okay If You Still Feel Like Life Isn't Normal 2020 has been ~a lot~.PEDESTRIAN.TV has partnered with VicHealth to help you through the uncertainty of 2020. Since restrictions have started ...… Pedestrian TV
- 03.05.2020 Influencers’ impact on audience to be measured in new study … Cairns Post (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 03.05.2020 On the move and off the merlot: a healthy iso habit worth toasting … WAtoday.com.au (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 24.02.2020 The Age dominates 2019 Quill Award nominations … Brisbane Times (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 21.02.2020 Cardinia an unhealthy ‘food swamp’ By Mitchell Clarke The Cardinia shire is one of the state’s unhealthiest “food swamps”, according to new data out of Deakin ...Ms Needham to begin working alongside health promotion foundation VicHealth. VicHealth CEO Dr Sandro Demaio said local...… Pakenham Gazette - Star Community
- 20.02.2020 Melbourne’s healthiest and unhealthiest food areas revealed … Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 19.02.2020 New u10 and 12 all-girl competitions The Cobram Junior Soccer Association is inviting all interested female players aged 4-14 from the Yarrawonga, Cobram and Finley regions and...chance to play and develop at their own pace,” he said. “The VicHealth Active Club grant means that we can now better support an...… The McIvor Times
- 06.02.2020 Vic Health chief executive met with Latrobe Health advocate in Morwell on Friday to discuss the needs of Latrobe Valley residents … Latrobe Valley Express (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 30.01.2020 Fast action needed on fast food marketing VicHealth and the Obesity Policy Coalition have called for higher standards in fast food marketing after new research revealed how ...… PSnews
- 27.01.2020 Arts Centre Melbourne’s CEO awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) The CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne, Claire Spencer AM has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the field of performing arts in...Australia Martin Seligman award for Arts Wellbeing Collective, and was a VicHealth Award finalist for consecutive years in the...… tagg
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