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Active Club Grants
19 Nov 2019
New Vichealth grants get the community moving through sport
Health promotion foundation VicHealth will provide $500,000 in new funding to Victorian sports clubs in an effort to get more people across the state physically active to improve their health and wellbeing.
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This Girl Can Victoria
13 Nov 2019
Victorian women empowered to pedal with Cadel this summer
Victorian women are urged to get active and experience the state’s world famous coastline on their bikes as part of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, set to take place from 30 January – 2 February 2020.
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Healthy drinks options
08 Nov 2019
Museums Victoria To Phase Out All Sugary Drinks
Children across Victoria will enjoy healthier drink options at all Museums Victoria venues as soon as next month, as part of a groundbreaking new initiative from Museums Victoria and VicHealth to improve the health and wellbeing of young children.
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Alcohol drinking cultures
11 Oct 2019
Hospitality drinking culture key focus of new investment
A new VicHealth, Monash University and Chisholm Institute campaign will tackle the heavy drinking culture amongst male hospitality workers, as research reveals they are more likely to drink at high levels than other social groups.
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Loneliness
01 Oct 2019
Loneliness and social isolation a growing health risk for young Australians
A new research report from health promotion foundation VicHealth and Swinburne University of Technology has found young Australians are experiencing alarming levels of loneliness and social isolation putting them at risk of social anxiety and depression.
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- 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]
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- 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
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- 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
- 29.06.2020 South West Sport, VicHealth, Proud 2 Play promoting inclusion in sport … The Standard (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
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