Life and Health Re-imagined

25 Nov 2015

Research and Publications

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to re-imagine life and health in Victoria.

Join VicHealth and leading experts for five weeks of ideas and in-depth discussions on how we can create a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable Victoria – for everyone.

This five-part series will explore a different topic each week, and will include:

A new article from leading experts in the field, published every Monday morning
A live, interactive online event featuring local and international guests and live illustration
Week-long coverage and in-depth discussion of the ideas on croakey.org
Ongoing conversation on VicHealth and partner social media channels

Join VicHealth and our hosts Virginia Trioli and Shelley Ware for weekly discussions about creating a healthier future for all Victorians

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Panels

Week 1 – How can we reshape work to benefit everyone?

Online event – Wednesday 17 June, 2.00pm

Across the country today, work looks very different than it did six months ago. Yet, the issues brought to the fore in the midst of coronavirus are symptoms of the larger, fundamental challenges in the world of work. This week we're exploring how we can seize the day and reshape work to benefit everyone.

Download the paper here.

Anthony D. LaMontagne

Professor of Work, Health & Wellbeing – Institute for Health Transformation

@IHT_Deakin

Jim Stanford

Economist and Director Centre for Future Work

@CntrFutureWork

Emma King

CEO – Victorian Council of Social Service

@VCOSS

Liam O’Brien

Assistant Secretary – Australian Council of Trade Unions

@unionsaustralia

Professor Ella Arensman

Chief Scientist, National Suicide Research Foundation, Ireland

@NSRFIreland

An illustrative summary

This illustration explores our Life and Health Re-imagined Panel on 17 June 2020 on how we can seize the day and reshape work to benefit everyone.

Week 2 – Good food for all, how do we get there?

Coronavirus is testing the limits of Australia's food system - the complex web of supply chains that bring food from farm to fork. On the surface, our food system appears to have performed well.

Though look a little deeper and the cracks in our food system become clear. From struggling farmers, right up the chain to people experiencing food insecurity, this week we look at the opportunities to strengthen the chain and fix the cracks

Online event – Thursday 25 June, 2.00pm

Download the paper here

Panellists

Dr Rachel Carey

@DrRachelCarey

Lecturer in Food Systems.
The University of Melbourne

@unimelb

Dr Nick Rose

@Nick_Rose96

Executive Director, Sustain

@sustainaus

Lisa Brassington

@AgPeriUrban

Cardinia Food Circles

@CardiniaShire

Russell Shields

@TheCommGrocer

Founder and Chair, The Community Grocer

Farhat Firdous

Multicultural Strategic Engagement Coordinator for Gippsland, Latrobe Community Health Service

Watch the full panel

Week 3 – Streets for people - Lessons from a return to local living

Download the paper here

Coronavirus has dramatically changed daily life. With unprecedented numbers of people working and learning at home and living locally, the use of neighbourhood streets and parks has boomed.

This week we explore how local living is changing communities, and how we can maintain the positive aspects as we emerge from lockdown.

Online event – Thursday 2 July, 2.00pm

Panellists

Prof. Billie Giles-Corti

@billiegc

Director Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform RMIT

Leads the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities

Co-author of the paper for this week

Anna Muessig

@annabike

Associate, Gehl (San Francisco)

Cr Jackie Fristacky AM

@YarraCouncil

Councillor, City of Yarra

Mayor Cr. Seema Abdullah

Greater Shepparton City Council

Watch the full panel

Week 4 – Equity during recovery - Addressing social and health inequities as we emerge from lockdown

Coronavirus is acting as a magnifying glass, highlighting the pandemic of social inequities in health across the world.

Join us this week as we explore the structural drivers that shape everyday life, and how we can move to a more resilient, healthy and fair society.

Online event – Wednesday 8 July, 2.00pm

Panellists

Hosted by Shelley Ware

@ShelleyWare

Proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia

Well known as part of the ground breaking SBS football program Marngrook

Opening Remarks from Professor Sir Michael Marmot

@MichaelMarmot

Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity

UCL Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health

Prof Sharon Friel

@SharonFrielOz

Professor of Health Equity, Director

Menzies Centre for Health Governance, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University

Lead author of the paper for this week

Vedran Drakulic OAM

Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary, Gandel Philanthropy

Adjunct Professor at RMIT

Veronica Pardo

@MAVArtsAU

Chief Executive Officer, Multicultural Arts Victoria

Cormach Evans

Proud Yorta Yorta man. Founder and creator of Strong Brother, Strong Sister, an Aboriginal youth mentoring organisation.

Opening remarks from Prof Sir Michael Marmot Watch the full panel

Week 5 – Where do we go next with prevention? Adopting a transilient approach as we learn from coronavirus

Download the paper here.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes to the world as we knew it only six months ago. For the prevention of chronic diseases, it has brought both new challenges and new opportunities.

This week we highlight some of the priorities for prevention of chronic disease and promotion of wellbeing emerging from our experience of the past months.

Online event – Thursday 16 July, 2.00pm

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