Home Our Health Share Share Share Copy Link Copy Link Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Email Promoting healthy eating Scroll down Body All Victorians should have physical and economic access to adequate amounts of nutritious, safe and culturally appropriate foods, at all times and in a dignified manner. All Victorians should have the opportunity to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Yet the ability to do so is often undermined by a combination of food system factors. The availability, ease of access and marketing and promotion of unhealthy foods, time pressures that make convenience foods appealing, relatively high cost of healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables and disconnection to food and how it is produced, are all forces that influence and shape our diets.A transformation of the food system is needed to one that is healthy, fair and sustainable for human and environmental health. VicHealth has a long history in supporting partners to promote healthy food that is available, accessible and affordable.Over the next three years, VicHealth will focus on three key priority areas. We will continue to promote changes across the food system that make healthier eating easier for Victoria and advocate for healthy and sustainable food systems. Alongside this, we will support partners to create healthy food environments and remove unhealthy food and sugary drinks from retail outlets. Supporting infants and children to get the best nutritional start to life, in order to support better long-term health and educational outcomes, will also be a focus. Title About the food systems Body Find out what influences people's access to healthy and sustainable food.Find out more Body Previous Programs Life and Health Re-imagined Read more A Healthier Start for Victorians Read more Healthy choice: the easy choice Read more Provision of drinking water fountains in public areas Read more Salt Reduction in Victoria Read more Related Public health leaders praise moves to curb food industry’s misleading ‘no added sugar’ claims Media release 3 min read 4 Dec 2023 Healthy eating , Policy Partner release VicHealth welcomes Federal Budget Media release 3 min read 9 May 2023 Vaping , Healthy eating , Mental wellbeing , Physical activity and sport , Policy , Tobacco prevention Media Release Commercial factors driving unhealthy diets Media release 4 min read 13 Oct 2022 Healthy eating , Research Media Release Provision of drinking water fountains in public areas Research and publications 1 min read 26 Sep 2022 Councils-LGA , Healthy eating Local government JumpStart! funded programs Resources and downloads 8 min read 9 Sep 2022 Arts and wellbeing , Healthy eating , Physical activity and sport Investments & partnerships Be Healthy: Strategies for good health Resources and downloads 1 min read 5 Oct 2021 Physical activity and sport , Healthy eating , Alcohol harm prevention , Tobacco prevention , Mental wellbeing Food systems How much salt should I eat? Research and publications 4 min read 25 Jun 2021 Healthy eating Food systems Removing sugary drinks from council facilities Research and publications 4 min read 12 Mar 2021 Councils-LGA , Healthy eating Local government Healthy sport sponsorship Research and publications 5 min read 6 Oct 2020 Alcohol harm prevention , Healthy eating , Physical activity and sport Commercial & economic systems Healthy eating strategy 2019–2023 Research and publications 4 min read 5 Aug 2019 Healthy eating , Strategy Food systems Healthy choice: the easy choice Research and publications 8 min read 17 Jul 2018 Healthy eating , Research Food systems Reducing Junk Food in Sport Project: Building the Business Case Resources and downloads 6 min read 30 Nov 2017 Healthy eating , Physical activity and sport Commercial & economic systems Harmful industries’ digital marketing to Australian children Research and publications 6 min read 25 Nov 2015 Alcohol harm prevention , Healthy eating Commercial & economic systems State of Salt: The case for salt reduction in Victoria Research and publications 1 min read 12 May 2015 Healthy eating , Research Food systems Water: The clear winner in junior sport Research and publications 2 min read 7 May 2015 Healthy eating , Physical activity and sport , Research Food systems Food for All: Lessons from two community demonstration projects Research and publications 1 min read 28 Nov 2014 Healthy eating Food systems