Programs & Projects

Active Women and Girls Program

Hundreds of new ways for women to get active across the state

Alcohol harm prevention in sports bars

VicHealth has worked with the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation to explore how the design of sports bars can influence risky behaviour.

Alcohol Culture Change Initiative 2016–2019

VicHealth is investing more than $3 million to change cultures of risky drinking in Victoria.

An added sugars definition for Australia

Australia’s food supply requires more honest labelling of added sugars. As public health advocates, it’s important we use consistent messaging and framing to present a united front.

Growing for Good – The Community Grocer

VicHealth and The Community Grocer have joined forces to give people facing disadvantage greater access to high-quality, affordable fruit and vegetables in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Healthy and sustainable food systems

The Art of Good Health

The Art of Good Health program aims to generate new ideas that promote health and wellbeing at the local level through the arts. It is designed to enable local councils to bring together arts, cultural and creative sectors with health and community agencies to tackle health promotion challenges.

The Everyday Creativity Program

VicHealth's Everyday Creativity program aims to build access, diversity and inclusion through the arts so everybody’s stories can be shared.

VicHealth Partnership Grants Projects

VicHealth Partnership Grants provide support for new projects that promote health and wellbeing across our state.

Water in Sport Initiative 2018-2020

VicHealth is supporting local governments to improve access to water and healthy drink options in their local sport and recreation facilities.

Indigenous Arts Program

We recognise the mental, physical and social health benefits that engagement with the arts and culture can provide. This has the potential to strengthen community identity and pride, and increase respect and understanding across cultures.

This Girl Can

This Girl Can celebrates women who are all kinds of active. Women who are giving their all, or giving it a go, but not giving a damn!