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Many people who smoke are unaware of the various ways in which their tobacco products are modified to make the harsh smoke easier to inhale, according to new research released today by Quit...
Media release
3 min read
28 Nov 2014
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/smokers-remain-dark-about-tobacco-industry
VicHealth Local Government Partnership: Young people leading healthier communitiesLocal Government Partnership: Young people leading healthier communities  overview What’s our...
Programs and projects
3 min read
17 Feb 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-and-projects/local-government-partnership
VicHealth is supporting local governments to improve access to water and healthy drink options in their local sport and recreation facilities.Download: Water in Sport evaluation (PDF, 3...
Programs and projects
1 min read
21 Sep 2017
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-and-projects/vichealth-water-in-sport-initiative
Read this toolkit about how local governments can support community health and wellbeing by creating healthy food and drink environments in local sport and recreation facilities.Download: Water...
Research and publications
4 min read
12 Mar 2021
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/research-publications/removing-sugary-drinks-council-facilities
Public health experts and consumer groups have backed moves by the food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), to safeguard consumer health...
Media release
3 min read
4 Dec 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/public-health-leaders-praise-moves-curb-food-industrys-misleading
Quit, VicHealth, and Cancer Council Victoria applaud today’s announcement from the Victorian Government to introduce a retail licensing scheme to protect Victorians from the harms of tobacco.  
Media release
3 min read
28 Mar 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/victorian-tobacco-retail-licensing-scheme-commitment
This is a guide for councils on how they can enhance public drinking water facilities through the supply, access to and promotion of water fountains across a range of settings. This includes sports...
Research and publications
1 min read
26 Sep 2022
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/research-publications/provision-drinking-water-fountains-public-areas
Quit has launched two important initiatives designed to raise awareness of the tobacco industry’s manipulation of products, and to encourage people with nicotine dependence to access support to...
Media release
3 min read
15 Nov 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/new-quit-campaign-just-launched
New data shows almost double the number of Victorian adults report vaping in 2022 compared to 2018-19. Almost one quarter of all Victorian adults currently using e-cigarettes have never...
Media release
4 min read
20 Oct 2022
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/rise-victorian-e-cigarette-use-purchasing-behaviours
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Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.