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VicHealth’s Action Agenda 2019–2023 reaffirms the 10-year goal of 200,000 more Victorians drinking less alcohol by 2023.Download the VicHealth Alcohol Strategy...
Research and publications
3 min read
5 Aug 2019
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/resources/vichealth-strategies/vichealth-alcohol-strategy-2019-2023
This article was originally published in the Sunday Herald Sun on January 15, 2023. Authored by Dr Sandro Demaio   In early December 2022, a 12 year old boy called a Victorian health...
Standard page
5 min read
10 Apr 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/media-and-resources/opinion-pieces/lets-all-tackle-vaping-scourge-harming-kids
Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Victoria. It costs 4000 lives and $5 billion each and every year. World-leading innovation – led by VicHealth...
Standard page
2 min read
30 Nov 2016
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/preventing-tobacco-use
The choices commercial organisations make can create healthier, happier and fairer communities - or the opposite.
Landing page
2 min read
2 May 2023
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/resources/vichealth-strategies/vichealth-strategy-2023-2033/commercial-and-economic-systems
Using nicotine during this critical period of brain development can cause problems in the short and long-term. These problems can include issues with attention, concentration, learning, memory, impulse control, emotional regulation and mood.
Article
5 min read
10 May 2024
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/be-healthy-blog/how-does-nicotine-affect-brain-development
Artwork by Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022
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Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.