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21 Jul 2022

JumpStart! teams up with community for a healthier future

VicHealth’s JumpStart! teams up with 123 community organisations to create a healthier future for young people.

07 Jul 2017

Promoting physical activity through local community programs

Five Victorian councils ‘activated’ under-used public spaces within local communities to increase physical activity opportunities and social connection.

Community activation

09 May 2016

Planning and designing healthy new communities: Selandra Rise

Selandra Rise is a new housing development located in Melbourne's south-east growth corridor, where residents have bought land and built new houses over a period of several years. This research project aimed to discover how design and planning of a new residential community could improve the health and wellbeing of residents.

Healthy communities

17 May 2016

World-first family violence prevention resource can build respectful and equal communities

VicHealth has released a world-first model for preventing violence against women, which aims to build communities and cultures that promote gender equality.

Family violence prevention

15 Nov 2016

Victorians' wellbeing higher than national average but more can be done for disadvantaged groups

The majority of Victorians have higher than national average wellbeing, but deep inequalities are resulting in poorer health for disadvantaged communities according to a major new population survey conducted by VicHealth.

VicHealth Indicators Survey