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SunSmart, Osteoporosis Australia and Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria are joining together to raise awareness around the importance of vitamin D for healthy bones and in the prevention of osteoporosis.
Ichiro Kawachi, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Social Epidemiology, and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health.
We take a brief glance at our achievements and the unique role it has played since 1987.
Victoria has scored a major coup by recruiting an internationally-recognised academic to lead Australia's first Centre of Excellence to tackle the rise in chronic diseases
Victoria’s leading health and community groups have called on all parties to commit to doubling Victoria’s investment in prevention in the lead up to this year’s election, following this weekend’s release of the ‘Victorian Population Health Survey 2008’.
On the 30-year anniversary of the Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign, SunSmart today released new research on tanning and issued a strong warning to young people not to put vanity before their health.
The Western Bulldogs today launched Sons of the West, a $1.2 million men's health initiative developed in alliance with the Liverpool FC Foundation – the community arm of English Premier League powerhouse, Liverpool FC (LFC).
School children in Victoria have the best sun protection in Australia, with the latest survey revealing the State's schools have a high standard of sun protection in comparison to other states.
161 dermatologists and cancer specialists and clinicians of the Victorian Co-operative Oncology Group (VCOG), have joined together to call on the Victorian government to follow the lead of NSW and ban solariums in this state and work towards implementing a ban on a national level.
"How much is it worth?" is a frequently-asked and challenging question in the context of preventative health and health promotion. This new report tackles this challenge head on.
Health Minister David Davis has announced the appointment of eight new Victorian Health Promotion Foundation board members.
The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Board is holding a forum with Shepparton community leaders today to discuss health, planning and community wellbeing issues.