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VicHealth, in partnership with Sport and Recreation Victoria, worked with five local governments to strengthen physical activity outcomes, under the three-year Be Active initiative.Summary: Be...

The Streets Ahead program was designed to create supportive environments that increase children’s active travel and independent mobility in all aspects of their local community life, not only to...

Findings from the 2017 NCAS (National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey) are now available The findings of the latest NCAS were released in November 2018 by ANROWS...

Our research is all about seeing the bigger picture in health. We’re here to understand what drives preventable disease and the interventions needed to take action and make change. It’s at the...

Spanning 8 years, this annual research project is a partnership between VicHealth, Sport and Recreation Victoria, Victoria University, Federation University, and 13 Victorian state sporting associations. You can access all the reports on this page.

The Community Activation Program is a new VicHealth investment that aims to create and activate places within local communities that increase access to opportunities for physical activity and social...

Preventing violence before it occurs is our framework for action on preventing violence against women. Based on global evidence, the framework highlights the following three themes for...

Five Victorian councils ‘activated’ under-used public spaces within local communities to increase physical activity opportunities and social connection.Download: 2016 Community...

Less than a third of Australians are getting enough physical activity to benefit their health. This can lead to increased risks of chronic disease and mental ill health, and has been estimated...

There are many barriers that reduce or stop women and girls from being active. The ‘fear of judgement’ is one such barrier common to all life stages. While this issue is complex, the good...