Healthy living apps

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Healthy Living Apps Guide

Useful apps for staying healthy

Push to protect children from unhealthy food marketing

The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has today released ‘Brands off our kids!’, a report highlighting the tactics used by the processed food industry to target children with unhealthy food marketing and calling on government to set higher standards and stop the processed food industry setting its own rules.

Boost to grassroots organisations as Victorians reconnect

VicHealth is seeking to support hundreds of grassroots organisations across the state to help their communities reconnect and improve their health following the impact of coronavirus and 2020 bushfires.

Removing sugary drinks from council facilities

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.

How to improve your gut health

We’re becoming increasingly aware of the role our gut plays on our overall health. With so much information out there, it can be overwhelming to know what’s true or false. So how do we improve our gut health? What’s the difference between good bacteria and bad bacteria? Are gut health supplements and cleanses the only way to go?

$3m in grants to see young Victorians build back healthier

280 local organisations across Victoria will share in $3 million in VicHealth funding to continue supporting their communities to reconnect and improve their health and wellbeing

Applications now open: The Big Connect

The Seed Challenge

How do we improve fruit and vegetable supply and access, as well as develop and promote a culture of healthy eating in Victoria?

New project empowers young people to create a healthier Vic

Survey reveals what young people need for good health

Vic-first project halts junk food vouchers in kids’ sport.

The Healthy Sports Reward initiative will see some junior clubs in the Frankston, Bendigo, Yarra Ranges, Shepparton and Nillumbik council areas replace vouchers for fast food and takeaway with healthy activities, like free or discounted access to a local  pool or tennis court.

Local Government Partnership

VicHealth Local Government Partnership: Young people leading healthier communities