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Rise in Victorian e-cigarette use & purchasing behaviours

New data shows almost double the number of Victorian adults report vaping in 2022 compared to 2018-19. Almost one quarter of all Victorian adults currently using e-cigarettes have never...

Media release

4 min read

20 Oct 2022

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/rise-victorian-e-cigarette-use-purchasing-behaviours

Action needed to protect kids from vaping industry

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is today calling for urgent Government action on vaping, following deeply concerning claims of ambulance call outs to schools published in the Herald...

Media release

3 min read

22 Mar 2023

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/action-needed-protect-kids-vaping-industry

Seeding Success: Cultivating Sustainable Food Enterprises in Victoria

A training program cultivating sustainable food enterprises.

Programs and projects

3 min read

7 May 2024

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-projects/seeding-success-cultivating-sustainable-food-enterprises-victoria

How does nicotine affect brain development?

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

Future food leaders

Youth Food Systems Leadership and Employment Program. There is a growing disconnect between the producers and consumers of food. As food is offered to us in abundance at our local stores, lots of...

Programs and projects

8 min read

9 Jan 2024

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-projects/future-food-leaders

Promoting healthy eating

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Standard page

2 min read

30 Nov 2017

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/our-health/promoting-healthy-eating

About the food systems

At VicHealth, we believe that everyone deserves access to healthy, sustainable, and culturally appropriate food. 

Programs and projects

5 min read

21 Sep 2020

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/programs-and-projects/about-the-food-systems

Artwork by Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022

VicHealth acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land. We pay our respects to all Elders past, present and future.

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VicHealth acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.