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Promoting equity

VicHealth is working to integrate a focus on equity through all programs, campaigns, policy work, research and evaluation.

09 Nov 2018

Encouraging regular physical activity

Regular physical activity is a key factor in promoting good health and preventing chronic disease. VicHealth has focused its support of sports organisations so that they are better able to promote good health, while also tackling barriers to sport participation, especially for women.

Healthy communities

VicHealth’s Healthy communities integrated theme supports our role in creating supportive places where people live, learn, work and play to improve health outcomes for all Victorians.

Preventing harm from alcohol

Alcohol is second only to tobacco as a preventable cause of death and hospitalisation. VicHealth works to build better attitudes, social norms and behaviours through social marketing, community engagement and partnerships.

Preventing tobacco use

VicHealth was founded with the objective of ending smoking-related illnesses and we continue to work with our partners to achieve the aim of preventing tobacco use.

VicHealth Highlights 2015-16

VicHealth Highlights 2015-16 presents a summary of our work in the past financial year. It showcases our major projects, investments and progress against our goals.

Health equity

VicHealth equity programs.

Innovation

Leading Thinkers initiative.

Knowledge and research

In September 2015, we opened the VicHealth Innovation Research Grant round, a highly regarded grant which provides an opportunity for research teams to trial an innovative idea, research a new concept or methodology, or develop better supporting evidence relevant to the theory, policy and practice in health promotion.

Encouraging regular physical activity

3-year priority 2013–16: More people physically active, participating in sport and walking.

26 Nov 2018

About VicHealth

VicHealth (the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) is the world’s first health promotion foundation created in 1987 with a mandate to promote good health.

Fast facts

An overview of our work during 2015-16.