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Preventing tobacco use

3-year priority 2013–16: More people living smoke-free and less harm among resistant smokers.

Healthy communities

Selandra Rise research.

November 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the first World Health Organization conference on health promotion held in Ottawa, Canada. The resulting Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion heralded the ‘new public health’ movement, emphasising that health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health.

CEO’s report

The third year of our Action Agenda for Health Promotion has brought plenty of opportunities for VicHealth to continue building on a strong position and solid fundamentals as a leading health promotion organisation.

Promoting healthy eating

3-year priority 2013–16: More people choosing healthy food options and water

Preventing harm from alcohol

3-year priority 2013–16: More people actively seeking the best ways to reduce alcohol-related harm.

Improving mental wellbeing

3-year priority 2013–16: Build stronger approaches to resilience, focusing on young people.

Community

The Community Activation Program was a VicHealth initiative that aimed to assist less active people to become more active. We partnered with five Victorian councils to create and ‘activate’ under-used public spaces within local communities, increasing access to opportunities for physical activity and social connection. Our evaluation found positive shifts in activity levels for many participants.

Gender

The Victorian Government released its gender equality strategy, Safe and Strong, in 2016, outlining its commitment to a Gender Equality Act and creating a new prevention agency. VicHealth continues to share its experience and knowledge to support the development of these initiatives with the adoption of gender as one of our three priorities, providing a broader commitment to address the drivers of family violence.

Youth

In a rapidly changing world characterised by decreasing job security, globalisation, technology, cultural diversity and over-exposure to the internet, young people are increasingly required to be skilled, digitally connected, resilient and adaptable.

Innovation

Innovation is a core part of VicHealth, embedded in our operating model, organisational structure, processes and reporting, funding criteria, and systems.

Health Equity

As part of VicHealth’s Elevate program – seeking to transform the drivers of health inequity by working with community – the VicHealth Community Challenge: Latrobe Valley called on the community to share their ideas on how to generate more jobs in the region.