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17 Jul 2014

Physical Activity Forum: Jerril Rechter

VicHealth CEO, Jerril Rechter, speaks about VicHealth's new strategic focus in physical activity and sport, and the exciting new funding opportunity - VicHealth Innovation Challange: Physical Activity.

VicHealth's strategic focus

05 May 2016

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour

This evidence summary outlines current physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels in Australia and Victoria. It provides an overview of the impacts of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, as well as barriers to and enablers of active lifestyles.

Physical activity and sport

20 Oct 2014

Female participation in sport & physical activity: a snapshot of the evidence

Understanding and addressing the barriers preventing more female participation in physical activity is complex.

Physical activity & sport

15 Oct 2010

Participation in physical activity

VicHealth established a focus on increasing social and economic participation as a key priority area for action during 2009–13. This research summary provides a brief update on published research examining physical activity participation.

Physical activity and sport

01 Jan 2005

A Growing Concern (Children & Physical Activity)

What do the leading researchers think? What does the latest research tell us about children and physical activity? What input can children have to influence their own environment? And what role can parents and families play?

Physical activity and sport

01 Feb 2011

Immigrant Physical Activity Study

This study looks at ways to enhance participation in sport and physical activity by first generation migrant communities at a high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Physical activity and sport

24 Jun 2009

Warren Payne: Enhancing participation, sport and physical activity

Enhancing participation, sport and physical activity

Physical activity and sport

24 Mar 2017

Physical activity, sport and walking: VicHealth’s Investment Plan (2014 to 2018)

To get more Victorians active including through sport and walking, VicHealth’s strategic approach focuses on making physical activity participation part of everyday living, and competitive and social sport.

VicHealth strategy

07 Jul 2017

Promoting physical activity through local community programs

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

Community activation

19 Jul 2017

Physical activity across life stages

VicHealth has identified five life stages that give insights for engaging Victorians in physical activity.

Victorian participation in sport

30 Nov 2014

Innovation Challenge: Physical Activity winners

The 2014 VicHealth Innovation Challenge: Physical Activity called for new ideas to get more Victorians physically active. We challenged you to take sport and physical activity in a new direction.

2014 Challenge winners

07 Aug 2019

Physical Activity Strategy 2019–2023

VicHealth’s Action Agenda 2019–2023 reaffirms the 10-year goal that 300,000 more Victorians will engage in physical activity by 2023.

Encouraging physical activity