Prevention.health.vic.gov.au

Prevention Victoria

WEBWe all have a role to play in improving health and wellbeing. We have an ambitious vision for the state of Victoria: a vision of a Victoria free of the burden of …

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URL: https://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/

Serving up healthy, high-quality and local food in Victorian public

WEBNutritious food supports healthy ageing and is essential for optimal patient treatment and recovery. Food also provides a sense of wellbeing and emotional comfort and is an …

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New resources for people living with hepatitis B

WEB18 August 2023. Cancer Council Victoria and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne have developed a suite of new resources for healthcare workers to use with patients to …

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Vic Kids Eat Well – boosting healthy food and drinks in places …

WEBVic Kids Eat Well is an exciting new state-wide initiative boosting healthy food and drink options in the places children spend their time, including schools, out of school hours …

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Supporting early childhood services to deliver healthy eating and …

WEBAre you looking for inspiration and support in promoting healthy eating and oral health for the early childhood services you work with? Did you know there is help out there to …

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Bringing positive food options to community settings

WEBWorking alongside the existing health promotion workforce, new Healthy Kids Advisors will aim to transform food and drink options in the places where children and families gather …

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Tackling climate change and its impacts on health in local …

WEBNew guidance has been released to support local government to tackle climate change and its impacts on health through municipal public health and wellbeing planning – which is …

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Nature is good medicine

WEBFor the first time, Victorian health professionals met to discuss how they can harness the health benefits of nature to improve our health. The inaugural Nature is Good Medicine …

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Adapting the Life! program for continued delivery during …

WEBWith the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, the Life! program had to quickly adapt so group courses could continue. The team developed digital program resources and …

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The next State public health and wellbeing plan

WEBAll feedback is being carefully considered in the development of the next plan. The next plan (2019–2023) will build upon significant work to date and have an increased focus …

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In your community

WEBMake an impact in the places where you spend your time. Opportunities to improve the health and wellbeing of our community are all around us. You have the ability to …

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The power of social media to engage communities in health …

WEBThe power of social media to engage communities in health promotion. 24 October 2023. Social media is a popular and innovative communication and education tool, offering …

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Creating Healthy Sports Clubs in the South East

WEBMonash Health’s Healthy Sports Clubs initiative is currently being piloted at local sports clubs in partnership with the City of Casey, City of Greater Dandenong and Cardinia …

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Partnerships strengthen opportunities for meaningful health …

WEBCommunity health embodies the ideal that ‘together we can do more’. This is achieved through a whole of settings approach to health and wellbeing where agencies work …

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Loneliness, housing and health – building community connections …

WEBLoneliness is an emerging public health issue that impacts physical and mental health and wellbeing. The Bayside Peninsula Population Health and Community Wellbeing team …

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Healthy choices policy directive – setting up services for success

WEBThat is why, in 2021, the Victorian Government released the Healthy choices: policy directive for Victorian public health services . A first of its kind in Victoria, this policy built …

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Young people taking charge of their mental health

WEBBoss Brain is designed to help build the capacity of young people to raise awareness of mental health among their peers. In 2020, the initiative was modified to adapt to the …

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‘Feed Happiness’ a success in South Metro Melbourne

WEBFeed Happiness was an innovative social media campaign undertaken by nineteen organisations in Melbourne’s Southern Metropolitan Region in February-March 2021. In …

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