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Ineffective industry code won’t protect kids from unhealthy food ads

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Ineffective industry code won’t protect kids from unhealthy food ads

VicHealth is calling for government regulation to protect students from unhealthy food marketing around schools after a new voluntary industry led ..

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26 Oct 2020
Footy stars unite to promote health and wellbeing during coronavirus

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Footy stars unite to promote health and wellbeing during coronavirus

AFL and AFLW players are joining the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) in urging Victorians to help curb the spread of coronavirus ..

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26 Oct 2020
Promoting LGBTI+ inclusion in sport

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Promoting LGBTI+ inclusion in sport

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is teaming up with Proud 2 Play and South West Sport to increase inclusion of LGBTI+ people and tackle discri..

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26 Oct 2020
Supporting Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Supporting Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing

VicHealth has today announced $340,000 in funding for five projects which support Victorians from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities..

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26 Oct 2020
More work needed to eradicate discrimination in sport

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

More work needed to eradicate discrimination in sport

Individuals at nearly half of Australian sporting clubs involved in a new Monash University and VicHealth study still believe that homosexuality is..

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26 Oct 2020
Widening childhood obesity gap leaves communities behind

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Widening childhood obesity gap leaves communities behind

New AIHW data has shown rising rates of obesity among Australian children facing disadvantage, widening the health gap between wealthy families and..

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26 Oct 2020
Footpaths & bike lanes key to active travel post coronavirus

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Footpaths & bike lanes key to active travel post coronavirus

Health promotion agency VicHealth is applauding Victorian councils for creating pop-up cycle lanes and footpaths, so locals can easily travel by bi..

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26 Oct 2020
Vegetables – great for today, even better for tomorrow

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

Vegetables – great for today, even better for tomorrow

Australian vegetable growers have worked tirelessly through a cold and windy winter to make an array of fresh, healthy and delicious vegetables ava..

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26 Oct 2020
New food security funding a boost for Victorians’ health

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

New food security funding a boost for Victorians’ health

VicHealth welcomes the Victorian Government’s new $5 million Community Food Relief Fund, providing one-off grants of up to $75,000 to support loc..

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26 Oct 2020
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