Doing it with heart - Preventing Suicide in Aboriginal communities
The first statewide conversation about the difficult and complex issue of suicide prevention in Victorian Aboriginal communities was held in Melbourne on Friday 10 November.
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Creating age-friendly rural communities in North East Victoria
Population ageing is significant in rural areas of Australia and is happening at a faster rate than in our metropolitan cities.
#HerTribe: Empowering Aboriginal Women in Victoria
#HerTribe is a holistic healthy lifestyle and self-empowerment program, targeting Aboriginal women and their families in Victoria.
Public Health and Wellbeing Forum 2017 – Outcomes thinking in action
Agencies across the state are applying outcomes thinking to improve local health and wellbeing.
A New Primary Care Approach to Quit Smoking – an Australian-first!
In Latrobe City, Victoria, 24% of adults smoke daily or occasionally, which is a significantly higher rate than the 13% of Victorian adults who are current smokers.
Stamping Out Smoking in Sporting Clubs
In 2017 Peninsula Health, St Kilda Football Club and its partners supported three AFL South East leagues to become smoke-free environments.
Funding available for innovative approach to Hepatitis C strategy
Innovative nurse practitioner approaches will assist in engaging people in hepatitis C treatment and increasing treatment rates in Victoria.
Systematic support for smokers at Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health is proud to support an organisation-wide, nurse led approach that systematically supports smokers to quit.