Together, Cancer Council Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the self-collection test for cervical screening – a test that is set to be a game-changer for increasing cervical screening participation with those who have never screened or are overdue.
Leaders in prevention - Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) are the largest hospital and workplace in Gippsland to reach the Healthy Eating benchmark as part of the Healthy Workplaces Achievement Program.
For the first time, Victoria’s smokefree areas can be readily seen using Quit’s new interactive map.
E-cigarettes and vaping are now included in the Achievement Program’s Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs benchmarks and resources for schools and early childhood services.
New research from Deakin University shows FoodChecker, an online menu planning tool, is important for making healthy food available for children in Victorian long day care services.
Yarrawonga Health staff have been trained in the meditation, mood-gym style course known as ‘Chill Skills’ to be able to offer a space outside of normal school and COVID, so that the kids can simply just be ‘kids’.
Local people share a slice of their love of food through their stories and healthy recipes, inspiring people to cook more at home for better health outcomes.
Vaping (use of e-cigarettes) has become increasingly more common over time and many people who have never smoked are now using e-cigarette products. This is contributing to a lack of understanding in the community that the laws that apply to smoking, also apply to vaping.