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26 Oct 2020

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 (COVID-19) and take care of their mental and physical health through a new video series. Reed more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 discrimination and vilification in community sport. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 to continue to improve their social and emotional wellbeing. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 wrong or unnatural. These views are insensitive, do not belong in community sport and must change. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 those experiencing hardships. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 bike or foot when coronavirus restrictions ease. &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 available for shoppers this spring, according to the inaugural seasonal eat more AUSVEG update, published by the Australian vegetable industry. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

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 local community organisations supplying food to Victorians in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Cancer and coronavirus in Africa: the challenges facing volunteer organisations

Cancer patients and organisations in Africa face increased challenges due to coronavirus in terms of access to affordable medicines, lack of knowledge, fundraising and community outreach for diagnoses and vaccinations. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19

WHO report highlights severe disruptions to cancer services due to COVID-19. Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

COVID-19 unmasks what cancer patients have long known: The world needs a better and more equitable health system

CNN publishes an opinion piece by HRH Princess Dina Mired(link is external) of Jordan, President of UICC, on what the coronavirus pandemic has revealed about the inequalities and challenges facing cancer care.&nbsp; &nbsp;

26 Oct 2020

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26 Oct 2020

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Addressing the challenges to the cancer community raised by COVID-19

Three UICC virtual Members Dialogues held in May and June provided insights and recommendations for some of the major challenges facing the cancer community amidst the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp; Read more here.

26 Oct 2020

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