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Future Healthy
What would support Victorians aged 0-25 to better connect, be active, and enjoy food that’s good for them and the planet?
If you’re a young Victorian 18-25 or a parent of kids, health promotion foundation VicHealth wants to hear your reality and your ideas to build a healthier future together.
Share your experiences about being active, connected and healthy or fill out this super quick survey.
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Pilot Study of a Decision-Aid for People with Depression and At-Risk Alcohol Use
Depression and at-risk alcohol use are common in the Australian community, and often co-occur. Decision-making about treatment for co-occurring depression and at-risk alcohol use is complex, as decisions need to take into account two sets of symptoms. Moreover, many people with these co-occurring conditions report needing more information and support when deciding on treatment.
Decision-aids (DAs) aim to better involve people to make decisions based on up-to-date clinical evidence, patients’ values, and life situations. This study will evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of an online DA for people considering treatment options for co-occurring depression and at-risk alcohol use.
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Healthy Lunchbox Week is Coming Soon - 1st - 6th February
Healthy Lunchbox Week is an initiative of Nutrition Australia that aims to inspire Australian families to create healthy and enjoyable lunchboxes.
Did you know children consume around 30% of their daily food intake at school? Most of this comes from the contents of their lunchbox. What children eat during their day at school plays a crucial role in their learning and development.
Healthy Lunchbox Week helps families prepare healthy lunchboxes by:
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inspiring healthy lunchbox ideas and recipes
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informing a healthy lunchbox balance across core food groups
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awareness of lunchbox food hygiene and safety.
Why 6 - 12 February?
Occurring at the start of Term 1, Healthy Lunchbox Week provides timely information for families as they return to the routine of daily lunchbox packing. It also supports schools and teachers to share healthy lunchbox messages within their school community.
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Are you willing to share your experiences of pride within your local community?
Participants are being sought for a research project collecting stories from Goldfields LGBTIQA+ communities
If you live or have lived in the Pyrenees, Loddon or Central Goldfields Shires, email s.mulcahy@latrobe.edu.au
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COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments For 5 – 11 Year Olds
This Saturday 22nd January 2022 between 9am and 4pm.
Book your appointment;
Online at https://portal.cvms.vic.gov.au
Call the hotline 1800 675 398; or
Call the EGHS Clinic 03 5352 9363
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Ararat Fitness Centre Survey
Ararat Rural City Council have launched the below online survey to gain feedback from the community that will help shape a feasibility study to guide future redevelopment of the Ararat Fitness Centre.
The survey will occur concurrently with focus group consultations that Council are hosting throughout January and February with existing user groups and sporting clubs.
Council CEO, Dr Tim Harrison said that community input would be vital in shaping the redevelopment of the centre into a modern, accessible sports hub that increases programming and participation.
“While the Fitness Centre has served the community well, the aging infrastructure is not up to modern standards to accommodate the range of programming needed for a vibrant and growing community,” Dr Harrison said.
Click here to read more and to do the survey
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Victoria's Hospitalisations Rise to 1,206 as IVF Treatments Reinstated
Victoria's COVID-19 hospitalisations have risen to 1,206, up from 1,173 reported on Wednesday, and a further 15 deaths were recorded in the state.
Of the patients in hospital, there are 122 in intensive care, 40 of whom are receiving ventilation.
It comes as Victoria resumes IVF treatments, following a public campaign urging the government to reinstate the fertility procedure.
IVF treatments were halted earlier this month as part of a three-month suspension of non-urgent elective surgeries in response to the Omicron wave.
But the Victorian government has allowed the in vitro fertilisation procedures to go ahead once again, saying the workforce and equipment used was not "imperative" to support the pandemic response.
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Priority Response to Multicultural Communities during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The program will ensure organisations can respond to the current health crisis and the impacts on multicultural and multifaith communities most in need, while operating in a COVIDSafe way. It will also promote the capacity building of local community networks and organisations.
Grants between $5,000 to $75,000 are available.
The key objectives of this program are to:
- provide emergency food relief to multicultural and faith communities
- build stronger partnerships across the Victorian multicultural sector
- build the capacity of local community networks, organisations and services to support multicultural and faith communities.
- maintain the low number and proportion of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victorian multicultural and faith communities
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Local Sports Infrastructure Fund
The 2021-22 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSIF) is a state-wide competitive Victorian Government investment program that funds the development of high-quality, accessible community sport and active recreation infrastructure.
Developing infrastructure that supports increased participation in disadvantaged communities and by under-represented groups, while driving local economic activity, are priorities for the Victorian Government.
The LSIF aims to achieve this by:
- Investing in high-quality community sport and active recreation infrastructure to boost participation opportunities.
- Investing in infrastructure that extends capacity and encourages flexible, multi-use, shared and integrated services and facilities.
- Advancing inclusive and accessible development by ensuring investments are universally designed, environmental sustainable and strategically planned.
- Encouraging collaboration with sporting clubs, leagues and associations, state sporting associations, schools, service providers, facility managers and community organisations to deliver outcomes.
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Disability Self Help Grants
Disability self help grants are available to assist disability self help groups in financing general expenses, minor works and equipment.
Grants of up to $10,000 over 2 years are available to support Victorian disability self help groups to:
- Strengthen the capacity of people with disability to live independently and participate in the community
- Support members to make informed decisions about their own lives
- Encourage a network of community peer support and information exchange for people with disability and their families and carers
- Increase opportunities to provide information and education on the experiences
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Free from Violence Local Government Program
The Free from Violence Local Government Program 2022-2025 will support councils to embed gender equality and family violence prevention practices into their work and the programs and services they deliver.
Program objectives
- Support Victorian councils to promote positive attitudes, behaviour and culture change in their workplace and through the community programs and services they deliver, to prevent family violence and all forms of violence against women.
- Increase awareness and understanding across Victorian councils of the drivers of family violence and all forms of violence against women, and how to stop this violence before it starts.
- Test the appropriateness, useability and effectiveness of the guide as a tool to support councils to implement and embed a whole-of-council approach to preventing family violence and all forms of violence against women.
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