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VicHealth 10-year strategy
VicHealth has published their new 10-year strategy, focussing on reshaping systems: Focussing on the systems that surround us – from our food, to our neighbourhoods, to the economic conditions we all experience – is critical to enable better and fairer health outcomes. Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav Nossal, Patron of VicHealth Vision A healthier, fairer Victoria…
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National Preventive Health Strategy
The Australian Government has released the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030, with a vision to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians, and a focus on increasing physical activity via the provision of active transport networks. The National Preventive Health Strategy presents a powerful opportunity for Australia to build a sustainable prevention system for…
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Encouraging physical activity
Council spends money in a variety of ways to encourage physical activity, which has benefits for physical and mental health, both as individuals and as a community. In this article we examine expenditure on recreation services, and compare it against expenditure on walking and cycling. Item 8.3 on the council agenda Item 8.3 on the…
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Aligning health policy and transport policy
Health policy and transport policy need to align; to avoid poor nutrition and lack of active transport, which can lead to diabetes: Learn more from Bridget Burdett’s post on LinkedIn. Published 18th March 2021
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Welcome new champion – Katherine
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport and place making. One way that we do this is to have professionals stand up as champions for their area of expertise. Please welcome our newest champion, Dr Katherine Barraclough, Chair of the Victorian branch of Doctors for the Environment Australia –…
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Designing streets for kids
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) have released a new guide – Designing Streets for Kids. The guide points out that healthy kids means healthy adults. Streets for Kids means infrastructure for independent mobility, as well as spaces to pause and stay. The guide suggests 10 key actions. With key actions being to…
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COVID-19 Response Trials
On Tuesday 23rd June Councillors will consider a Council Report on COVID-19 Response Trials. This follows on from previous good work from Council to provide more space for physical distancing, including this pop-up parklet outside Piedemonte’s Supermarket. The report proposes multiple trials, aimed at addressing key missing links in our bicycle network: Details of proposals…
