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Vision Contents
The Foundation envisages a community where: Chair’s Report 4 • health is a fundamental human right; Board of Governance 6 CEO’s Report 8 • everyone shares in the responsibility Results, Activity, Focus Investments at a Glance 10 for promoting health; and An Active Year 12 • everyone benefits from improved health Health Promotion Action 14 Reducing Smoking 16 outcomes. Increasing Physical Activity 19 Supporting Research 22 Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 24 Addressing Health Inequalities 27 Mission Raising Awareness Out and About 28 The Foundation’s mission is to build the Far and Wide 30 World Conference 32 capabilities of organisations, communities VicHealth Awards 33 and individuals in ways that: Funded Projects 34 Financial Statements 55 • change social, economic, cultural and physical environments to improve health for all Victorians; and • strengthen the understanding and the skills of individuals in ways that support their efforts to achieve and maintain health.
Cover Image: Healthy habits start young. Programs such as the Walking School Bus and the Out of School Hours Sports Program encourage young people to develop physically active habits and remain socially connected.
Inside Cover Image: State Sporting Associations have made tremendous progress over the past 12 months with many adopting a much more inclusive approach to seeking and welcoming new members.
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VicHealth Chair’s Report
My first annual report as Chair The importance of evidence was Tim Jacobs after 4 years and Leeanne of VicHealth provides a welcome highlighted this year when VicHealth, Grantham left us to move to South opportunity to recognise the in partnership with the Department Australia. Their wise counsel and energy extraordinary contribution of Human Services, supported research contributed much to VicHealth and we of Professor John Funder. into the burden of disease associated greatly value the contribution they When he retired as Chair of VicHealth with intimate partner violence. It found made. We welcomed Jerril Rechter, the in March 2004, Funder had completed that violence was the most significant Director of the Footscray Community seven years at the helm. Each of those modifiable risk factor for ill health for Arts Centre to the Board and Jerril is years was marked by significant and women up to the age of 45 years and already making a significant sustainable advances at VicHealth and a problem that cannot be ignored. My contribution, both at the Board table as I look back over the highlights of special thanks go to Police and on our Arts advisory panels. The this year, each can be tracked back Commissioner Christine Nixon, the energy, effort and enthusiasm of all the to decisions taken during Funder's Hon. Bronwyn Pike and the Hon. John Board members cannot be overstated. chairmanship. Thwaites for helping us raise awareness They provide invaluable advice and of this issue at the launch of the report. support and have my heartfelt thanks. His 1998 appointment of Rob Moodie has guided the tone and direction of VicHealth The success of the 2000 decision to focus So too, those who give of their time and since then. An inspired appointment, on a mental health promotion approach expertise to serve on our advisory panels Rob has overseen significant changes was recognised this year. The mental make a real contribution to the Victorian to the organisation and raised Victoria's health promotion stream at the World community and the Board greatly profile as a leader in health promotion, Conference was a first ever and provided appreciates their input. both nationally and internationally. a perfect opportunity to launch the Rob Moodie and his special team of The importance of this leadership was summary report of a publication people have once again put in an fully brought home when Victoria hosted currently being produced by WHO exceptional year and coped with the 18th World Conference on Health in partnership with VicHealth and significant extra external pressures, Promotion and Health Education in the University of Melbourne. The such as the conference, while bedding Melbourne in April 2004. publication, Promoting Mental Health: down changes to more closely align the Concepts, Evidence and Practice, draws internal structure with VicHealth's With almost 3000 delegates from 90 together the knowledge and expertise countries, this was the largest-ever external focus. They have risen above of over 100 people working across the every challenge. conference on health promotion. globe to document our most recent Rob and his co-chair, Marilyn Wise, understandings in this area. We look And finally, thanks to Funder for led a conference which brought forward to the publication of the book a great job well done. enthusiastic praise from the World this year. Health Organisation (WHO), the International Union of Health The 2001-2002 initiative to regularly Promotion and Health Education, hold Board meetings throughout universities, research centres and health regional Victoria owes its origins to Jane Fenton, AM Chair promotion bodies around the world. a favourite “Funderism” - “We are VicHealth not Melbourne Health.” Our VicHealth in particular was recognised final meeting for this year was held in for the contribution it makes in a range Horsham and was real evidence of the of policy areas, including tobacco control, success of this initiative and highlighted mental health promotion, physical how it has developed since its infancy. Message to the Minister activity and especially our focus on The time in Horsham provided a In accordance with the Tobacco Act 1987, participation in sport, and the Walking wonderful opportunity to listen to the I have pleasure in submitting to you the Victorian School Bus Program. We also attracted issues facing this part of Victoria and to Health Promotion Foundation's Annual Report positive feedback on the efforts we have understand how they are being tackled. for the 12 months of operation to 30 June 2004. made to build a highly trained public My thanks go to all of those in the The report reviews the progress made by health research workforce. Wimmera who shared their experiences the foundation in the promotion of health for all Victorians. The development of a strong public and made us feel so welcome. health research workforce flowed from A financial statement for 2003-2004 is in included This year saw some changes to the in the report with the Auditor General's Report. a 1999 decision to position VicHealth Board of VicHealth. We farewelled as an evidence-based organisation. Jane Fenton, AM Chair
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VicHealth Board of Governance
1 6 10 Chair Ms Jane Fenton, AM Jane Fenton is the principal of Fenton Communications, a strategic communications consultancy. She is a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia, a Life Governor of Very Special Kids and a Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. 2 7 11 Ms Elaine Canty Elaine Canty is a broadcaster, lawyer and a non-executive director of Athletics Australia, Queen Victoria Market, Women's and Children's Health and Royal Botanic Gardens. She is also a member of the AFL Tribunal and the 3 8 12 State Sports Centre Trust. Mr Lindsay Gaze Lindsay Gaze is coach of the Melbourne Tigers in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL), a member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Board, and one of Australia’s most prominent and experienced coaches. He represented 4 9 13 Australia in basketball as a player in three Olympics and as a coach in four Olympics. Ms Belinda Jakiel Belinda Jakiel is a Wotjobaluk woman born and raised in Ballarat. She currently works as business manager at Athlete Development Australia, is a 5 1. Ms Jane Fenton 9. Ms Maxine Morand qualified teacher, and an elite athlete. 2. Ms Elaine Canty 10. Mr Hugh Delahunty 3. Mr Lindsay Gaze 11. The Hon. Bill Forwood Her professional experience has involved 4. Ms Belinda Jakiel 12. Professor Richard Smallwood extensive work with young people, 5. Professor Glenn Bowes 13. Ms Jerril Rechter indigenous communities and high-risk 6. Dr Judith Slocombe groups. 7. Mr John Howie 8. Professor David Hill Professor Glenn Bowes Professor Glenn Bowes is Stevenson Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne and has broad experience in clinical and academic medicine and as a public health researcher.
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Dr Judith Slocombe Mr Hugh Delahunty Ms Jerril Rechter Dr Judith Slocombe established her Hugh Delahunty, MLA for Lowan, Jerril Rechter is the Director of the veterinary diagnostic business in 1989, is a National Party member of State Footscray Community Arts Centre. In sold it to the Gribbles Group and is now Parliament. Hugh was a Councillor 1992 Jerril formed the ground-breaking General Manager of their Veterinary and Mayor of the former Horsham City youth arts company, Stompin Youth Division. She was the 2001 Telstra Council, Chairman of Commissioners Dance Company, where she remains as Australian Business Woman of the Year. of the Mildura Rural City and the first Artistic Executive. Jerril has contributed Mr John Howie Mayor of the new Horsham Rural City to numerous state and federal arts and Council. Hugh played football with the funding policies as an industry advisor John Howie is a lawyer and senior Essendon Football Club and is a Life and as Deputy Chair of the Australia partner in the firm of Howie & Maher, Member of the Murtoa Football Club. Council Dance Fund, Chair of the Solicitors. He is the Chair of the The Hon. Bill Forwood Theatre Panel for Arts Tasmania Victorian Legal Aid Commission, and a member of the Tasmanian Arts the Chair of the VicSport Board The Hon. Bill Forwood, MLC for Advisory Board. Jerril also worked and a Member of the Melbourne Templestowe, is a Liberal Party member from 2002 as Artistic Associate at the and Olympic Park Trust. of State Parliament. He has had a long Melbourne International Arts Festival. Professor David Hill involvement in business and politics and is a member of numerous local Departing Board Members Professor David Hill is Director of community groups. Mr Tim Jacobs The Cancer Council, Victoria. He is Professor Richard Smallwood Served from 20 April 1999 until one of Australia's leading public health 31 March 2004 researchers, and is widely regarded as Professor Richard Smallwood has a a leading international expert in social wealth of experience in senior medical Ms Leeanne Grantham marketing and public health campaigns. and public health positions, most recently Served from 15 July 2003 until In 2001, he was made a member of the as Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer. 9 April 2004 Order of Australia (AM) for 'services He is Chair of the Victorian Ministerial VicHealth sincerely thanks both Tim to the promotion of community health, Taskforce for Cancer and former Chair and Leeanne for their expertise, input particularly in the development of cancer of the National Health and Medical and support while serving on the awareness and prevention programs’. Research Council and past President VicHealth Board. Ms Maxine Morand of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He is an international Maxine Morand, MLA for Mount speaker in the areas of research, clinical Waverley, is a Labor Party member of and health service related topics, and State Parliament. Maxine has spent her author/co-author of over 250 publications. working life in public health. She spent some years in public hospitals, before taking a research position at the Cancer Council of Victoria. Maxine worked for three years as an advisor to the previous Minister for Health before being elected to Parliament in 2002.
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VicHealth CEO’s Report
During the last year we have focused decline, demonstrate that we need to I want to pay special thanks to the on the three of the most important keep the pressure on to reduce smoking conference secretariat and those preventable causes of death and disease prevalence. It's not just a health organisations (see page 32) who among Victorians; physical inactivity, imperative. The economics of prevention supported the idea before, during and tobacco and poor mental health. stack up too. The Quit Program, which long after the event. The conference One of our key goals is to increase VicHealth has funded since 1987, has showed how connections and participation in physical activity overseen a decline in smoking prevalence conversations across borders can make from 34.2 per cent in 1983 to 19.2 per cent. health promotion activity more effective In Victoria only 60 per cent of adult It has proved 500 to 1000 times more everywhere and received good local males and 53 per cent of adult females cost effective than treating end-stage media coverage. By being engaged are sufficiently active to enjoy the lung cancer3. During the successful internationally, VicHealth can connect health benefits of physical activity1. evaluation of Quit and the VicHealth people and organisations with great As part of three year funding Centre for Tobacco Control, which took ideas and support them to work agreements, VicHealth funds 51 State place in 2003-2004, international towards mutual goals. We continue Sporting Associations (SSAs) through reviewers emphasised the outstanding to do so within the state, within the the Partnerships for Health Scheme contribution that both have made to country and around the world. to increase participation in sport. tobacco control research, advocacy and We have restructured to get The scheme encourages innovative smoking cessation in Victoria. approaches to attract and maintain better results new members, coaches, managers We're breaking new ground in the During the last year we have aligned and volunteers. The Participation in area of mental health and wellbeing our internal structure to our key health Community Sport and Active Recreation As Jane Fenton mentioned in the Chair's promotion focus areas: Physical Activity (PICSAR) Program began to take effect Report, our work in mental health and (and healthy eating), Mental Health as Regional Sports Assemblies connected wellbeing has been recognised by the and Wellbeing (and health inequalities) with local people who were inactive World Health Organisation. We played and Research Workforce and Tobacco and found ways to increase their access a lead role in the collaboration that Control. These core health promotion to, and participation in a variety of saw the release in June of The Health units are supported by Health Promotion activities, ranging from walking groups Costs of Violence: Measuring the burden Innovations, a new unit with a brief to table tennis. In 2003-2004 there were of disease caused by intimate partner to ensure we maintain a leading position 28 Partnership Grants and 72 Local violence. We are establishing the in health promotion excellence, and the Grants provided to local communities VicHealth Centre for Excellence in Communications and Marketing and across the state to promote active Mental Health and Wellbeing to build Finance and Administration units. participation. By the end of 2004, the evidence base and ensure the impact We wish our departing Chair the 48 local councils and at least 200 of our work is felt long into the future. best of luck primary schools will be implementing We are continuing to invest in a public I can't sign off without mentioning the the Walking School Bus Program health research workforce funding five across Victoria, up from the initial pilot retirement from the Board of the new public health fellows and six new inspirational and supportive Chair, program of four councils and 16 schools scholarships last year as well as offering in 2002. The pilot Out of School Hours Professor John Funder. He has been supporting funds to three fellows and a mentor and guide, always offering Sports Program developed jointly by eight scholars in 2003-2004. We are VicHealth and the Australian Sports support, new ideas and highly currently fully funding or supporting constructive debate. We are indeed Commission has now received federal 55 fellows and scholars. funding and will be known as the Active fortunate to have Jane Fenton, who After-School Communities Program. The World Conference on Health has served on the Board since 1998, Promotion and Health Education as our new Chair. Quit is at the front line of efforts had a huge impact to reduce smoking As Jane has pointed out, health In Victoria 19.2 per cent of the adult promotion's “Olympics” – the 18th World population still smoke, but among those Conference on Health Promotion and aged 18-29 years the percentage remains Health Education – generated at 24 percent2. These figures are from excitement and energy in April 2004. Dr Rob Moodie CEO, VicHealth 2002, and although they reveal a steady
1 Department of Human Services and VicHealth, Physical Activity Patterns of Victorian Adults: Findings from the Victorian Population Health Survey 2002. Melbourne 2004 Main Image: From little things big things do grow. 2 CCV, Victorian Smoking and Health Population Survey, 2002 Social inclusion has a positive effect on our mental 3 Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Returns on Investment in Public Health: health and wellbeing. An Epidemiological and Economic Analysis, Canberra, 2003
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Results, Activity, Focus Investments at a Glance
More Efficient Applications Figures 1 and 2 In September 2003, we introduced a new In 2003–2004 VicHealth received 2207 Investments by Health organisational structure to increase applications for funding. VicHealth Action Areas the alignment between our longer-term approved 1166 applications. A total Level of investment in areas strategy and internal work functions application approval rate in 2003–2004 of high priority and processes. was 52.8%, up from a 40.1% approval rate in 2002-2003. In 2003–04 financial year, 71% of The new structure and changes to some investments were directed towards of our processes are assisting us in Of the 1166 applications approved, tobacco control, mental health and delivering greater efficiencies in our there were: physical activity. grant-making process and, importantly, • 339 grant applications in our ability to collect, analyse, generate (41.4% approval rate) Over 60% of investments were directed and share new knowledge, which will to these same health action areas in support the broader adoption of health • 400 Sport Injury Prevention grant applications (61.5% approval rate) 2002–2003. Figure 1 demonstrates promoting policies and activities. investments in priority health action • 427 Sun Shade grant applications areas. (56.5% approval rate) Expenditure In addition to approved applications, Some of the investment in sport was In 2003–04, VicHealth contributed 162 projects were carried over from allocated to mental health promotion $25,211,139 towards program activity, previous years. Therefore the total and we also invested in the VicHealth research grants and associated number of projects funded in 2003–2004 Centre for Research and Practice in the expenditure. financial year was 1328. Promotion of Mental Health and Social Grants expenditure (program activity, Wellbeing. This explains, in part, the Total research grants) accounted for increased investments towards mental health promotion. $23,253,233. Number of applications 2207 Associated expenditure accounted Number approved 1166 ** Investments in “Other health action areas” for $1,957,906 and included include investments to projects focusing on developmental and scoping projects, Approval Rate 52.8% communicable and non-communicable diseases, evaluation, the mental health social sexual and reproductive health, environmental marketing campaigns, dissemination health and projects with multiple focus. and publications supporting grants.
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Figure 3 Figure 1 - Investments by Health Figure 2 - Investments by Health Investments by Action Areas 2002 - 2003 Action Areas 2003 - 2004 Population Groups We focus on improving the health status of all population groups while reducing health inequalities. We therefore maintain a strategic balance between whole of population and specific population focus. One of the main indicators is that at least 30–40% of grants focus on specific population group activities. In 2003–2004, $12,842,776 (55.2%) was invested in projects targeting the general community and $10,410,457 (44.8%) was invested in projects targeting specific population groups. Proportion of Total Annual Investment Proportion of Total Annual Investment 23.6% Tobacco Control 20.8% Tobacco Control Figure 4 21.6% Mental Health and Wellbeing 29.1% Mental Health and Wellbeing 17% Physical Activity 21.1% Physical Activity Investments by 10.8% Other Health Action Areas** 9.8% Other Health Action Areas** Geographical Location 8.4% Sun Protection 4.0% Sun Protection 7.5% Sports Injury Prevention 5.3% Sports Injury Prevention VicHealth takes action to tackle 5.8% Substance Misuse 6.1% Substance Misuse inequalities that arise due to variations 5.3% Healthy Eating 3.8% Healthy Eating in geography, income, education and heritage (indigenous and cultural and linguistic). We therefore measure the geographical focus of our investments. Figure 3 - Investments by Figure 4 - Investments by The graph indicates that the majority of Population Groups Geographical Location investments were made to major Victorian 2003-2004 2003–2004 cities (eg: Melbourne and Geelong) and inner regional Victoria (this stretches between Pyrenees, Indigo, Campaspe and Wellington Shires). Victoria does not have many remote areas, hence the investment in remote areas is very low. * Classification of Remoteness was used to analyse investments by geographical regions of Victoria. This classification was changed to better represent investments by the level of geographical advantage/disadvantage. The four remoteness areas measured here are: Major Cities of Victoria, Inner Regional Victoria, Outer Regional Victoria and Remote Victoria.
The classification is not directly comparable to Investments by Geographical Area the classification previously used by VicHealth (metropolitan, regional, rural areas). 55.2% General Community 42.5% Major Victorian Cities 44.8% Specific Population Groups 39% Inner Regional Victoria * ASGC Remoteness Classification: 18% Outer Regional Victoria Purpose and Use. ABS, 2003 0.5% Remote Victoria
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Results, Activity, Focus An Active Year
VicHealth focuses on achieving practical solutions to problems identified by quality research, evaluation and consultation. In 2003–2004, with support from a range of partners, we made inroads on many of our health promotion objectives. Here is a snapshot of how we are moving towards our objectives:
To ensure children To reduce smoking are physically active
Jointly fund the pilot Out of School Fund the internationally renowned Hours Sports Program in partnership Quit Program with the Australian Sports Commission Fund and Support Walking School Buses VicHealth undertook a review of the In the Victorian pilot, 43 Outside School By the end of 2004, 48 local councils Quit Program, which involved leading Hours Care (OSHC) services commenced and at least 200 primary schools across national and international public health in third term 2003. Ten Victorian State Victoria will be implementing the Walking experts. The review highlighted the Sporting Associations ran their junior School Bus Program. In 2002 we started excellence of the Victorian Quit Program. development programs through the OSHC a pilot Walking School Bus Program with In 1987 smoking prevalence stood at 32% service, enabling 1400 children to have a four councils and 16 schools. of the adult population. Now 19.2% of fun, safe and healthy sporting experience. the adult population smoke – a positive It was so successful the Federal achievement for health. Government has funded the Active After-School Communities Program to ensure children remain physically active. To build an evidence base to underpin the promotion of mental health and wellbeing
Establish the Research Centre for Excellence Mental Health Conduct a Mental Health Promotion and Social Wellbeing Evidence Review The VicHealth Research Centre for In 2003 the Sydney Health Projects Group Excellence in Mental Health and Social was commissioned to undertake a review Wellbeing is being established in the of the literature pertaining to the VicHealth University of Melbourne’s School of Mental Health Promotion Framework – Population Health. particularly literature published since 1998, when the documentation that informed its development was first compiled.
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To reduce the likelihood of injury so more people play sport To improve access to fresh food
Fund the Sports Injury Prevention Support innovative ideas and Program disseminate what was learnt The risk of injury can stop people from Many people in Victoria do not have access participating, so VicHealth funds to fresh food, whether due to their own organisations to ensure sport is played lack of mobility, funds, cooking facilities or safely. Just over 400 local sporting clubs geographical location. VicHealth released and organisations were funded in Food for all, in November, 2003. This 2003–2004 to purchase first aid training publication showed strategies used to and/or sports safety equipment to improve access to fresh food for people improve the safety of sporting from the City of Maribyrnong and environments. homeless people in the City of Yarra.
To build a public health research workforce To narrow health inequalities To get the messages across
Support the development of a critical Ensure participation strategies in funded mass of health promotion/public initiatives address the needs of groups 18th World Conference on Health health researchers. experiencing disadvantage Promotion and Health Education In 2003–2004 VicHealth funded five The community arts participation scheme The conference, held 26–30 April 2004, new fellowships and six new scholarships creates opportunities for participation in gave VicHealth a unique opportunity to as well as offering supporting funds community arts activity for young people expand and build global partnerships. The to three fellows and eight scholars. and people experiencing disadvantage conference was very successful, with over We are currently fully funding or due to geographic and socio-economic 3000 people from 90 countries assembling. supporting 55 fellows and scholars. circumstances to improve mental health and wellbeing. Image: Dr Anna Peeters, Public Health Fellow www.vichealth.vic.gov.au 13 4235 VCH AnnualRep_04_FA.qxd 24/9/04 9:34 AM Page 14
Results, Activity, Focus Health Promotion Action
VicHealth’s strategic directions to December 2006 build on our progress over the past four years in the primary areas of tobacco control, physical activity, promotion of mental health and wellbeing, healthy eating, as well as health inequalities. We have maintained our effort to support innovation in heath promotion and public health and continue to try to nurture partnerships in a range of sectors, such as sport, recreation, arts and community, which hold promise for positive changes for health and wellbeing. Supporting others to promote health requires us to pay attention to their health promotion knowledge and skill capabilities and significant effort is focused on how best to share our know-how and skills.
The Issues 1. Reducing Smoking 16 2. Increasing Physical Activity 19 3. Supporting Research 22 4. Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 24 5. Addressing Health Inequalities 27
Image: Take the plunge. Physical activity is beneficial for your health at any age.
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Reducing Smoking
The Fact Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Victoria, accounting for 13 per cent of all deaths and 2.5 per cent of all hospitalisations1. The Issue In Victoria, 19.2 per cent of the adult population still smoke. More men than women smoke; younger age groups, 18-29 year olds, have the highest rates of smoking.; blue collar workers have higher smoking rates than their white collar counterparts. The Aim Reduce smoking overall and specifically focus on sections of the population where smoking rates are highest.
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The Research Workforce The Action > Six sports stadiums in Victoria (Bob Jane Stadium, Dandenong Basketball and Tobacco Control Unit In 2003–2004 the unit made the Stadium, the MCG, Melbourne Knights following major advances in these areas: > Funds cessation programs, legal Stadium, Optus Oval and Skilled and regulatory reform, advocacy > VCTC and Quit both underwent Stadium) have implemented smoke-free and research through the Quit successful procedural reviews, with policies and created healthier Program and VicHealth Centre international reviewers emphasising environments for players, spectators for Tobacco Control (VCTC). the outstanding contribution that both and administrators. have made to tobacco-control research, Quit operates smoking cessation > VicHealth, Quit and the VicHealth advocacy and smoking cessation in programs (Quitline), advocates for Koori Health Research and Community Victoria. In recognition of Quit and policy change around tobacco control Development Unit were among the VCTC activities in tobacco control and smoke-free environments, and is a consortium partners that successfully and smoking cessation, the Australian leading public voice for tobacco control bid for the National Centre of Medical Association (AMA) and the in Victoria. The VCTC conducts research Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Australian Council on Smoking and into tobacco control related issues, Control. The centre was established Health (ACOSH) ranked Victoria provides advice on regulatory and to improve co-ordination, advocacy and equal second in the 2003 Tobacco legislative issues, particularly around communication in indigenous tobacco Scoreboard Award. the conduct of tobacco companies, and control, building capacity among advocates policy change in tobacco > The work of the VCTC led to six indigenous health workers and control. jurisdictions – the Commonwealth, developing health promotion resources. Victoria, New South Wales, > Creates smoke–free sporting > Dr Mohammad Siahpush, Senior Social Queensland, Western Australia and environments by funding and Scientist, Centre for Behavioural Tasmania – enacting exemptions to supporting sports stadiums to Research in Cancer at the Cancer exclude legal claims against the tobacco go smoke–free. Council, was awarded a VicHealth industry from some of the changes Public Health Research Fellowship In 2002, VicHealth implemented a recently introduced to personal injury for his research into socio-economic two-year program of support for sports litigation law. The exemptions were status and pathways to smoking. stadiums to implement smoke–free important to ensure that the tobacco policies and provide a healthier industry would not benefit from the environment for players, administrators personal injury reforms that were and spectators. This program was introduced to deal with public liability conducted in collaboration with Quit insurance concerns. Victoria. > The VCTC wrote three major > Supports Indigenous tobacco submissions advocating changes to control efforts through Quit Commonwealth regulation of health Victoria and the VicHealth Koori warnings and tobacco advertising. Health Research and Community The submissions, written on behalf Development Unit, consortium of the major Australian tobacco control partners in the National Centre organisations, drew together a large for Excellence in Indigenous volume of local and international Tobacco Control. research and practice. They brought > VicHealth supports two Research together legal, economic, social and Fellows working in tobacco psychological perspectives, in an control: Professor Melanie Wakefield excellent example of the value of (Senior Research Fellow), Director of cross-disciplinary research and the Centre for Behavioural Research advocacy. The introduction of new, in Cancer; and Dr Mohammad graphic health warnings has been Siahpush (Public Health Research announced by the Commonwealth, Fellow), Senior Social Scientist, Centre with the new warnings to become for Behavioural Research in Cancer. mandatory on all tobacco packaging (See funded projects page 56) in March 2006. The two submissions on health warnings can be viewed at www.vctc.org.au.
Main Image: A campaign encouraging women to call the Quitline as the first step to stopping smoking won a VicHealth award for health promotion excellence in December 2003, while advocacy around creating more smokefree areas, particularly in pubs and clubs, is based on evidence that the community does not support unrestricted smoking in bars.
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Highlight Project Campaigns involve running two advertisements during the same period Call the Quitline in order to reach the objective. The ads Ringing the Quitline – 131 848 – is the are strategically placed to reach their best first step towards quitting that target audience. A "pull" ad encourages a smoker can make. Quitline is a free the person to seek help. In this campaign telephone information and advice service the action of picking up the phone and for people who want to quit smoking. It is ringing the Quitline was shown as very effective, uses trained counsellors simple, immediate and appropriate as and advice is tailored to individual needs. soon as people decided they wanted to give up smoking. A "push" ad is then run Because of its effectiveness, one of Quit’s in the same ad break to demonstrate how priorities is to get people to ring the smoking can cost people their lives and Quitline. It develops media campaigns, quality of life. In this campaign the including television advertising, to centrepiece was an ad featuring the encourage its target groups to ring the real-life story of Jenny, a 42-year-old line or access the Quit website – mother of three with terminal lung www.quit.org.au. cancer. This ad gave people further Todd Harper, Executive Director at Quit, incentive and impetus to make that says the objective of the advertising is important call. As part of any campaign simple: “It’s about putting the idea of development, Quit messages are tested stopping smoking up a person’s list of with smokers, providing crucial feedback priorities so that it’s not put off to as to which ads are most effective. another day.” “We’re always asking how we can Quit’s campaigns target 18 to 40-year-old support people to quit,” said Harper. smokers with a skew towards smokers An average of 25,000 calls per year were from a low socio-economic background, in made to the Quitline number in Victoria recognition of higher smoking prevalence between 2001 and 20034 and studies among these groups. However, individual have shown a quit rate of 29 per cent campaigns target smaller groups within for callers to the Quitline5. Research has this broader group to maximise the also shown that counselling effectively effectiveness of television advertising 2. doubles abstinence rates6. In 2003 Quit ran a successful campaign VicHealth has funded Quit since 1987. targeting young women and expectant In 2003–2004 it allocated $3,090,700 mothers, called “Reeling them in”. to the Quit campaign and undertook Currently 18 per cent of Australian a successful review of the program. women aged 14 years or over are daily smokers, with highest rates in the Heading towards 20–29 and 30–39 age groups. > further reduction in young people Approximately 24 per cent of Australian taking up smoking women in these age groups smoke on a daily basis. Based on the number of > A clean and safer environment where deaths in Australia, it’s estimated that less people are exposed to tobacco smoke around 1500 Victorian women die each > Greater accountability by the tobacco year from tobacco-related illness3. On the industry to cover health and social day before the campaign was launched, costs of smoking the Quitline received 40 calls. On the day after it was run it received 120 calls – the most on a Thursday recorded for the year. Quit won a 2003 VicHealth Excellence in Health Promotion Award for its campaign.
“We’re always asking how we can support people to quit,” said Harper.
1 Victorian Department of Human Services. 2002, The Victorian Drug Statistics Handbook: Patterns of Drug Use and Related Harm in Victoria, Melbourne, July. 2 Quit Victoria, submission to the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, The Cancer Council Victoria, May 2004. 3 www.quit.org.au/index2.html: Quit's campaign for women smokers. 4 Quit Victoria, submission to the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, The Cancer Council Victoria, May 2004, p. 106. 5 M. Wakefield & C. Miller, “Evaluation of the national Quitline service”, in K. Hassard (ed.), Australia's National Tobacco Campaign Evaluation Report, vol. one, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, 1999. 6 Shu-Hong Zhu et al., “Evidence of real world effectiveness of a telephone Quitline for smokers”, New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 347: 1087-1093, October 3, 2002, no. 14.
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Increasing Physical Activity The Fact There is now convincing evidence that regular physical activity can improve health and wellbeing and reduce the risk of premature death, illness and disability1. In fact, physical inactivity is ranked second only to smoking as the most important factor affecting our health. The Issue In Victoria, only 60 per cent of adult males and 53 per cent of adult females are sufficiently active to enjoy the health benefits of physical activity2. The Aim Increase participation in physical activity across the community. We especially focus on finding ways to assist people currently not participating to take part.
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The Physical Activity Unit The unit works with sectors outside > A feature of the Participation in sport, such as local government and Community Sport and Active The Physical Activity Unit maximises education, to establish programs that Recreation Scheme (PICSAR) has opportunities for individuals and increase participation in physical been the increased understanding communities to participate in physical activity. For example, the Walking and acceptance of the synergies activity. School Bus Program provides a way between the "sport and recreation" The unit works in partnership with for more children to walk to school. The and "health" sectors. This has had State Sporting Associations (SSAs) Out of School Hours Sports Program has a positive impact on local health to assist sporting clubs to create healthy ensured children develop physically agendas around physical activity. and welcoming environments to attract active habits by participating in a Underpinning the scheme are Regional and retain more participants to their structured sports program in a safe Sports Assemblies who work closely sport. Many SSAs are engaging in new environment. with communities and organisations at ways of working to reduce barriers In 2003-2004 14 research projects were the local level, developing partnerships (time, cost, uniforms, travel, cultural funded to focus on physical activity and across a wide range of sectors. Across differences) that may have prevented healthy eating. VicHealth Research rural Victoria over 100 different potential participants from playing Fellow Dr Colin Bell’s collaboration with initiatives are in place. The Active their sport in the past. health, community and sporting agencies Participation Grants which focus The unit aims to increase participation and local government in the western on increasing physical activity in both structured and unstructured Victorian town of Colac focuses on opportunites in regional and physical activity by advocating for community-based interventions to help metropolitan Victoria support local social and physical environments prevent childhood obesity. About 1000 activity on the ground (see highlight that encourage people to be active. kindergarten and primary school aged project p21). There was a 16 percent For example, our work with local children are involved in the Colac project. increase this year in the number of government and urban planners has The three-year research project will projects supported through Active increased the recognition of the need determine the efficacy of intervention Participation Grants. to consider health when designing programs, such as the walking school > All 51 State Sporting Associations environments in which we live: more bus and out of school hours programs, (SSA’s) involved in the Partnerships footpaths, walking tracks or places for in preventing children becoming for Health Scheme have gained a people to meet. overweight and obese. better understanding of the link Both individual and community capacity The Action between sport and health through are being improved so physical activity their participation in a two-day health options can be provided that are relevant, In 2003–2004 the unit supported efforts promotion workshop. The SSA’s have affordable and in appropriate and to increase participation in physical made tremendous progress over the accessible locations. activity in the following ways: past 12 months with many adopting a much more inclusive approach to Regional Sports Assemblies link > By the end of 2004, 48 local councils and at least 200 primary schools will seeking and welcoming new members, organisations and people within by developing modified rules to local communities. For example, be implementing the Walking School Bus Program across Victoria. encourage young and ‘veteran’ in Ballarat, a hospital and a gymnasium players, special programs for Kooris worked together to provide a weekly > The VicHealth/Australian Sports and those newly arrived to Australia, circuit routine for older people; It was Commission Out of School Hours subsidising a range of participant costs, held at the hospital. Sports Program – a Victorian pilot was introducing a specified club liason or A walking program, Be Smart, Walk a catalyst for the development of the welcoming ambassador and adopting Your Heart, was introduced in the Commonwealth Government’s national flexible practice and playing times Mildura, Ouyen and Sunraysia districts Active School Communities initiative. and venues. to encourage people to undertake > Of the 79 local councils, 74 have been walking. Over 400 people registered exposed to the planning resource, with the aim to walk regularly until Leading the Way, Councils Creating they walked 48,600 kilometres – the Healthier Communities, through same distance as the equator. In council presentations, training conjunction with the local Primary Care workshops or case studies. Local Partnership, local walking opportunities government plays a key role in creating were identified and promoted through the environment for communities local media and community groups. to prosper and enjoy improved health and wellbeing. This resource explains the factors that influence health and wellbeing, and equips councils to respond to local circumstances with practical solutions.
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Highlight Project not least Hernandez. “I often wonder why there are not more sporting people Bridging Gaps Through Basketball chasing these kids. Some of them are In VicHealth terms, the Banksia Bulls such natural athletes,” she said. Basketball Club in West Heidelberg was In 2003–2004 there were 28 Partnership a premiership club in 2004, well before Grants (maximum of $30,000 per grant) it had even scored a point. It established and 72 Local Grants (maximum of $3000 five extra teams – average eight players per grant) provided to local communities per side – in 2004, with the Bridging under the program. Gaps Through Basketball project. The project was funded through the Heading towards VicHealth’s Participation in Community > social, physical, economic and cultural Sport and Active Recreation Program. environments that encourage greater The club literally achieved this result participation in physical activity by observing those at its front door and such as urban design that supports welcoming them in. In some ways it was physically active communities as simple as that. Rhonda Hernandez, > more children walking to school a volunteer at the club and a worker at and engaged in organised sport the Northern Migrant Resource Centre (NMRC), would see teenagers hanging > reducing barriers such as cost, lack of around the basketball stadium shooting transport, time constraints, cultural baskets but not playing in a team. Many differences that can stop many Kooris, were of Somali background. She kept women, young people, older people and thinking that they should be playing. people of culturally and linguistically “I really believe that both the community diverse (CALD) backgrounds and these kids benefit so much from participating in community sport playing sport,” said Hernandez. She and active recreation visited Banksia Secondary College and > sporting clubs that attract more was swamped with interest – not just members by providing healthy and from children with Somali background inclusive environments, flexible but those with Tongan, Vietnamese and approaches and customer focused Samoan backgrounds. delivery models From there it was a matter of tapping > effective partnerships between sporting into the local community to turn the and recreational organisations, local idea into a reality. Representatives from government, health and education the Banyule City Council, NMRC, the sectors that have an interest in Banksia Secondary College, the local increasing participation in physical police and the Banksia Basketball Club, activity as well as a Somali youth worker, supported the project. The VicHealth funding helped NMRC purchase uniforms, coaching courses and a driver to transport the new players to and from games. The local police provided coaches and the school provided time in the gymnasium for training. The teams are still learning to play together but the talent on display has surprised many,
“I really believe that both the community and these kids benefit so much from playing sport.” said Hernandez
1 National Public Health Partnership. Be Active Australia, Draft National Physical Activity for Health Action Plan, Melbourne, 2004 2 Mathers C, Stevenson C. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1999. Burden of disease and injury in Australia, AIHW Catalogue PHE 17. Canberra November 1999 3 Department of Human Services and VicHealth, Physical Activity Patterns of Victorian Adults: Findings from the Victorian Population Health Survey 2002. Melbourne 2004 www.vichealth.vic.gov.au 21 4235 VCH AnnualRep_04_FA.qxd 24/9/04 9:35 AM Page 22 3.
Supporting Research
The Fact In 1999 VicHealth changed its research priorities with a strategic investment in the public health research system. The total number of researchers now receiving full or partial VicHealth support is 55. The Issue Researchers need to be actively supported and networks created between researchers and practitioners to ensure that the benefits of both their work and knowledge translates to health promotion practice. The Aim VicHealth aims to increase the impact of health promotion and public health programs by supporting excellent research, improving the overall skills of researchers, providing networking opportunities for researchers and connecting research to policy and practice.
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Research Workforce > to facilitate the transfer of public Highlight Project health/health promotion research The Research Workforce and Tobacco into policy and practice. Secondary Schools Shade Control Unit has responsibility: The Victorian Public Health Research Intervention > to lead the development and Education Council (VPHREC) Finding a way to protect active, healthy and expansion of the public aims to provide advocacy services that adolescents from the sun's harmful rays health/health promotion build, strengthen, enhance and sustain is a real challenge. VicHealth funded research workforce in Victoria public health education, training and the Centre for Behavioural Research research in Victoria and facilitates at Cancer Council Victoria to conduct VicHealth supports outstanding public the transfer of research findings into a pilot study Secondary Schools Shade health/health promotion research by policy and practice. Intervention Study to help put one awarding up to two Senior and up possible solution to the test. VicHealth to three Public Health Research Through the Conference Support Scheme, VicHealth provided support Senior Fellow Professor Melanie Fellowships per annum. Each Fellow Wakefield was an associate investigator to 21 conferences conducted by other is funded for five years. VicHealth during the study. supports young researchers through providers in 2003–2004. the provision of up to six Public Health The study tested the likelihood of PhD Research Scholarships per annum. The Action secondary students using shade for Scholars are funded for three years. In 2003–2004 the unit supported protection from the sun if purpose built research in the following ways: shade structures were installed at schools. > to provide a sound, rigorous The research project monitored, through evidence base for VicHealth’s > VicHealth has restructured its core the use of videos, the number of students programs and interventions and health promotion units in order to using specific areas before and after the to support research activity in strengthen its relationships with installation of a shade structure. Principal areas including: tobacco control, the researchers it funds, improve Investigator Suzanne Dobbinson says sun protection, physical activity, collaborations with researchers two shade structures were built at the healthy eating, mental health and working in VicHealth priority areas, site, Loyola Secondary College, Watsonia. wellbeing, health inequalities, and enable a better translation of One was built in an active area above alcohol and substance misuse VicHealth-funded research into policy a handball court and one in a lunch/ and sexual health. and practice. barbeque area. The results of the pilot VicHealth centres bring together > VicHealth funded five new fellowships: study were promising enough for further key researchers to build capacity in a Dr John Fitzgerald, Dr Mohammad funding to be allocated to the research particular area of public health/health Siahpush, Dr Priscilla Pyett, Dr Linda by the National Medical and Health promotion research. Four centres Bennett and Dr Bruce Hollingsworth, Research Council (NHMRC) for further (Centre for Adolescent Health; and six new scholarships: Catherine investigation. This will see 60 schools Australian Research Centre in Sex, Russell, Leah Brennan, Vicki Inglis, become part of the project during 2004- Health and Society; Mother and Child Seana Paul, Richard Hayes and 2006. Dobbinson says it's a matter of Health Research; VicHealth Centre for Frances Edmonds, as well as offering establishing what approaches might work: Tobacco Control) and one unit supporting funds to three fellows and “A large proportion of adolescents aren't (VicHealth Koori Health Research and eight scholars, taking the total number getting protection from the sun. This Community Development Unit) have of researchers receiving full or partial project will show us whether teenagers been established to date, with the VicHealth support to 55. will use the shade if it's available or newest centre (Centre for Mental whether they will still want a tan and Health and Social Wellbeing) to be > VicHealth continued its investment therefore move outside of the shade launched in late 2004. in VPHREC, working to build capacity chasing one.” in, and promote the work of, the > to support innovative research Victorian public health research Principal Investigator: in several areas of health workforce. Suzanne Dobbinson promotion/public health with > VicHealth established the Fellows Associate Investigators: particular relevance to VicHealth’s Melanie Wakefield, Dallas English, strategic directions. Network, which provides professional development and networking Vicki White, Trish Livingston. For example, Dr Jo Lindsay of Monash opportunities with key public health University has completed a study leaders to VicHealth Research Fellows. of the alcohol consumption of young In 2004, the Fellows met with public Heading towards people in metropolitan Melbourne, health leaders, including VicHealth with particular attention to the role > A strengthened and vibrant public Visiting Fellow Billie Giles-Corti (UWA) health research community of class and gender on drinking and Professor Fiona Stanley, AC. behaviours. The study identified contributing to a healthy and environments and situations in which productive Victoria high-risk public drinking took place, > Research that has the power to and looked at possible changes to influence and guide key decision venues that would encourage safer makers that leads to the development drinking. of strong healthy communities > Future innovative solutions that can transform our current way of thinking to enrich and improve our lives
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Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing The Fact By the year 2020, depression will constitute the second-largest cause of disease burden world wide1. The Issue The global burden of mental ill health is well beyond the treatment capacities of developed and developing countries2 The Aim VicHealth focuses on the social and economic factors that determine mental health and wellbeing in populations. VicHealth’s support for research, policy development, practice and advocacy aims to make a measurable contribution to state, national and international work in mental health promotion.
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The Mental Health > The Health Costs of Violence – a International, national and and Wellbeing Unit world-first report on the burden of state collaborations disease impact of intimate partner International The Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit violence – was developed, launched > Joint production of the first World focuses on three main factors as being and disseminated (see highlighted Health Organisation text on mental particularly important for good mental project, p26). health promotion, called Promoting health: social inclusion, access to > Evidence reviews were conducted to Mental Health: Concepts, Evidence and economic resources, and living a life ensure the evidence-based approach Practice, Summary Report, WHO 2004. free from violence and discrimination. to the work is maintained. The four > Development of the first mental health The unit’s focus is to: reviews were: (1) VicHealth Mental Health Promotion Evidence Review: promotion stream to be included in the > Improve the evidence base for A literature review focusing on the 18th World Conference on Health promoting mental health and VicHealth Mental Health Promotion Promotion and Health Education. wellbeing. Framework; (2) Public Health, Mental > Membership of the Global > Develop the skills, resources, policies Health and Violence Against Women: Collaboration for Mental Health and and practices that will sustain mental Scoping report (led to The Health Costs Wellbeing. health promotion in selected sectors of Violence report); (3) Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing Through National > Consolidate state, national and Community and Cultural Development: > Input to ongoing development of the international collaborations across A review of literature focusing on the national agenda for mental health sectors to improve mental health Communities Together Scheme, promotion through representation on promotion policy and practice. Globalism Institute RMIT; (4) the National Promotion, Prevention > Broaden community understanding Promoting Mental Health and and Early Intervention Working Party. of the social and economic influences Wellbeing Through Community and State on mental health and wellbeing. Cultural Development: A review of literature focusing on Community Arts > Sixty per cent of funded activity The Action Practice, Globalism Institute RMIT. resourced through collaborative funding partnerships either during or In 2003–2004 the unit promoted mental > Two multi-site evaluations were after VicHealth involvement. health and wellbeing in the following conducted and documented. They ways: were (1) Promoting the Mental Health Increased community understanding Improving the evidence base and Wellbeing of New Arrival > Together We Do Better campaign: Communities: Learnings and > The VicHealth Centre for Excellence The campaign continued to positively Promising Practices and (2) Promoting in Mental Health and Social Wellbeing influence the attitudes of Victorians Young People’s Mental Health and is being established. The centre, to be on the value of social connectedness Wellbeing Through Economic launched late 2004, will initiate and to mental health and social wellbeing. Participation. support research and evaluation At least a quarter of all Victorians investigating the social and economic Workforce development and reported seeing advertising that said, influences on our mental health and dissemination of learnings "being friendly, being involved and including others can lead to a sense of wellbeing. > A short course in mental health and belonging that is good for our health". > Focused on improving the link between wellbeing was developed, as well as funded research and the development tools and resources to enhance practice. of policy and practice. For example, Funded health promotion activity – Professor Sandy Gifford’s Off to a schemes and projects Healthy Start is a longitudinal ethnographic study of the health and > Five hundred organisations from a wellbeing of newly arrived youth. variety of sectors were involved in It will describe the social contexts and development and implementation of factors that promote mental and social the range of funded activity. Some of wellbeing for newly arrived refugee the activity funded to promote mental youth and their families during the health and wellbeing included: the settlement process, and provide Indigenous Leadership Scheme, new impetus to changes in resettlement arrival projects, youth projects, the programs. Community Arts Participation Scheme, the Major Arts Partnership Scheme, the Communities Together Scheme as well as a range of investments to lessen health inequalities (see page 44 for funded projects).
Main Image: Research released by VicHealth in The Health Costs of Violence revealed that intimate partner violence is responsible for more preventable ill health and premature death in Victorian women under the age of 45 than any other of the risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity and smoking. It lifted the lid on a problem that is often hidden.
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Highlight Project They demonstrate that intimate partner > Increased capacity of organisations and violence is all too common, has severe practitioners to implement and sustain Intimate partner violence – and persistent effects on women’s mental health promotion activity, a major burden on mental health physical and mental health and carries supported by workforce development Intimate partner violence is responsible with it an enormous cost in terms of and training resources, as well as for more preventable ill health and premature death and disability. funding. VicHealth has developed a premature death in Victorian women It contributes nine per cent to the total two-day free Mental Health and under the age of 45 than any other of the disease burden in Victorian women aged Wellbeing Professional Development well-known risk factors, including high 15–44, with 60 per cent of this burden Course to provide the workforce with 3 blood pressure, obesity and smoking . attributed to mental ill health. In June a range of skills to plan, implement, evaluate and report on their activity. Our 1999 review of the causes of poor 2004 the report was launched by It will begin in the 2004–2005 mental health indicated that a range Victorian Police Commissioner Christine financial year. of forms of violence required attention. Nixon, Health Minister the Hon. Violence against women, particularly Bronwyn Pike and Acting Premier > Consolidation of partnerships to foster that occurring in the context of an the Hon. John Thwaites. Its contents mental health promotion activity across intimate relationship, emerged as an received enormous media coverage and the state. The Victorian Schools especially common phenomenon having national and international recognition Commission Partnership, including serious mental health impacts. (see page 31 for details on media VicHealth, Centre for Multicultural Accordingly, in 2003, we conducted a coverage). Youth Issues (CMYI) and Victorian more detailed study to determine the The full report can be found at Foundation for the Survivors of Torture contribution VicHealth could make to www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/ipv and Trauma is set up to improve the support primary prevention of violence educational pathways for students against women. Heading towards from newly arrived backgrounds. This study, carried out by Professor Theo > Improving our ability to monitor and > Increased community understanding Vos, with significant contribution from a plan to address the negative impacts of the social and economic factors range of researchers, policy-makers and social isolation, economic exclusion, affecting mental health and wellbeing practitioners, was the first of a number of violence and discrimination on mental achieved through communications, current and planned VicHealth activities health and wellbeing. A program of media and advocacy activity. being undertaken to address this issue. community wellbeing indicators will The findings of the study, The Health be consolidated in 2004–2005 to assist Costs of Violence: Measuring the burden local governments to plan and assess of disease caused by intimate partner their progress in responding to the violence. A summary of findings, were social and economic factors that both revealing and shocking. influence mental health and wellbeing. > Identifying and documenting models of good practice in mental health promotion. This will be measured through evaluation of funded projects and programs that aim to increase social inclusion and economic participation and promote acceptance of diversity.
Intimate partner violence is responsible for more preventable ill health and premature death in Victorian women under the age of 45 than any other well known risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity and smoking.
References 1 Murray. C and Lopez. A (eds 1996) the global burden of disease: a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases, injuries and risk factors in 1990 and projected to 2020, Harvard School of Public health on behalf of the World Health Organisation and the World Bank, distributed by Harvard University, 1996. 2 Saxena, S., Hermann, H and Moodie, R. (co–editors) Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Evidence and Practice, summary report, WHO, April, 2004. 3 VicHealth, The Health Costs of Violence. Measuring the burden of disease caused by intimate partner violence. A summary of findings. VicHealth, Melbourne, 2004.
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Addressing 5.Health Inequalities
We continue to engage in strategy Projects were supported to The Action development and advocacy work > evaluate demonstration projects to In 2003-2004: in the areas of healthy eating address barriers to people accessing and health inequalities. healthy foods > VicHealth built on lessons learned from funded projects such as the > support community based services to North Yarra Community Health Health Inequalities secure pro-bono health services for and Maribyrnong City Council Food refugees and asylum seekers Insecurity Community Demonstration VicHealth is committed to addressing projects. A report, Food for all? was inequalities in health. We focus on the > support the development of the launched in November 2003. whole population, but give particular Rumbalara Football and Netball club attention to those most in need when as in important focus for social > VicHealth continued to collaborate with developing projects and programs. connection for indigenous communities other government and non-government This helps to ensure that opportunities in Shepparton bodies to improve our understanding of for maintaining and improving health > increase access to skill development the social, environmental and cultural are available to a broad spectrum of and employment for young people factors that influence food choices. communities. A proportion of all residing in rural Victoria VicHealth was a member of the Eat Well Victoria Partnership established VicHealth grants are targeted to VicHealth also provided ongoing support by the Department of Human Services, particular groups experiencing health to the Koori Health Research and which released a report entitled inequalities which can arise from Community Development Unit which Healthy Eating and Physical Activity variations in geography, income, plays an important role in supporting in Early Childhood Services. education and heritage (indigenous research activities in indigenous and cultural and linguistic). communities and enhancing links > A report, A review of the literature In addition VicHealth: between the communities and describing the link between poverty, food insecurity and obesity with specific > funds specific activities aimed to mainstream services. reference to Australia, was released at increase knowledge about and ways VicHealth's activity in healthy eating the 'Healthy, Not Wealthy, But Wise' of addressing health inequalities is a great example of how our work is seminar held at VicHealth in May geared to addressing health inequalities. > works in partnership with 2004. This report showed that the risk disadvantaged groups to address of obesity is 20 to 40 per cent higher in inequalities women who have low incomes and are Healthy Eating These activities focus on food insecurity, experiencing food insecurity. This was refugees and asylum seekers and the The Physical Activity Unit focuses on observed consistently across the United 2 health of indigenous Victorians. healthy eating, because good nutrition States, Europe and Australia . contributes to physical and mental > VicHealth continued to fund The Action wellbeing. several research programs to In 2003-2004 the following activity The unit's objective is to: investigate influences on healthy eating (see page 43). occurred to meet our objectives to > increase the understanding of social, address health inequalities: environmental and cultural factors Heading towards Research projects were supported that influence healthy eating; and to improve understanding of: > identifying and removing barriers to > contribute to reversing the trends in food access and supply of healthy food > factors supporting the settlement obesity in the population over the next choices in areas of social and economic 2 of new arrivals, in particular young 10 years . disadvantage; people It has been identified that communities > advocating for an increased role for > the impact of social, cultural and have different eating patterns according local government in public health environmental context on health to their food access options, which are nutrition to address problems with food often influenced by the areas in which > the role of health impact assessment supply and food access systems; and they live. in addressing health inequality > replicating, expanding and Local government is in a good position to > ways in which research can be consolidating successfully trialled implement healthy eating initiatives that conducted in partnership with models using VicHealth's Leading address existing barriers. For example, indigenous communities the Way framework. improving footpaths may make food access > appropriate approaches to health easier in some areas, allowing more locals promotion with blue collar workers to walk to shops that sell healthy food.
1 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Strategic Directions 2003-2006, Melbourne 2003
2 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, A review of the literature describing the link between poverty, food insecurity and obesity with specific reference to Australia, Melbourne, 2004
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Raising Awareness Out and About
One of VicHealth’s core responsibilities Jolly, K. Taking It to the Streets, LGPO Moodie, R. Planning and Building is to raise awareness about health issues Annual Conference, February 2003 Healthy Communities, Planning Institute and develop and promote innovative Maher, S. & Strachan, J. Partnerships of Australia State Conference, "Juggling opportunities for promoting health. By for Health, World Conference on Health the Agenda", September 2003 speaking at seminars and conferences, Promotion and Health Education, poster Moodie, R. Social Determinants of submitting articles and editing and presentation, Melbourne, April 2004 Health, Municipal Association of Victoria contributing to books in the area of Moodie, R. The Art and Science of Health (MAV), Councillor Development health promotion, VicHealth staff ensure Weekend, July 2003 the latest health promotion evidence Promotion, Australian Hepatitis Council and thinking is made widely available. Conference, Adelaide, February 2004 Moodie, R. Wellbeing for All – VicHealth also assists communities Moodie, R. The Best Years of Our Lives Mental Health, Leadership Victoria – and organisations to develop skills in … or Are They?, Keynote address, Williamson Community Leadership submission writing and partnerships National Conference on Bullying Program, July 2003 so that more can become involved to November 2003 Moodie, R. "What’s In It for Me?", effectively run health promotion Why Everybody Needs to Have a projects and programs. The following Moodie, R. Dealing with the Government: Getting their attention and action, Street Party!, People, Planning, Places, presentations and papers were Southern Region DHS, August 2003 delivered in 2003–2004. Leadership Victoria – Williamson Community Leadership Program, Moodie, R. Why Invest in Population Conference Papers May 2004 Health and Wellbeing?, Leadership Series and Presentations Moodie, R. Education, Training in Population Health, June 2004 and Workforce Development Stream: Moodie, R. & Jolly, K. Councils Leading Basinski, D. & McLean, P. 2004, Strengthening the Capacity for Health the Way, Municipal Association of “Celebrations for Health” poster Education and Training, World Victoria (MAV) Councillor Development presentation, World Conference Conference on Health Promotion and Weekend, July 2003 on Health Promotion and Health Health Education, Melbourne, April 2004 Education, Melbourne, April 2004 Moodie, R. & Siauw, L. C. Is It the End of Moodie, R. Establishing Health the Cul-de-sac? Making Health Promoters Butera, R. Children and Physical Promotion Foundations and Other Out of Planners, Planning Institute Activity: The Walking School Bus, Innovative Infrastructures and Financing Australia State Conference, 2003 World Conference on Health Promotion Mechanisms, World Conference on Sheehan, C. Koori Sports Camp – and Health Education, Melbourne, Health Promotion and Health Education, April 2004 Submission Writing, Sport and Melbourne, April 2004 Recreation Victoria, November 2003 Butera, R. Integrated Planning and Moodie, R. Measuring the Effectiveness Sheehan, C. Submission Writing, Health: Leading the Way, Walk 21 of Health Promotion Policy, Institut Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, Australian Public Health Association, National de Promotion et Education de February 2004 Melbourne April, June 2004 la Sante (INPES), Paris, December 2003 Jolly, K. Leading the Way: Councils Moodie, R. Opening Address, Rural Creating Healthier Communities, Mental Health Conference, Deakin Integrating Health in Local Government University (Warrnambool), July 2003 Conference, Melbourne, October 2003 Jolly, K. Leading the Way: Councils Creating Healthier Communities, Moorabool Shire Council, October 2003 Jolly, K. Setting the Scene: Our Well Being, Our Community, City of Whitehorse Women’s Forum, November 2003
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Sheehan, C. & Verins, I. Increasing Verins, I. Applying a Youth Focus, International Delegations Participation in the Wimmera: Victorian Home Economics and Textiles Submission writing, partnership Teachers Association, November 2003 Presentation to Thai study tour, July 2003 development and local issues, Board Verins, I. Assessment of Awards for Forum, Horsham, May 2004 Innovation and Excellence in Primary Presentation to Vietnamese study tour, Siauw, L. C. Beyond Welfare: A Health Health Care Primary and Community July 2003 Promotion Response to Food Insecurity, Health Network, September 2003 Thai Health study tour, 23–24 October International Food Insecurity Verins, I. National Forum on Workforce 2003 Conference, Lisbon, July 2003 Development at VicHealth, reflecting Project Manager, Mr Edmund Ewe, Siauw, L C. Environments for Physical partnerships with Auseinet, Flinders and from the Malaysian Health Promotion Activity, Inner South East Partnership Queensland University, Public Health Foundation, attended VicHealth 27–30 in Community and Health PA Network, Education Research Project, August 2003 October 2003 April 2004 Verins, I. Partnerships presentation to Health Minister from Tonga, Dr Viliami Siauw, L. C. Funding Opportunities and Catholic Education Office, May 2004 Tangi, visited VicHealth May 2004 Project Management, 72nd Australian Verins, I. Social Connectedness in Rural Presentations to ThaiHealth officials, Institute of Environmental Health Communities, Royal Agricultural Society May 2004 Victorian State Conference, August 2003 Symposium, University of Melbourne, Presentations to Korean health Siauw, L. C. Hot Tips on Funding Ballarat, December 2003 academics, June 2004 Workshop, Hobsons Bay City Council, Verins, I. South Coast Health Services July 2003 Consortium, February 2004 Article Strachan, J. Partnerships for Health Verins, I. VUT Health Sciences Student Verins, I. Linking Arts, Sports, Scheme, Active Participation Guidelines, Presentation, April 2004 Recreation and Community Mental National Physical Activity Conference, Health and Wellbeing, City of Port Walker, Lyn. Social Alienation, WA, November 2003 Phillip, Cultural Vitality Conference Discrimination, Masculinity and website, March 2004 Van Vugt, J. Promotion and Prevention Violence, panel presentation, Youth Gang in Mental Health Strategies, National Forum Association for Loss and Grief (Vic.), Publications Grief Week Forum: Loss and Grief Is Walker, Lyn (Chair). Violence, Human Moodie, R. 2004, "Introduction: getting a Mental Health Issue, August 2003 Rights and Mental Health Stream, World your hands on" in R. Moodie & A. Hulme Conference on Health Promotion and (eds), Hands on Health Promotion, IP Van Vugt, J. Promoting Mental Health Health Education, April 2004 and Wellbeing, keynote address, Communications, Melbourne Community Network State Conference Books Moodie, R., Campbell, P. & Saan, H. 2003 – Diabetes Australia Victoria, 2004, "Leadership and Management" Moodie, R. & Hulme, A (eds) Hands on October 2003 in R. Moodie & A. Hulme (eds), Health Promotion, IP Communications, Hands on Health Promotion, IP Van Vugt, J. Promoting Mental Health Melbourne, 2004 and Wellbeing, Mental Health Network Communications, Melbourne Saxena, S., Herrmann, H. & Moodie, R. of the General Practice Divisions Walker, L., Moodie, R. & Herrman, H. (co-editors) Promoting Mental Health: Victoria, December 2003 2004, “Promoting mental health and Concepts, Evidence and Practice, wellbeing” in R. Moodie & A. Hulme Van Vugt, J. Promoting Mental Health summary report, WHO, April 2004 and Wellbeing: Together we do better, (eds), Hands on Health Promotion, IP Communities Project, Community Communications, Melbourne Participation Forum, Borough of Walker, Lyn. 2004 (contributor), Queenscliffe, April 2004 Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Van Vugt, J. Victorian Attitudes to Evidence and Practice, summary report, Bullying – data and media advocacy for WHO, April 2004 Health Promotion World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Melbourne, 2004
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Raising Awareness Far and wide
VicHealth aims to build and share Physical Activity Mental Health Evaluations health promotion knowledge. It focuses Sport and Recreation Victoria, Victorians’ Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, on gaining media coverage, delivering Participation in Exercise, Recreation seminars and developing publications Promoting Young People’s Mental Health and Sport (2001–2002), VicHealth, and Wellbeing through Participation in to get credible and accessible information Melbourne, November 2003 to its target audiences. Economic Activities, VicHealth, Melbourne, December 2003 Healthy Eating Major Publications Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Promoting the Mental Health and Corporate Food for All? Food Insecurity Wellbeing of New Arrival Communities Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Demonstration Projects – Maribyrnong VicHealth, Melbourne, September 2003 September 2003, Strategic Directions City Council and North Yarra 2003–2006, VicHealth, Melbourne Community Health Case Studies, Walking School Bus VicHealth, Melbourne, November 2003 VicHealth Letters Victoria University/VicHealth Walking Mental Health and Wellbeing School Bus Pilot Program 2001–2002 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Research Key Learnings , VicHealth, Melbourne, Mental Health and Wellbeing, VicHealth, December 2003 Melbourne, July 2003 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the burden of disease caused by intimate Walking School Bus: A Guide for Parents Health 2004 Special Edition, VicHealth, partner violence. A summary of findings, and Teachers, October 2003 Melbourne, February 2004 VicHealth, Melbourne, June 2004 Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Arts for Health, VicHealth, Melbourne, June 2004
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Media As a consequence, on the day the study was released more than 20 radio news A Case Study services and talk-back programs around The Health Costs of Violence the country reported on the alarming impact intimate partner violence has on “Facing up to the home truths of the health and wellbeing of women. That domestics” ran The Age editorial headline same day, 14 television news bulletins on Friday 18 June, in the week when broadcast items featuring the results VicHealth released what the newspaper contained in the VicHealth study. described as an "international first study…which found that domestic The communications strategy involved violence is the single greatest targeting both mainstream and preventable risk factor associated with specialist media. In the weeks following death, disease and disability for younger the release of the study, issues Victorian women". The editorial stated associated with intimate partner that "awareness of domestic violence violence including prevalence, impact is but a first step to coming up with and how to get support, were featured adequate responses" and concluded, across a range of media outlets, including "there can be no excuses for ever again the Medical Observer, Marie Claire disregarding the urgency of the issue and The Australian Women’s Weekly. for criminal, health or social policy". Several Victorian regional and suburban newspapers featured problems caused Coinciding with the release of the study, by domestic violence in articles with The Health Costs of Violence, described headlines such as “Breaking the by The Australian as "groundbreaking", culture” and “Domestic violence takes VicHealth rolled out the first stage of a harsh toll”. a communications strategy designed to both disseminate the results of the study and to raise awareness of the issue itself. Media Coverage Numbers A media release and accompanying fact Excluding the coverage gained from the sheet outlining the study’s findings were World Conference on Health Promotion distributed to major news organisations and Health Education, VicHealth was throughout Australia and key regional mentioned in over 670 newspaper media across Victoria. articles between 2003–2004. Of these, at least 225 articles explored a health promotion issue in some depth. In addition nearly 200 radio items and 50 television stories ran.
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Trish Mundy retired in 2004 after 15 years of service at VicHealth, Caroline Sheehan, Xa Dinh, Shelley Maher
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Raising Awareness World Conference
18th World Conference While it was an opportunity to celebrate There were three one-day conferences: on Health Promotion and these achievements, it was also time to HIV/AIDS, Cervical Screening and reflect on areas in which we have failed, Health Promoting Schools streams held Health Education such as indigenous health. It was clear at the Exhibition Centre, while a series The 18th World Conference on Health from many of the first-nations people at of gateway conferences and the Promotion and Health Education was the conference that we need to relearn International Conference on the held from 26 to 30 April 2004, at the the importance of respecting indigenous Reduction of Drug Related Harm were Melbourne Convention Centre. knowledge, experience and beliefs when held in the days before the main Melbourne was selected as the site for working to improve the health of all conference. Supported by AusAID and the conference at a General Assembly of peoples. the Australian National University, the IUHPE at the time of the 17th World VicHealth was involved as a founding sessions in the La Trobe Theatre were Conference, which was held in Paris in sponsor of the conference, but the overall broadcast via the Global Development July 2001. The conference title and success was dependent on other partners Learning Network to World Bank offices theme was Health 2004: Valuing and sponsors, such as the Commonwealth and other sites around the world, and Diversity, Reshaping Power: Exploring Department of Health and Ageing, and audiences in Colombo and Hanoi were Pathways for Health. the Victorian Department of Human able to participate in sessions. The four days of the conference were Services. One of the significant strengths A small scholarship program funded the very successful, with over 3000 people of the conference was the decision by the participation of over 70 people in the from 90 countries assembling. The Australian Health Promotion Association, conference, while the media coverage was program included 244 sessions and Public Health Association of Australia the best ever achieved at the conference. over 1000 speakers, as well as on-site and the Health Promoting Schools The success of the conference was due activities during breaks and major Association of Australia to fold their to the enormous voluntary contribution social events in the evenings. annual conferences into Health 2004. made by hundreds of individuals, giving This not only strengthened the their time to developing programs, The participants in the conference organisational talent pool but also engaged in diverse issues and debates managing logistics, building relationships ensured a very substantial Australian and advocating for better health. but confirmed emphatically that there turnout. are proven solutions to most of the major VicHealth was privileged to be part of public health problems around the world. The Cancer Council Victoria, the this wider health promoting community. Health improvements are achievable National Heart Foundation, Deakin when people, communities and University, La Trobe University, organisations across sectors work Australian Centre for Health Promotion, together and set an agenda for change. AusAID and a variety of international Australia has been a leader in developing organisations such as the World Health the evidence for effective health Organisation, the Centers for Disease promotion action, namely in tobacco Control and the Canadian International control, HIV/AIDS prevention and road Development Agency also made trauma, to name a few. significant contributions in terms of money, personnel and energy.
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Raising Awareness VicHealth Awards
2003 VicHealth AGM Award Commended – Westside Circus Inc.: Telephone interviews were conducted Winners and Commendations Footprints – A Youth Circus & with 19,307 randomly selected Theatre Project respondents between the ages of 16 and Outstanding achievements in promoting Excellence in Health Promotion – 59 years. The response rate was 73.1 per health were announced on Wednesday Projects between $50,000 and cent, which compares favourably with 17 December, 2003, at VicHealth’s $100,000 other population-based national samples. Annual General Meeting at the National The sample was weighted to reflect the Gallery of Victoria. The recipients of the Joint Winner – Netball Victoria: location, age and sex distribution of the 2003 VicHealth Awards were recognised Safety Net Program 2001 census and is therefore regarded for their contribution to promoting the Netball Victoria conducted a country as being broadly representative of the health of Victorians. football/netball structure and facility Australian population. Health Promotion Through review in 2001. The study identified Some of the implications for health Community Participation – a lack of risk management and injury promotion practice include the fall in age Projects less than $30,000 prevention practices at club level, as of first intercourse over the last four well as poor facilities and amenities. decades, the importance of GPs in Winner – Hothouse Theatre: Burn! Joint Winner – Maribyrnong City providing opportunistic information Burn! was a participatory project that Council: Maribyrnong Food about sexually transmissible infections spanned five months, involved 54 Insecurity Demonstration Project and the complexity of the picture in community members from 22 towns in relation to same-sex attraction and regional and rural Australia working The City of Maribyrnong has a sexual behaviour. with a team of 10 theatre professionals, significant population at risk of food The findings of the study were submitted to create an acapella theatre show that insecurity, or lack of access to the food for peer review and published in the celebrated the stories and lives of the they need. This Demonstration Project form of 21 papers in a dedicated edition people of regional Australia. developed, implemented and evaluated innovative and sustainable strategies to of the Australian and New Zealand Commended – South West Sports reduce the prevalence and impact of food Journal of Public Health. A broadsheet Assembly: Beyond the Farm Gate insecurity in this municipality. Extensive summarising the findings was also Health Promotion Through consultation and networking between produced at the time of the journal Community Participation – Projects community individuals and publication, to make the outcomes more between $30,000 and $50,000 organisations, local agencies and accessible to those wanting an overview government ensured a comprehensive, and to those who may be inexperienced Winner – City of Greater multilateral approach that addressed in reading academic material. The Shepparton: Greater Shepparton short- and long-term food access issues. findings have therefore been, and will Walking School Bus continue to be, widely distributed and Commended – Victorian Aboriginal The Greater Shepparton Walking School will provide a significant body of Community Services Association: Bus (GSWSB) operated in four different information to inform health promotion Koorie Community Leadership townships within Greater Shepparton – and public health initiatives for many Project (VACSAL/RMIT) Shepparton, Murchison, Tatura and years to come. Mooroopna. The community was involved Excellence in Health Promotion – Excellence in Health Promotion – in every phase of the GSWSB Projects with a research focus Projects $100,000+ development, including the engagement Winner – Australian Research Winner – Quit Victoria: Reeling of a number of disadvantaged groups. Centre in Sex, Health and Society: The program created a variety of them in: An integrated advertising Australian Study of Health and strategy to promote the Quitline opportunities for people of different ages, Relationships backgrounds and abilities to develop new The Quitline is an inexpensive, accessible skills, self-esteem, confidence, a greater The Australian Study of Health and service for smokers wanting to quit. sense of social connectedness and vital Relationships (ASHR) is the largest and There is clear evidence of the support networks within their most comprehensive survey of sexual effectiveness of Quitlines in increasing community – as well as increasing their health ever undertaken in this country. the success rates of smokers attempting level of physical fitness and having fun. Its overall aim was to collect to quit. However, as few as four per cent representative data about the sexual of smokers who had attempted to quit in health, knowledge and behaviours of the past six months reported using the the Australian people. service. There is great potential to harness the effectiveness of the Quitline (and its internet-based cessation assistance) with mass media activities to reach large sections of the population. This can encourage quitting and assist a greater proportion of quitters to quit successfully (see page 18).
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Funded Projects 2003–2004
Investment Highlights Walking School Bus Program Sports Injury Prevention There were 30 local councils funded 402 sporting clubs received $627,177 to In 2003–2004, VicHealth funded 1328 in 2003-2004 to roll out more walking purchase first aid training and/or sports projects. The total amount of funding school bus projects (see page 41). safety equipment to improve the safety to these projects was $23,253,233. of sporting environments. (see page 42) The projects are listed according to Participation in Community Sport which unit manages the investment. and Active Recreation Sun Protection The units are the Physical Activity Unit, To encourage participation in community Along with the Portable Shade for Sports the Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit, sport and active recreation VicHealth Clubs Grants (distributed to 293 sporting the Research Workforce and Tobacco distributed funds through Active clubs throughout Victoria), VicHealth Control Unit and Health Promotion Participation Grants. There were 28 funded the Cancer Council's SunSmart Innovations Unit. partnership grants (up to $30,000) program. (see page 55) Projects funded under programs or provided and 72 local grants (up to Quit Campaign schemes are listed first in each section $3,000). VicHealth also worked with Regional Sports Assemblies to link Continued support of the Quit campaign followed by research that focuses on investing $3,090,700 to reduce smoking that particular health action area. groups within local communities. (see page 36) prevalence and the exposure of people to the harmful effects of tobacco. (see page 56)
Contents
Physical Activity and Healthy Research – Mental Health Research Workforce and Eating Investments and Wellbeing Investments Tobacco Control Investments Programs – Physical Activity Centres of Excellence for Research and Healthy eating Research and Practice Centres of Excellence for Participation in Community Sport Community Arts Participation Research and Practice 51 and Active Recreation 36 Scheme 44 Conference Support Fund 51 PICSAR Support and Development Communities Together Scheme 45 Fellowships Programs 36 Major Arts Participation Scheme 47 Senior Fellowships 53 Active Participation Grants 36 Mental Health and Wellbeing Public Health Fellowships 53 Partnerships for Health 39 Projects 47 Scholarships 54 Out of School Hours Sports Program40 Rural Racing 48 Public Health Research Grants 55 Walking School Bus Program 41 Professional Development Dissemination Projects 49 Surveillance and Applied Research 55 Health Enhancing Clubs and Venues 41 Research – Mental Health Health Action Areas Developmental Work – Sport 42 and Wellbeing Alcohol 55 Innovations Work – Sport 42 Centres of Excellence and Sun Protection 55 Physical Activity – Communications 42 Research and Practice 49 Tobacco Control Planning and Health Initiatives Fellowships 49 to Promote Physical Activity 42 Centre for Research and Practice 55 Scholarships 49 Healthy eating Initiatives 43 Fellowships 56 Research Projects 50 Research – Physical Activity Quit Campaign 56 Evaluation 50 and Healthy Eating Quit Social Marketing 56 Fellowships 43 Health Promotion Innovations Scholarships 43 Research Projects 56 Public Health Research Grants 44 Business Projects ConnectUs 56 World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education 56
Image: The Victorian Amateur Fencing Association is funded under the Partnerships for Health Scheme.
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Physical Activity PICSAR Support and Active Participation Grants Development Programs and Healthy Eating Active Participation Grants were made Through PICSAR VicHealth funded as part of the Participation in Investments initiatives to increase the understanding Community Sport and Active Recreation of how to best address barriers in Scheme. The Active Participation Scheme Programs - Physical Activity accessing community sport and active made available both Partnership and and Healthy Eating recreation faced by Koori groups, Local Grants. culturally diverse communities and Participation in Community Sport The Active Participation Grants aim to: and Active Recreation (PICSAR) women. • support community sport and active Scheme Women’s Support Function recreation projects that encourage and PICSAR supports community sport and Womensport and Recreation Victoria Inc. increase participation in physical active recreation projects delivered in a activity for population groups that are Expert advice and support provided flexible manner to accommodate groups currently inactive, or may traditionally to increase women's participation in that do not normally participate. encounter barriers to participation; community sporting activities. Support Initiatives such as offering sport and was provided to key organisations • support community sport and active active recreation at more flexible times, involved in the Participation in recreation projects that specifically modifying uniform or rule requirements, Community Sport and Active address the target population groups encouraging social participation and Recreation Scheme. identified by VicHealth, in a culturally specifically targeting particular sections appropriate way and enhance their • $85,000 of the community are the types of connection to others; initiatives VicHealth supports through Koori Support Function • support community sport and active the scheme. Victorian Aboriginal Youth Sport and recreation projects that facilitate The key organisations involved in the Recreation Cooperative (VAYSAR) development of partnerships within delivery of the PICSAR scheme are Expert advice and support provided the community to increase physical Regional Sports Assemblies (RSAs). to increase Koori participation in activity; and RSAs are working in rural and regional community sporting activities. • evaluate, document and disseminate Victoria to identify opportunities to Support was provided to key the outcomes of the funded activity to increase community involvement in organisations involved in the ensure continued learning in physical activity. Active Participation Participation in Community Sport community sport and active recreation Grants are made to support the aims and Active Recreation Scheme. regarding health promotion. of the PICSAR scheme. • $85,000 Participation in Community Sport Partnership Grants Scheme – Regional Sports Developmental Project Assemblies Womensport and Recreation Victoria Inc Grants of up to $30,000 were made available to these projects. Partnership Central Highlands Sports Assembly Project to analyse current LGA female grants address longer-term barriers to physical activity policy. Encourage, • $90,000 participation in community sport and educate and implement policy, active recreation faced by the nominated Gippsport procedures and programs that will population groups. Partnership grants • $90,000 assist local communities to increase have a strong emphasis on participation female participation numbers. Leisure Networks in physical activity; benefit people who • $70,000 are not currently active and benefit • $90,000 those from one or more identified target Mallee Sports Assembly Sport and Recreation Project: groups. The target groups were women, Oct 2003 – Oct 2006 • $97,683 youth (aged 12–25), people from Developmental Project culturally and linguistically diverse The Centre Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues backgrounds, Kooris and older people. • $30,000 Increasing access to sport and recreation Africa Active for culturally diverse communities by South West Sports Assembly City of Greater Dandenong working with state sporting associations, • $90,000 local governments, leisure centres and • $29,867 ethnic communities Sports Focus Bones and No Groans • $90,000 • $137,675 Bendigo & District Aboriginal Cooperative Valley Sport • $23,356 • $90,000 Bridging Gaps with Basketball Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly Banyule City Council • $90,000 • $26,364
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Cardinia Casey Strength Training On Track – Indigenous Program “Work It Out” Network Pilot Project Central Gippsland Aboriginal Health Reclink Australia Inc Victorian Council of YMCA & Housing Co-op • $29,000 • $27,920 • $30,000
Community Soccer Program Participation Made Possible Local Grants Victorian State Council of YMCAs Inc City of Greater Shepparton Grants of up to $3000 were made • $30,000 • $30,000 available to these projects.
Cycling for Health Physical Activity Promoting After School Program Cultural Heritage Bicycle Victoria Sunshine Bowling Club Inc. Dandenong District Aboriginal • $30,000 • $2,985 Cooperative Ltd Exercise Referral Program • $30,000 Anglicare Youth Sailing Project Brimbank City Council Physical Activities through Rye Yacht Club Inc. • $25,362 Community Houses • $2,670
Get Active Warragul Community House A League of Ladies South Gippsland Shire Council • $30,000 Mt Clear Cricket Club • $30,000 Positively Charged • $3,000
Getting Yarra Ranges Active LaTrobe City Council Aquatic Participation Shire of Yarra Ranges • $30,000 Southern Grampians Shire Council • $30,000 R.A.D! Project • $2,230
Girls in Recreation, Leisure Golden Plains Shire Council Ballam Park Bulls Disability and Sport • $30,000 Football Club City of Kingston See Your Way Fit Football Integration Development • $30,000 Association Banyule/Macleod YMCA • $3,000 Heel to Go - Loddon on the Go • $30,000 Loddon Shire Council Basket Boomers The Strong Shop • $30,000 Blackburn Basketball Association Fitness Victoria The Hockey Hook Project • $3,000 • $30,000 Hockey Ballarat Inc Be Better – Be Active Strength Training – Training • $17,620 Trainers Tatura Community House • $3,000 Healthy Leisure Activities for Kooris Council on the Ageing (Victoria) Helenic Sporting Club Mildura United Inc • $30,000 Bounce Back with Babes • $30,000 Surf Coast Innovative Participation South West Sports Assembly Maffra Future Leaders Program Program • $3,000 Wellington Shire Council Surf Coast Shire “BREAKOUT” • $6,950 • $29,940 City of Yarra - Recreation Planning & Development Newly Arrived Migrant and Refugee West Sunshine Youth Sport and Young People's Recreation Project Recreational Focus Program • $3,000 Maribyrnong City Council The State Council of the YMCA Breaking Isolation - Chinese Elderly of Victoria Inc. • $30,000 Healthy Activities • $29,665 Flemington Neighbourhood Centre Winda Mara Active Recreation • $3,000 & Health Project Budja Budja Golf Group Winda Mara Aboriginal Corp Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative • $30,000 • $3,000
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Bush Walking Club Golden Glories Melbourne Airport Women's Golf Omeo Golf Club Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre Program • $3,000 • $3,000 Melbourne Airport Golf Club • $3,000 Come 'n' Be Active @ Carrajung Golf Is the Go At Goroke Carrajung Hall and Memorial Park Goroke Golf Club Mums on the Move Committee of Management Inc. • $1,800 Banyule City Council • $3,000 • $3,000 Halls Gap Aerobics and Exercise Community Involvement Classes Netball and Basketball Werribee Softball Association Halls Gap Caravan Park and Recreation Kirrae Health Services • $3,000 Ground Committee of Management Inc. • $2,660 • $2,900 Develop Community Involvement New Start to Life Cardio in Junior Lacrosse Health Through Sport Exercises for Older Adults Chadstone Lacrosse Club Inc. Murray Valley Aboriginal Cooperative Northern Mallee Older Adults Recreation • $3,000 • $3,000 Network Inc. • $3,000 “Fit and Fab for the Over 40s” Increasing the Participation Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre Inc. of Young Women in Cricket New Starters Program • $3,000 Dandenong Women’s Cricket Club Inc. Omeo Golf Club • $3,000 • $2,600 Football Fun for Everyone Moe Saints Junior Football Club Indoor Soccer Oh to Call Benalla Home • $3,000 Wonthaggi Indoor Soccer Association Inc. Benalla Rural City • $3,000 • $3,000 Fun and Fitness for All Terang/Mortlake Football–Netball Club Introduction to Badminton through Petanque Along! Social & Club Links • $3,000 Golden Plains Shire Wimmera Badminton Association Inc. • $3,000 Fun and Fitness • $3,000 Shire of Campaspe Pro-Active Petanque Kicking Goals • $3,000 Sea Lake Petanque Club Inc East Geelong Football Club – Women's • $3,000 Gentle Exercise Division Hallam Community Centre Inc. • $3,000 Project Bounty Preston Baseball Club • $2,800 Let's Get Healthy • $3,000 Girls Under 14 Baseball Competition Lancefield Neighbourhood House Malvern Baseball Club Inc. • $2,830 Promotion of Lawn Bowls Mitcham Bowling Club Inc. • $2,960 Life through Golf Clinics • $3,000 Girls’ Soccer Clinics Moe Golf Club Inc. Western Victorian Soccer Association • $3,000 Recreation & Participation (WVSA) for Seniors Living Longer Living Stronger – Cloverdale Community Centre Inc. • $2,440 Strength Training • $3,000 Upper Beaconsfield Community Centre Inc. • $3,000 Senior Citizens Health & Fitness Club Melbourne Argonauts Junior Squad Norlane Neighbourhood House Establishment • $3,000 Melbourne Argonauts Queer Rowing • $2,890
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Springhurst Linedancing Tennis for "Take-a-break" Mums Partnerships for Health – Recycled Teens Springhurst Sydenham Tennis Club Inc. State Sporting Associations • $2,928 • $3,000 Under the Partnerships for Health Scheme, state sporting associations have Strength Training Try Bowls and Secondary Schools undertaken a range of activities to increase Blind Bight Community Centre Bowls Competition participation and create welcoming environments within their sports. • $3,000 Blackburn North Bowling Club Inc. This has involved the associations in: • $1,529 Strength Training - developing sport-wide policies and for the Over Fifties Turkish Women's Health and Well practices that promote health; Being (Dancing/Walking) Yarram Community Learning Centre - promoting environments that are • $3,000 Turkish Women's Recreation Group Inc. conducive to health; • $1,960 - encouraging communication of the Stride 'n' Stroll role sport plays in improving the VicHealth Active Participation Grant Echuca & District YMCA health of Victorians; Echuca Moama Hockey Club • $3,000 - expanding the range of people who • $2,650 participate in sport; and Social and Human Wealth Capital - contributing to the evidence base on Colac Otway Shire, Bluewater Fitness Viking the promotion of health through sport. Centre Waverley Softball Association • $3,000 • $3,000 Athletics Victoria • $53,000 Swing into Life – New Vogue Dance Walking Parks Project Badminton Victoria Yarraville Community Centre Life Activities Club of Darebin Inc. • $30,000 • $3,000 • $3,000 Bocce Federation of Victoria Swordplay Wekkih • $20,000 Brunswick Dragons Fencing Club Inc. Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative Boxing Victoria • $3,000 • $3,000 • $20,000 Table Tennis for Girls of All Ages Women's Aquatic Program Calisthenics Victoria Inc. Maccabi Table Tennis Club City of Whittlesea • $45,000 • $3,000 • $3,000 Football Victoria Table Tennis Sunshine Women Making Waves • $670,000 Sunshine District Table Tennis City of Yarra – Recreation Planning Association Inc. and Development Handball Federation of Victoria • $3,000 • $3,000 • $20,000 Hockey Victoria Tai Chi Classes Women's Yoga • $45,000 Rochester Community House Inc. Gormandale Community House Inc. • $3,000 • $2,970 Indoor Sports Victoria • $35,000 Tai Chi for Older Vietnamese Young Active Women Lacrosse Victoria City of Greater Dandenong City of Casey • $35,000 • $2,970 • $3,000 Motorcycling Victoria Teenage Afterschool Recreation Youth Paddling Development Program Program • $25,000 YMCA of Moonee Valley Tarwin River Canoe Club Inc. Netball Victoria • $2,657 • $3,000 • $300,000
Tennis For a Healthy Community Youth Participation Pool Victoria Inc. Donald Lawn Tennis Club Inc. City of Moonee Valley • $20,000 • $2,900 • $1,974 Pony Club Association of Victoria • $30,000
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Skate Victoria Inc. Victorian Little Athletics Association Support for Health Promotion • $20,000 • $60,000 Practice – Responsible Alcohol Management Rowing Victoria Inc. Victorian Orienteering Association Australian Drug Foundation • $25,000 • $30,000 • $80,000 Royal Life Saving Society Aust - Vic Branch Victorian Rugby League Support for Health Promotion • $70,000 • $20,000 Practice – Smoke Free Royal Victorian Bowls Association Victorian Rugby Union Inc. Cancer Council Victoria • $40,000 • $55,000 • $80,000.
Sporting Shooters' Assoc. of Aust. - Victorian Snowsports Association Support for Health Promotion Vic Branch • $50,000 Practice – Sun Protection • $30,000 Victorian Soccer Federation Cancer Council Victoria Surf Life Saving Victoria • $110,000 • $25,000 • $100,000 Victorian Softball Association Partnerships For Health – Surfing Victoria • $45,000 Support Function • $50,000 Vicsport Victorian Squash Federation • $140,000 Swimming Victoria Inc. • $70,000 • $50,000 Victorian Touch Association Out of School Hours Sports Table Tennis Victoria • $25,000 Program • $35,000 Victorian Water Polo Inc. A joint initiative between VicHealth Taekwondo Victoria • $10,000 and the Australian Sports Commission • $25,000 is concerned with providing a positive, Victorian Weightlifting Association safe, nurturing and healthy sporting Tennis Victoria • $20,000 experience for primary school aged • $220,000 children in outside of school hours care, Volleyball Victoria Inc. particularly between the hours of 3.30 – Triathlon Victoria • $40,000 6.30pm using recognised junior • $25,000 development programs delivered by Women's Golf Victoria Inc State Sporting Associations. Victorian Amateur Fencing Association • $110,000 • $20,000 Badminton Victoria Yachting Victoria • $20,000 Victorian Baseball Association Inc. • $50,000 • $70,000 Gymnastics Victoria • $20,000 Victorian Canoe Association Partnerships for Health – Support • $40,000 to State Sporting Associations on Netball Victoria specific health issues • $20,000 Victorian Cricket Association • $250,000 Support for Health Promotion Tennis Victoria Practice – Healthy Eating • $20,000 Victorian Croquet Association International Diabetes Institute • $25,000 Victorian Baseball Association • $25,000 • $20,000 Victorian Diving Association Inc. Support for Health Promotion Victorian Soccer Federation • $20,000 Practice – Injury Prevention • $20,000 Victorian Golf Association Sports Medicine Australia • $50,000 • $85,000 Victorian Softball Association • $20,000 Victorian Gymnastics Association • $65,000 Women's Golf Victoria • $21,000
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Out Of School Hours Sports Program Bayside City Council Stonnington City Council - Phase 1 – 14 OSHC Services • $25,000 • $24,924 Outside School Hours Care services Cardinia Shire Council Surf Coast Shire Council • $8,500 • $25,000 • $24,912
Out Of School Hours Sports Program Central Highlands Sports Assembly Rural City of Wangaratta - Phase 2 – 15 OSHC Services • $22,518 • $25,000 Outside School Hours Care services City of Casey Warrnambool City Council • $16,120 • $25,000 • $25,000 Out Of School Hours Sports Program - Phase 3 – 14 OSHC Services Colac Otway Shire Council Wellington Shire Council Outside School Hours Care services • $25,000 • $25,000 • $8,000 Darebin City Council City of Whitehorse • $24,029 • $25,000
Walking School Bus Program - City of Greater Geelong City of Wodonga Phase 2 and 3 • $25,000 • $25,000 VicHealth’s Walking School Bus Horsham Rural City Council Wyndham City Council Program is a partnership between local government councils/shires and • $25,000 • $25,000 community agencies, who work with City of Kingston Shire of Yarra Ranges local primary schools to establish Walking School Buses in their • $25,000 • $25,000 municipalities. The purpose of the Frankston City Council Walking School Bus - The Greenlight program is to create change in the • $15,000 Project - City Of Port Phillip school travel patterns of Victorian Research conducted by the City of Port primary school children. Knox City Council Phillip identified barriers for the Walking The Walking School Bus Program • $25,000 School Buses at signalised crossings. delivers considerable individual and community benefits. Latrobe City Council City of Port Phillip • $25,000 • Health benefits – walking to and • $14,982 from school provides children with Manningham City Council the opportunity to engage in regular • $25,000 Health Enhancing Clubs physical activity. and Venues • Environmental benefits – every journey Maribyrnong City Council made on foot reduces traffic congestion • $25,000 Smartplay Program and pollution outside and around Maroondah City Council Department for Victorian Communities schools and helps improve the local • $25,000 A joint initiative between the Department environment for all. of Victorian Communities, the • Safety benefits – walking helps people City of Melbourne Department of Human Services and become more familiar with their • $25,000 VicHealth to promote and support sports community, increases the number injury prevention through communication, of people on the streets, thereby Moonee Valley City Council education and advocacy. improving a sense of personal and • $25,000 • $45,000 community safety, and provides Moreland City Council children with the chance to develop Healthy Sporting Venue Project and improve road safety and • $25,000 Iconica Pty Ltd pedestrian skills. Nillumbik Shire Council Supporting the Melbourne Cricket Club • Mental health benefits – the Walking • $25,000 to make the Melbourne Cricket Ground School Bus Program relies on the a model health promoting venue. establishment of partnerships in Greater Shepparton City Council • $20,000 the community for its success. • $25,000 The establishment of co-operative relationships between local government, primary schools, families and the community has the potential to contribute to a more positive sense of community and increase the opportunities for people to access social networks.
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Portable Shade for Sports Clubs Innovation Programs – Sport Herald Sun Tour 2003 – 2005 Grant Support Function Hands Up, Hands On 293 Local Sporting Clubs/organisations VicHealth Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games Ltd To promote participation in sport by Support of community participation assisting sporting clubs to provide sun Supporting participation of deaf and events staged at several locations shade. hearing impaired people in the 2005 throughout the Herald-Sun Cycling Tour. Deaflympic Games as sports officials, • $476,305 volunteers and athletes. • $50,000 Sports Injury Prevention Program • $45,000 Planning and Health Initiatives 402 Local Sporting Clubs/organisations Program for Culturally Diverse to Promote Physical Activity 402 sporting clubs funded to purchase Communities first aid training and/or sports safety Surf Life Saving Victoria Leading the Way – Councils Creating equipment to improve the safety of Healthier Communities sporting environments. A pilot project encouraging both culturally and linguistically diverse PDF Management Services Pty Ltd • $627,177 (CALD) people and Kooris to learn basic In partnership with DHS, continued water safety skills and become involved to promote the distribution and use of in Surf Life Saving activities. the resource package, Leading the Way, Developmental Work – Sport • $30,000 among councillors and senior managers in Sport & Recreation Vic: A C Nielsen Victorian councils, using a presentation – Exercise, Recreation and Sport Broadening the Base for Victorian approach tailored to the needs of Survey Surfing – A Pilot Program individual councils. Department of Tourism, Sport Surfing Victoria • $50,000 and the Commonwealth Games A pilot project designed to create more Building Local Government Capacity opportunities for young women and The Victorian oversample of the Exercise, for Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly young Kooris to participate in surf Recreation and Sport Survey was a joint Actions – Phase 2 initiative between VicHealth and the activities. International Council for Local Department of Victorian Communities • $50,000 to collect adequate data to plan, evaluate Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and monitor interventions designed Project focusing on supporting local to increase community participation Physical Activity – governments to implement pedestrian in physical activity. Communications and bicycle-friendly strategies to reduce • $29,412 greenhouse emissions. Actions are VicSport Newsletter undertaken through the Cities for Football Victoria Planning Project VicSport Climate Protection Program. This will involve the development of polls to access Football Victoria VicSport Newsletter 'Sportsview' used as a communication mechanism to inform and measure multiple project benefits Support for the development of a and build a triple bottom line business strategic plan to underpin overall the sports sector on how to develop healthy sporting environments. case to facilitate the implementation investment. and sustainability of active transport • $37,114 • $50,000 initiatives. • $50,000 Community Participation in Sport VicSport Awards & Recreation - a developmental VicSport Planning for Health initiative Give profile to the role the sporting Planning Institute Australia (Victoria industry plays in promoting health Victoria University Branch) A joint initiative between VicHealth and within Victoria and to highlight examples of best practice. To form a strategic partnership with Victoria University to undertake and the Planning Institute Australia (PIA) complete an action research study. • $50,000 to encourage planners to consider the health and wellbeing implications of • $20,000 Caribou Publications: Herald Sun their planning activity. Tour 2003 – 2005 • $50,000 Caribou Publications Promotion of Active for Life and physical activity for health messages through a high profile cycling event that travels throughout Victoria passing through many regional towns. • $50,000
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Heart Foundation Victoria: Healthy Long-term implications of the Why Do Women Eat What They Do? Built Environments Workshops increasing prevalence and duration Personal, social and environmental (Urban Design Guidelines) of obesity for health in Australia: influences on eating behaviours Heart Foundation Victoria An aid to more effective and of women from different targeted prevention socioeconomic backgrounds Improve skills of planners and relevant health professionals to recognise that Monash University Deakin University physical activity and shade is part of Dr Anna Peeters. This fellowship will Vicki Inglis. This project investigates the integrated planning and design of investigate the long term health the individual, psychosocial and sustainable environments for healthy implications of adult obesity. It will environmental influences on the eating communities inform more effective and targeted behaviours of women from different • $50,000 prevention programs. socioeconomic backgrounds. In particular, • $100,000 the study will examine why women from low socioeconomic status (SES) groups Healthy Eating Initiatives Environmental causes of obesity are more likely to consume a diet high and measurement of the impact in fat, and less likely to consume fruits Literature Review to Scope of approaches to prevention and vegetables, than women from higher Potential Link – Poverty, Food SES groups. Insecurity & Obesity Deakin University Dr Colin Bell. Investigates the • $20,484 Deakin University environmental causes of obesity and This project aims to provide a literature Improving Body Composition and measures the impact of innovative Function in Overweight and Obese review on the association between food approaches to prevention. insecurity, poverty and obesity and Adolescents • $80,000 identify outstanding research initiatives RMIT University and interventions around this topic Leah Brennan. This study aims to nationally and internationally. Scholarships examine the impact of cognitive behaviour • $50,000 therapy and motivational interviewing on The influence of the environment on the: eating and physical activity habits; children's physical activity body composition and function; physical Research – Physical Activity Deakin University health; and psychological wellbeing, of overweight and obese adolescents. and Healthy Eating Clare Hume. This research assesses the influence of the local environment • $20,484 Fellowships on physical activity among 10 year-old Dietary Risks and Alcohol as The relationship between the built, children living in low socioeconomic Determinants of Cardiovascular social and policy environment and status areas. Disease in the Melbourne physical activity • $20,484 Collaborative Cohort Study in families The role of nutrition promotion in Monash University Deakin University secondary prevention of chronic Linton Harriss. This research aims to diseases in older Victorians Dr Jo Salmon. This fellowship is explain the role of dietary components investigating the relationship between Deakin University and alcohol in cardiovascular risk, over the built, social and policy environment and above ‘traditional’ risk factors. and the level of physical activity families Sylvia Mackay Pomeroy. This research • $3,000 achieve. The focus is on young families program aims to improve the quality of care for older Australians by evaluating living in low socioeconomic areas and Contributions of Parental strategies utilised by general consists of an environmental intervention Socialisation to Food intakes and practitioners when promoting healthy in collaboration with Parks Victoria. body weight in children in two eating to adults who have experienced • $100,000 cultures a major event (cardiovascular or diabetes Interventions to improve mellitus) and identify any barriers Deakin University cardiovascular health in stopping this promotion taking place. Catherine Russell. This scholarship, Aboriginal people • $20,484 jointly funded with Heart Foundation, will contribute to our understanding of The University of Melbourne ABFAB: the effect of breastfeeding how Australian and German parents Dr Kevin Rowley. This project evaluates education in the middle of influence their children's eating the effectiveness of programs run by pregnancy on the duration of behaviours. Aboriginal communities that are breastfeeding designed to create opportunities for • $10,242 better diet and increased exercise. La Trobe University Della Forster. This research aims to • $100,000 study whether breastfeeding education during pregnancy has an effect on the breastfeeding rate at hospital discharge and the duration of breastfeeding. • $21,343
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Public Health Research Grants Mental Health and Children of the Gods Environmental and individual Wellbeing Investments St Martins Youth Arts Centre determinants of physical activity • $7,000 and dietary behaviour Programs – Mental Health Community Arts at La Mama La Trobe University and Wellbeing La Mama Dr Anne Kavanagh. This research Community Arts Participation project aims to determine why different Scheme • $30,000 socioeconomic groups differ in their The Community Arts Participation Community Building physical activity participation and food Scheme supports a range of projects purchasing behaviours, by examining Jesuit Social Services valued at up to $30,000 per year or the role of environmental, inter-personal $60,000 over two years. Through • $22,000 and intra-personal factors. collaborative and inclusive processes, Community Singing Across Victoria • $35,443 community arts projects improve people’s mental health and wellbeing by enabling Community Music Victoria ARC Linkage Grant: The adoption them to express ideas about themselves • $17,000 and maintenance of physical activity and their communities in ways that for sedentary females in young celebrate and reflect their experience Connecting Wendouree adulthood and identity. City of Ballarat Victoria University Of Technology The key aims of the scheme are to: • $22,435 Tony Morris. This project will target • achieve participation in creative activity sedentary women aged 25-45 years and Cultural Development Network for people living in rural Victoria, those will develop ways to encourage these (Victoria) who are socially or economically women to participate in physical activity. disadvantaged and young people; Cultural Development Network • $5,000 • $30,000 • facilitate community development and Physical Activity in Older Adults contribute to sustainable community Domes from CALD Communities: cultural activity; Earthdance Inc. Environmental Influence • encourage partnerships between arts • $15,480 Sunshine Hospital and non-arts organisations; Project investigates the perceptions • identify models of good practice in Drama Workshops of culturally and linguistically diverse health promotion within the Arts Break of Day Players setting. older adults in the Western suburbs • $20,000 of Melbourne towards their local built Age Shall Not Weary Her environment and what might either DVA Theatre Co. Physical facilitate or prevent their participation POW Circus Theatre Project in physical activity. • $8,000 DVA Theatre Company • $25,000 Artists Republics • $25,000
Geelong Arts Alliance Express Yourself II • $8,539 St Laurence Community Services – Art Program and Greeting Cards Club Wild • $60,000 Sacred Heart Mission • $11,000 Fabric
Big Issue Project Maribyrnong City Council • $25,000 Brotherhood of St Laurence • $25,000 Festival for Healthy Living - Consolidation Project Box Set by Rawcus Royal Children's Hospital Theatreworks • $30,000 • $6,000 Flow Cardinian Embroidery Project Footscray Community Arts Centre Cardinia Shire Council • $25,000 • $15,000
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FOOTPRINTS - Youth Circus Project Recipe Exchange Throw, Swing, Jump Westside Circus Inc. Emergency Accommodation & Support Frankston Arts Centre • $30,000 Enterprise • $23,000 • $25,000 Fruit Bats Top Arts Upper Hume Community Health Reclaim the Right National Gallery of Victoria • $60,000 Shire of Strathbogie • $15,000 • $6,833 Girlstorey Torch Re-igniting Communities YWCA Victoria Re-igniting Communities 2003 2004–05 • $20,000 The Torch - Brotherhood Of St Laurence Brotherhood of St Laurence • $15,000 • $60,000 High Water Theatre - Rural Youth Somebody's Daughter Theatre Residential Youth Camp Victoria Sings: Stage 2 • $30,000 Ilbijerri Community Music Victoria Inc. • $15,000 • $60,000 Home or House Melbourne Fringe Respect The Rules Voyages • $30,000 Gunditjmara Aboriginal Co-op Regional Arts Victoria • $9,500 • $29,850 InterAct Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria Roomers Spoken Word What Is A Warrior? • $15,000 Elwood/St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Multicultural Arts Victoria Centre • $19,860 Kingston Youth Street Theatre • $59,400 City of Kingston Woven Land SCRAYP Schools Program • $5,480 Gunditjmara Aboriginal Co-operative Footscray Community Arts Centre • $9,150 Now Screening • $30,000 Visionary Images Inc. Sea Harmony • $20,000 Communities Together Scheme Aspire, A Pathway to Mental Health Inc The Communities Together Scheme Picturing Motherhood • $10,580 supports the development and staging Women's Health Goulburn North East of community-based festivals and Space and Place • $20,000 celebrations. The primary focus of this Y Space: Auspicious Arts scheme is on the role of festivals and Plan B • $27,947 celebrations in strengthening local Auspicious Arts Projects Inc (as auspice communities and the overall health for Off the Map) Spank and Inside The Angel House and wellbeing of community members. • $30,000 Back To Back Theatre 2003 Landsborough Summer Festival • $30,000 Platform Theatre: Workshop Landsborough Festivals Inc. Program The Production Company – • $3,435 Productions 2003 Platform Youth Theatre Inc 25th Anniversary Celebrations The Production Company • $29,110 Ballarat and District Aboriginal • $15,000 Co-operative Push it! 2004 for Young Women • $10,000 The Push Inc. Thinking Out Loud • $20,000 Brunswick Women's Theatre Anatolion Wedding Exhibition • $20,000 Real to Reel Moreland Turkish Education Centre • $10,000 St Lukes Anglicare Through the Mist – Stories of Trentham • $30,000 Arabic Youth Celebrate Arabic Hepburn Health Service Elderly • $15,000 Victorian Arabic Social Services • $10,000
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Art Is.. Freedom Colac Kana Festival Flying Feathers Film Festival Art Is Festival Colac Kana Festival Inc Shire of Strathbogie • $10,000 • $9,500 • $10,000
Art of Difference Festival - Collingwood Harvest Festival Hopes and Dreams Community Inclusion Strategy Goodshepherd Youth and Family Service Winterfest in Warburton Gasworks Arts Park Inc • $10,000 • $8,000 • $5,000 Come Together: Food and Fun Fair Horn of Africa Live Night Arts Colac Arts Extravaganza's Bentleigh Bayside CHS Horn of Africa Communities Network Inc. Arts Colac • $6,264 • $10,000 • $5,000 Coming Home Kangaroos & Mountain Views Autumn Equinox Harvest Festival Shepparton Arts Festival Inc. Festival CERES • $8,000 Grampians/Wartook Promotion Group • $10,000 • $6,000 Coming Together: Kurdish Awakenings Festival Community Lake Challenge Wimmera Uniting Care Institute For Kurdish Studies in Australia Access for All Abilities/PINarc • $7,000 • $10,000 • $10,000
Bonfire Community Beats and Feets Living in Harmony Moe Apex/Lions Clubs City of Port Phillip in Our Global Village • $4,000 • $10,000 Bendigo Festival of Culture • $5,000 Boo Exhibition of Cultural Connecting the Community Superstitions Pines Connecting the Community Project Loddon Working with the Community Hume City Council • $9,600 • $4,500 Corrections Victoria Cooking Stories Festival • $5,000 Boolarra Folk Festival 2004 Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House Lunar New Year/Tet Festival Boolarra Community Development • $10,000 • $10,000 Jesuit Social Services Cultural Quencher • $10,000 Brown's Waterholes Community Balmoral Harrow Community Festival Mixed Blessings Camp • $2,000 Derrinallum & Lismore Community Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-op. Association Inc Creswick Forestry Fiesta • $6,000 • $5,548 Creswick and District Development Association Inc Moonambel Sparkling Affair Building Castles Fireworks • $2,000 Creatability Events Network Moonambel Events Inc • $5,800 Daylesford Community Embracing • $10,000 Boite Singers Festival Church Street Fiesta Boite Music Together Gippsland Migrant Resource Centre • $5,000 City of Darebin • $6,000 • $5,000 Ensay New Year’s Day Sports Ensay Recreation Reserve • $4,000
Feast of the Senses Chameleon Arts Collective Inc. • $5,000
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Omeo Wool Challenge Tet Celebration 2005 Koorie Heritage Trust Inc. Omeo Agricultural and Pastoral Soc. North Richmond Community Health Centre • $50,000 • $5,000 • $8,000 Melbourne International Arts Festival One & All Festival Township of Lethbridge 150th • $50,000 Mpower Birthday Celebrations Mildura Arts Festival • $8,000 Lethbridge Recreation Reserve Committee • $50,000 of Management Playbox Theatre Company Ltd. Other Awards • $5,000 Omeo District Hospital • $50,000 Wandiligong Nut Festival • $4,000 Regional Arts Victoria Wandiligong Nut Festival • $50,000 pARTy in the Park • $8,000 Central Goldfields Shire Victorian Arts Centre Welcome Platypus Festival • $20,000 • $50,000 Allwood Neighbourhood House Poetry in Motion 2004 • $5,530 Mallacoota Arts Council Projects Receiving Funding Where the Heart Is • $10,000 Specifically Under the Mental RDNS Homeless Persons Program Health Promotion Plan Robinvale Cultural Festival • $6,000 Robinvale Network House Inc. Capacity Building Project Women on Farms Gathering • $9,250 Whitelion Inc. Wimmera Hub Project to establish inter-sectoral Robinvale 80th Birthday Celebration • $8,000 partnerships to promote young offenders’ Robinvale Network House Inc mental health - through linking these Yackandandah Heartsong • $9,980 young people with role models and Yackandandah Folk Festival supported employment prior to and upon Roxburgh Park Multicultural • $2,500 release from a juvenile justice facility. Festival • $100,000 Hume City Council YEAH! Festival Children of Parents with • $5,000 Lead On Swan Hill a Mental Illness • $6,000 Sale Rocks Murdoch Children's Research Institute/ Sale Lions Club Centre for Adolescent Health Major Arts Partnership Scheme • $8,000 Project to implement, evaluate and This program aims to make arts events document a model of cross-sectoral Shakespeare on the River accessible, encourage participation and collaboration in five sites across Victoria, which will engage and support young Stratford Shakespeare Assoc. value diversity to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the community people (12-18 years) of parents who have • $6,000 and individuals who interact with the a mental illness. Small Day Out major partners. • $300,000 Hepburn Shire Council Footscray Community Arts Centre • $8,000 • $50,000
Snowy Errinundra Festival Geelong Performing Arts Centre Orbost Community Development Group • $50,000 • $8,340 Hothouse Theatre • $50,000 Summer SPAN Community Festival SPAN Community House Immigration Museum • $10,000 • $50,000
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Exploring Potential for Social Sir Douglas Nicholls Indigenous Victorian Koori Community Inclusion Fellowship Leadership Project - SportConnect Strathdon Community Brotherhood of St Laurence Leadership Program To identify ways of reducing the barriers Fellowship for recognised Indigenous Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation between older people in residential leader to strengthen Indigenous leaders’ The leadership program is delivered by accommodation and organisations networks, facilitate forums, and achieve a well-respected role models and enables operating in the broader community, and common vision and action plan with both young people to increase decision making to facilitate residents’ social interaction the Indigenous and broader community. skills and take an active role in their with the broader community. The aim is to achieve practical and community. The program is delivered at • $1,800 sustainable results over a five year 5 sites - Morwell/Traralgon, Sale, period. Bairnsdale, Lake Tyers, Orbost. Horticultural Program 2004 • $100,000 • $100,000 Royal Children's Hospital The Horn of Africa Newspaper Victorian Koorie Network A horticultural program run by specialist Project for the Future staff for children, adolescents and their families at the hospital, providing Adult Multicultural Education Services Victorian Aboriginal Youth Sport "hands-on" gardening activities, to An initiative to promote mental health and Recreation Co-Op Ltd provide relief from the stresses and and wellbeing in newly emerging African An Indigenous 'think tank' of Koorie discomfort often associated with hospital communities by strengthening cultural community leaders, academics and stays. identity, communication and networks community members that coordinates • $25,000 through the establishment of a leadership activities in Koorie community language newspaper. communities and facilitates cross- Indigenous Arts Resource Project • $50,000 community discussion of community agendas and future planning. Ilbijerri Theatre Co-op. Tracking Project: Youth Economic • $40,000 To develop and implement a framework Participation Schemes to ensure young Kooris have access to Rural Racing information, education, participation in University of Melbourne Youth Research industry-based opportunities and career Centre Three initiatives in VicHealth's Rural pathways in performance, visual, media To monitor progress of youth economic Racing scheme that aim to link family and fine arts. participation for mental health and friendly community race meets with local community groups and organisations. • $30,417 wellbeing activity across six projects. • $40,000 "A Gap in the Calendar" Program Melbourne Refugee Health and Greyhound Racing Victoria Asylum Seeker Health Network Vic Champs - Children of Parents (RASHN) Co ordination Project with a Mental Illness • $50,000 Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health Eastern Health Cultural Country Race Days Network (RASHN) Project involves the implementation, Country Racing Victoria Project to develop a network of health evaluation and documentation of a model • $150,000 professionals to improve access to heath of good practice which promotes the services by refugees and asylum seekers health and wellbeing of children (5–12yr) Rural Racing Project through advocacy, professional who have a parent with a mental illness. Harness Racing Victoria development, program development and • $235,000 the identification of in-kind, volunteer • $50,000 and pro-bono services for those ineligible Victorian Indigenous Leadership for Medicare. Strategy • $30,000 Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Rumbalara Football Netball Club: A three-part Indigenous led strategy to Capacity Building 2004 - 2006 trial and develop long-term plans and models for cultural strengthening, Rumbalara Football Netball Club community building, and partnerships This project aims to increase the development in order to enhance organisational capacity of RFNC to economic and social sustainability for achieve its health, social, cultural, Victoria's Indigenous communities. economic and sporting goals by building • $500,000 appropriate organisational structures and systems and generating income. • $140,000
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Professional Development Fellowships Promoting Long Term Health and Dissemination Projects Wellbeing in Refugees and Asylum Developing Sustainable Aboriginal Seekers: Informing policy and Key Centre for Women's Health in Health Research Practice practice Society: Dissemination Strategy The University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne Key Centre for Women's Health, University Dr Priscilla Pyett. To implement and Dr Pascale Allotey. Research examining of Melbourne evaluate an innovative program of the mental and physical health outcomes Development and implementation of a research reform that will improve ethical, of refugees and humanitarian settlers in rigorous approach to the dissemination relevant and sustainable research Australia through programs such as of outcomes and learnings arising from practice in Aboriginal health, build Women at Risk, Community Refugee the centre's research. research capacity and ultimately lead to Settlement Scheme, special • $35,000 improved health outcomes for Aboriginal humanitarian programs and mandatory peoples. detention followed by temporary Mental Health Promotion Short • $100,000 protection visa. Course • $100,000 Deakin University Health, Development and Wellbeing of Young Children Understanding the Importance of Project to develop a two-day course on in Victoria mental health promotion which will build Place in Health Inequalities Royal Children's Hospital the capacity of workforces across a range La Trobe University of sectors including the arts, sports, Dr Elizabeth Waters. Collection of Dr Anne Kavanagh. This study will education, health, justice and local epidemiological data on the health, investigate whether living in socio- government. development, and wellbeing of young economically deprived areas is associated • $26,000 children in Victoria; review of the with poorer health status and will evidence base for characteristics and document variations in the social Website for Dissemination of factors associated with effective public and physical environments of places Refugee Health Research health interventions in childhood; and (eg public transport and housing) in development of evidence-based public Key Centre for Women's Health socially contrasting areas. health and health promotion strategies to Project designed to provide information address child health inequalities. • $165,000 and resources for researchers from a range of sectors working with refugee • $100,000 Scholarships health issues. Integrated, Community-based • $5,000 Approaches to Health Promotion Food, Fear and Self-Neglect: for Victorian Blue-collar Workers repatriation and the health and The University of Melbourne wellbeing of East Timorese asylum seekers Research – Mental Health Dr Anthony LaMontagne. This and Wellbeing research is developing new intervention The University of Melbourne approaches to address the parallel Dr Catherine Lazaroo. Research Centres of Excellence for patterns of high risk health behaviours examining the impact of the policy of Research and Practice and adverse working conditions among repatriation of East Timorese asylum Koorie Health Unit-Capacity low status workers with community seekers on their physical and mental Development Program participation. health. University of Melbourne • $165,000 • $40,143
Assoc Prof. Ian Anderson. The Measuring the Effect of Social, Influence of 'Hands-on' Nature- establishment of a unit to undertake Cultural and Environmental Context Based Activities on the Mental qualitative research in the social and on Health and Wellbeing Health of Children cultural analysis of health services management, health promotion and Deakin University Deakin University health education policy, and urban health Dr Daniel Reidpath. To explore health Cecily Maller. To explore the effect issues for Koorie people. beyond the impact of individual risk of 'hands-on' contact with nature via factors and examine the relationship • $103,549 nature-based activities encountered between contextual factors and health during primary schooling on the mental VicHealth Centre for Research and and wellbeing. health and wellbeing of children aged Practice in the Promotion of Mental • $100,000 8–12. Health and Social Wellbeing • $20,484 University of Melbourne Establishment and development of a research and practice centre to promote mental health and wellbeing. • $800,000
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Production of Aboriginal Art and My Story/Our Stories: Growing and Unemployment, Health and Social its Relationship to the Health and Connecting through Enacted Stories Connectedness in the Rural Wellbeing of Koori’s The University of Melbourne Community The University of Melbourne Assoc. Prof Angela O’Brien. Research Monash University Frances Edmonds. This research aims project to investigate school-based arts Dr Gil-Soo Han. Project to investigate to produce a rigorous social analysis that programs in four schools in the Footscray the factors that affect the health and will inform future research such as in the region, conducted by SCRAYP, Youth wellbeing of ex-employees of the State field of social epidemiology. Arts with an Edge. Investigation will Electricity Commission in the Latrobe • $20,484 focus on how social connection and Valley region. relationships with peers, families and • $25,000 communities is facilitated through Research Projects dramatic enactment of stories and Wellbeing of Communities: the implications for the determinants Cultural Activities, Social Health Evidence Review-Mental Health of health. and Community Sustainability Promotion Framework, Consultancy • $25,000 (Research) RMIT University, Globalism Institute Prof. Paul James. A four-year research The University of Sydney New Arrivals Regional Relocation Evaluation project to investigate at a community Project to review the research and level, the connection between arts literature relevant to the promotion of Victoria University activity and mental health and wellbeing. mental health and wellbeing with specific A multi-site evaluation of refugee It will examine the full impact of cultural focus on reviewing the efficacy of activity regional relocation projects in Swan Hill activities such as arts events, festivals designed to facilitate social inclusion, and Warrnambool to assess their impact and commemorations on the wellbeing reduce discrimination and violence and on mental health and well-being and of communities. facilitate economic participation. identify good practice approaches. • $68,772 • $67,847 • $20,000
Mosaic Off to a Healthy Start: A Evaluation The Centre for the Study of Mothers’ and Longitudinal Ethnography of the Children's Health, La Trobe University Social Contexts and Determinants Community Arts Participation Scheme - Evaluation Dr Angela Taft. MOSAIC is a community of Health and Wellbeing Among intervention trial, evaluating whether Newly Arrived Refugee Youth Effective Change Pty Ltd trained and supportive General La Trobe University Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Practitioners and Mentor-mothers can Prof. Sandy Gifford. An ethnographic Community Arts Participation Scheme to reduce intimate partner abuse and study to describe the social contexts and meet the objectives of the Arts Program depression and strengthen the health, determinants that promote mental and and of the Foundation. Includes wellbeing and mother-child bonds among social wellbeing for newly arrived refugee production and dissemination of a final women pregnant or with children under youth and their families during the report. 5 years. settlement process. Two hundred newly • $45,000 • $50,000 arrived young people from refugee backgrounds aged 12-17 years will be Communities Together – followed over a five-year period. Broader VicHealth Community Festivals contextual factors that facilitate or and Celebrations Scheme - Research hinder wellbeing will be assessed at the & Evaluation Grant level of school, family and community. Centre for Popular Education, University • $128,401 of Technology, Sydney Research and evaluation of the festivals Pathways to Success & Wellbeing for and celebrations funded under the Australia's Young: Australia 21 Ltd Communities Together Scheme over Youth Research Centre, University of two years. Melbourne • $42,500 Prof. Johanna Wynn. Project which aims to connect existing research on Major Partnerships Scheme - issues affecting young people's health Evaluation with broader theories, leading to the McLeod Nelson & Associates Pty Ltd development of evidence that stimulates Evaluation of the Major Partnership fresh policy approaches in Australia Program to assess the effectiveness in and stimulates further research around meeting the aims of the scheme and the gaps in knowledge. aims of VicHealth. • $66,500 • $70,000
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Multi-Project Evaluation of the VicHealth Professor of Adolescent Does a Human Rights Perspective VicHealth Rural Racing Scheme Health Research: Centre for Improve Public Health?: exploring Effective Change P/L Adolescent Health the mainstream and the marginalised This evaluation report is to assess the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute role of the three racing organisations Prof George Patton. The Centre for Key Centre for Women's Health, University in contributing to mental health and Adolescent Health mission is to improve of Melbourne wellbeing through community the health of young people, through This conference brought together leaders participation approaches. Given the research, health promotion, education, in the area of health and human rights to range of approaches and the way that the training, advocacy and clinical services. debate and generate discussion on (i) racing organisations are working with • $100,000 whether and how a human rights other sectors there could be significant framework adds value to public health learnings that will apply more generally. policies and programs; (2) human rights • $25,000 Conference Support Fund impact assessments; (3) the relationship between the health and human rights Through the Conference Support Fund, Rumbalara Football/Netball Club status of marginalised groups; and VicHealth provides limited support to Capacity Building- Evaluation – bioethics and human rights. conferences conducted by other providers 2004–2006 to facilitate knowledge transfer in the • $10,000 Effective Management Solutions Pty Ltd field of health promotion. Engine Innovate The evaluation and documentation 15th International Conference on of the three year project to increase the MIM Adolescent Services the Reduction of Drug Related Harm organisational capacity of Rumbalara Researchers, practitioners, policy makers Football Netball Club (RFNC) Australian Drug Foundation and youth workers from various • $15,000 A conference to facilitate dialogue and disciplines, and from around Australia understanding between consumers and discussed and evaluated current affected communities with researchers, programs, practices and systems of care practitioners and policy makers on that operate within the context of the Research Workforce child's family and social ecology. and Tobacco Control major harm minimisation themes. Investments • $8,000 • $3,000 Best Practice in Service Delivery Centres of Excellence for Fringe Benefits? Young People & Health Promotion in CALD Research and Practice on the Edge of Policy and Place Communities Youth Affairs Council of Victoria Inc. Australian Research Centre in Sex, Australian-Polish Community Services Inc. Young people, organisations and Health and Society This conference brought together individuals working with young people, La Trobe University members of funding bodies, researchers community builders, local, state and Prof. Marion Pitts. A Centre for Research and policy makers and people providing federal government representatives, and Practice undertaking social research support and health services (physical, and community leaders gathered to and training into the areas of sex, mental and emotional health) to the aged discuss issues of diversity, sexuality, their place in society and population in Victoria. multiculturalism, participation, their relationships to health. • $5,000 marginalisation and creativity that • $100,000 are encountered by young people. Conference 21: Positioning Our • $6,000 Centre for the Study of Mothers' Future & Children's Health Victorian Aboriginal Youth, Sport and From Rhetoric to Reality: Making La Trobe University Recreation Human Rights Work Prof. Judith Lumley. The Centre is a Aims of this conference included: (i) Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria multidisciplinary research centre which provide a culturally safe environment for This conference aimed to: (i) increase aims to: i) undertake and interpret members of the Indigenous community of awareness and knowledge of human research on mothers' and children's Victoria to debate and decide on rights, including the right to health and health; ii) contribute to policy objectives and strategies to build both its relevance to everyday life; (ii) develop development; iii) provide advice and emotionally and physically healthy frameworks and strategies for embedding resources to researchers in related fields; communities in the 21st century and (ii) health and human rights in policy and and iv) be involved in postgraduate and provide opportunity to consider (iii) identify opportunities and strategies continuing education governance, imaging, history of path, for health and human rights education. leadership in a cultural framework, • $175,000 • $8,000 assimilation or integration, and economic and social capital. • $5,000
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Futures III Victorian Rural Long Term Fix: What Is the Future “Partnerships, Participation and Health Forum of the Drug Sector in Victoria? Vision” a Victorian Sexual Assault Country Aids Network Victoria Inc. Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association – and Domestic Violence National Forum This conference focused on HIV/AIDS, VAADA Hepatitis C and other blood-borne Members of the community, drug and The Victorian Centres Against Sexual viruses and sexually transmitted alcohol workers, social and health Assault Forum Inc. (CASA Forum) infections in rural Victoria, with a view professionals came together to debate An opportunity for service providers, to raising awareness of health services, and generate discussion on: (1) workforce policy makers, academics and and of the issues related to capabilities of the alcohol and drug victim/survivors to discuss, debate and discrimination, stigma and isolation sector; (2) quality of services to clients highlight practice and policy issues for those with these infections. It also and to the community; (3) strategies to relating to contemporary issues in sexual provided a forum for HIV, hepatitis C build stronger relationships in the and family violence. and sexually transmitted infections community; and (4) developing strategies • $10,000 infected people to share their experiences to respond to emerging drug trends. of living with a virus; and sought to • $5,000 POP (Prevention of Osteoporosis mobilise existing service providers Program) Seminar for the towards a more collaborative approach. Moving West – A Regional Physical Vietnamese Community • $5,000 Activity Conference Western Region Health Centre WestBay Alliance Inclusion: Everybody Matters Aims of this conference included: This conference provided information (i) educate the Vietnamese community Orygen Youth Health (Orygen Research on various models of physical activity in the Maribyrnong area on osteoporosis Centre) interventions, available resources and and arthritis management with peer This conference: (i) showcased good key stakeholders in physical activity educators; and (ii) educate and promote practice approaches that improve social promotion. physical activity and awareness in the inclusion, health and wellbeing for all • $3,000 Vietnamese community. young people in schools; (ii) developed • $4,000 and strengthened partnerships across Our Community Youth and Families schools and agencies to reduce health Rural City of Wangaratta Second Annual Conference and social inequalities; and (iii) promoted on Community Safety and encouraged schools to implement This conference focused on the themes Victorian Safe Communities Network Inc. innovative ways to improve mental of belonging, connectedness, partnerships, health and wellbeing for all young people. making a difference, and promoting This conference provided a platform positive outcomes for all across all levels for community safety and health • $4,000 of the community. practitioners from across the state and Living and Loving in Diversity • $6,000 country to present the latest innovative projects, health information and to form The ALSO Care and Benevolent Society Inc. Overcoming Genetic Challenges – networks and alliances with other Aims of this conference were to: increase GSNV in Regional Victoria practitioners and organisations understanding and awareness in the Genetic Support Network Victoria • $3,000 broader community about the issues impacting on the health and wellbeing of This regional conference brought together The Best Years of Our Lives – GBLTIQ Victorians; and to make people living with a rare genetic Or Are They? recommendations with an action plan condition to debate current ethical issues The Alannah & Madeline Foundation that will go to key stakeholders, in genetics and to promote mental health, community governments and health particularly the importance of social The conference aimed to: providers. connection. (i) raise the issue of bullying and its • $2,000 impact on the wider community; • $5,000 (ii) examine best practice in dealing Outside Looking In - New Directions with the issues associated with bullying in Supporting Adolescents with in the adolescent years; and Eating Disorders (iii) make recommendations to government on future directions in The Butterfly Foundation dealing with bullying strategies in This conference provided networking the wider community. opportunities and current knowledge of developments and best practices for • $10,000 health professionals, carers, families and people suffering from eating disorders. • $5,000
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VicHealth and VECCI Contribution and Interactions Using Innovative Epidemiological Organisational Health Alliance of Individual, Community and Methods to Understand & Reduce Environmental Characteristics Transmission of Blood-Borne Viruses VECCI on Health (Supplementary & Sexually Transmitted Infections Alliance to establish a cooperative Fellowship) in Marginalised Populations relationship for the purposes of: (Supplementary Fellowship) (i) furthering the objectives of VicHealth The University of Melbourne in the business and industry sector; Dr Margaret Kelaher. In order to Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical (ii) expanding the range of benefits and effectively address disparities in health, Research & Public Health information available to VECCI health policy and promotion must strike Dr Margaret Hellard. The research members; a balance between addressing individual, aims to accurately measure the (iii) organising and conducting the family and community risk factors. prevalence and risk factors leading to Partnerships with Healthy Industry The proposed research program aims the transmission of blood-borne viruses Calendar of Events to figure out the best method of striking and sexually transmitted infections in the community using innovative • $25,000 this balance by building bridges between the body of evidence concerning epidemiological sampling techniques Voices Against Violence: Women's individual risk factors, community level and mathematical modelling. Lives, Women's Health intervention research and population • $16,500 health research. Women's Health In The North • $13,200 Social and Health Outcomes of This conference sought to: (i) increase the Australian Needle and Syringe the understanding of violence Determinants of Breast Cancer Risk Program (NSP) encountered by women living in the northern metropolitan region; and (ii) to University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne develop and enhance service providers Dr Dorota Gertig. A study of the Dr John Fitzgerald. Australia's Needle response to the needs of the women. modifiable risk factors of breast cancer and Syringe Program (NSP) is a primary strategy for preventing the spread of • $3,000 risk and common genetic factors which may identify sub-groups of younger blood-borne viruses. This study will Work In Progress: Perspectives on women at higher risk of breast cancer document how NSP services work and Partnerships in order to enable targeted screening. will develop sustainable social and health outcome data collection strategies. Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre • $165,000 •$125,000 This conference presented a range of Maternal Nutrition in Pregnancy Victorian alcohol and drug research work and Growth in Infancy Outcome Social determinants of sexual conducted at Turning Point. The theme in Children and reproductive health of this year's conference was partnerships - with alcohol and drug researchers, The University of Melbourne La Trobe University practitioners and clients discussing, Dr Ruth Morley. A series of inter- Assoc. Prof. Anthony Smith. Social debating and reflecting on recent linked projects investigating the role inequality and socioeconomic status are Victorian research. of maternal nutrition and infant growth associated with many adverse health outcomes. This study will explore the • $1,000 in determining outcomes for children from twin and singleton pregnancies. ways in which they are related to sexual Emerging evidence that growth in and reproductive health. Senior Fellowships infancy may be important for later • $125,000 health and cognition will be tested by Child health epidemiology and new non-interventional studies of birth size, vaccines in an Asian country growth in infancy and health and Public Health Fellowships The University of Melbourne cognition in twins and singletons. Implementing and evaluating Dr K. Mullholland. This project aims to: • $165,000 describe the epidemiology of childhood system-level change to improve illness and injury in an urban and rural Measurement of Individual and adolescent health and wellbeing Asian community; define the burden of Social Benefits for the Reallocation The University of Melbourne disease due to important respiratory and of Resources in the Australian Dr Lyndal Bond. (This fellowship is a enteric pathogens in the same Health Sector (Supplementary joint VicHealth & DHS Public Health community; and conduct trials of new Fellowship) Fellowship). A project to develop and vaccines and vaccination strategies that Monash University evaluate a generic system-level have the potential to improve child intervention and evaluation framework. health in both Australian and Asian Prof. Jeff Richardson. Instruments will societies. be extended and created to measure • $100,000 individual and social benefits which are • $165,000 presently excluded or poorly measured in economic evaluation studies. Areas will include obesity, mental health, children/adolescent health and tobacco. • $29,250
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Muslim Youth, Social Connectedness Long-Term Outcome after Stroke Cultural and Mental Health and Reproductive/Sex Education and its Association with the Predictors for Positive Ageing of (Supplementary Fellowship) Management of Stroke Risk Factors Older Filipinos in Urban and Rural La Trobe University The University of Melbourne Communities in Australia Dr Linda Bennett. The research explores Seana Paul. Determine long-term RMIT University how religion, ethnic identity and Islamic (3–5 year) outcome after stroke, and Mila Cichello. This project aims to: education impact upon the social in particular: to determine long-term Investigate the relationship between connectedness of Muslim youth in survival, recurrence and dependency for settlement experiences, coping strategies, Melbourne. Reproductive/sex education stroke subtypes; to identify factors at general and mental health, and use of in Islamic schools provides a specific case baseline that predict mortality, recurrent community health services by Filipino study for examining the values and stroke, and good outcome (functional migrants; identify the cultural and behavioural expectations of young independence); to determine whether health factors that influence health Muslims, and how these compare with (and how) the management of known service usage by this geographically non-Muslim youth. stroke risk factors by patients can disparate ethnic community living in • $80,000 influence their long-term outcome. urban, rural and remote areas; propose • $20,484 a culturally appropriate model of health Outcomes Associated with Non-Fatal and aged care service. Heroin Overdose in Melbourne Social meanings of inhalant misuse • $3,000 Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre in Victoria: implications for the development of policy and effective Determinants and Mental Health Dr Paul Dietze. Study will follow a group interventions Outcomes of Women's Paid of people who experience non-fatal heroin The University of Melbourne Employment in the First overdose in Melbourne over three years, Postpartum Year in order to describe the long-term Sarah MacLean. This research aims to outcomes for this group of people. document the prevalence of inhalant The University of Melbourne • $100,000 misuse, to critically analyse the social Amanda Cooklin. To explore the meanings around inhalant misuse in determinants and mental health Women's Health After Childbirth: a Victoria and to relate this analysis to outcomes of women's return to paid Prospective Cohort Study of 1,900 the development of policy and effective work in the first postpartum year. Women Having a First Child intervention. • $3,000 La Trobe University • $20,484 Efficacy, Effectiveness and Dr Stephanie Brown. This study Study exploring the cultural basis of Efficiency of Prevention examines the extent to which common drug and alcohol consumption and Interventions in Stroke health problems affecting women after health outcomes in a rural centre childbirth occur as new problems in The University of Melbourne pregnancy, or after childbirth. The University of Melbourne Dominique Cadilhac. The project aims to • $100,000 Nicki Welch. Research examining the further develop and refine a 'Model of cultural basis of drug and alcohol Resource Utilisation Costs and Outcomes consumption and health outcomes in a for Stroke' (MORUCOS) as a tool for the Scholarships rural centre (Bendigo), using a number economic evaluation of preventive of qualitative tools in order to provide interventions. Investigation of Interventions evidence for a relationship between • $3,000 Aimed at Enhancing Women's culture and health outcomes in a Sexual Health rural centre. Epidemiology of Diabetic The University of Melbourne • $21,344 Complications in the Australian Richard Hayes. Recent research has Population and their Impact on shown that up to 60 percent of Contribution of Anxiety to the Quality Of Life Australian women suffer some degree of Course of Physical Illness in International Diabetes Institute Older Adults sexual difficulty, such as loss of interest Robyn Tapp. An overview of the in sex, arousal disorder or anorgasmia. The University of Melbourne epidemiology of diabetic complications We aim to determine the prevalence of Christina Bryant. The aim of this study and their impact on quality of life within sexual difficulties in couples attending is to ascertain the relationship of anxiety Australia is needed to plan for the future the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre to functional and psychosocial outcomes needs of the diabetic population. (MSHC) using a cross-sectional study in older hospital patients. design. The ultimate aim is to provide • $3,000 primary care with relatively easy tools • $3,000 for detecting these conditions and increase clients access to appropriate interventions. • $20,484
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From Crisis Care to Population Public Health Advocacy Project Surveillance and Applied Research Health: Developing Public Health Victorian Public Health Research Victorian Injury Surveillance and Practice in an Aboriginal Education Council - VPHREC Community Applied Research Function (VISAR) Dr Kathy Meade. Victorian Public Health Monash University The University of Melbourne Research Education Council (VPHREC) Anke Van Der Sterren. This research is an industry body established to foster Ms Erin Cassell. VISAR aims to reduce aims to investigate Indigenous co-operative research; strengthen links the number and severity of injuries in organisational structures and processes between research organisations, industry, the community by identifying hazards, to implement a public health approach and educational, government and non- disseminating information, supporting in the context of an urban Aboriginal government institutions; and develop a research and monitoring trends. community-controlled health service. strong culture of public health research • $330,000 It seeks to describe an Indigenous and education. perspective on public health practice. • $50,000 • $3,000 Health Action Areas Research Workforce Development Role of Maternal and Childhood Project - Phase 1 Alcohol Exposures in the Development of Victorian Public Health Research & Good Sports Program 2003-2005 Atopy in Children with a Genetic Education Council (VPHREC) Predisposition Australian Drug Foundation Dr Kathy Meade. Victorian Public Health Program to assist sporting clubs to The University of Melbourne Research and Education Council develop and implement policies to Adrian Lowe. This database contains (VPHREC) aims to provide advocacy promote responsible alcohol usage detailed measures of family history of services that build, strengthen, enhance and serving practices within the club atopy, environmental exposures (both and sustain public health education, environment. prior to birth, during infancy and early training and research in Victoria; to childhood), and clinical variables increase capacity of health • $200,000 (symptoms of illness and allergic promotion/public health research in reactions, and lung function and skin Victoria and to facilitate the transfer of prick tests) for over 600 children, over research findings into policy and practice. Sun Protection a 10-year follow-up period. • $5,000 SunSmart Program 2003 – 2006 • $3,000 The Cancer Council of Victoria Systematic investigation of the effectiveness of the pre-vetting and Major statewide skin cancer prevention Public Health Research Grants complaints system for alcohol program using media and community based strategies to promote behaviour Health & Nature Clearinghouse Australian Drug Foundation change and to influence structural Deakin University Geoff Munro. The project will investigate barriers and social factors which affect the effect of the new alcoholic beverage skin cancer risk Deakin University code on print and electronic advertising • $400,000 The Health and Nature Research Group, of alcohol. Deakin University, in collaboration with • $56,672 Parks Victoria and the Lort Smith Tobacco Control Animal Hospital, have undertaken WRAD: Australian Schools' Survey research that indicates that contact with Project On Alcohol & Drugs Centre for Research and Practice nature may be an important factor in (AUSSPAD) human health and wellbeing. Funding VicHealth Centre for Tobacco is to support the development of a Western Region Alcohol and Drug Centre Control searchable online database, with Jean Wyldbore. The project seeks to The Cancer Council of Victoria research from disparate research centres develop an Australian version of the Dr Ron Borland. The aim of the in Universities in Australia and overseas. European Schools' Survey Project on VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control • $5,000 Alcohol and Drugs, for use in Australian is to contribute to the decline in smoking schools. Funding contributes to the levels in general and in population development of the survey, and pilot sub-groups with high smoking levels in in secondary schools (public, private, particular. The Centre aims to achieve secular and faith-based) in rural areas this by carrying out research and of Western Victoria. development to identify and promote • $5,000 innovative ways of reducing exposure to tobacco. • $500,000
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Fellowships Quit Social Marketing - Sport Connecting for Health: the Role of Networks and Partnerships in Impact of Changes in Anti-Smoking Tobacco Control Initiative Improving Health and Well Being Advertising – Effects on Adults and South Melbourne Hellas Soccer Club Children (Senior Fellowship) The University of Melbourne An initiative supporting the smoke-free Dr Jenny Lewis. Research that analyses The Cancer Council of Victoria status of the Bob Jane Stadium. the role of collaborative arrangements Prof. Melanie Wakefield. This project • $50,000 in improving health and well being proposes to develop and track indices of in Victoria, by examining public Australians' exposure to anti-smoking Tobacco Control Initiative networks and policy development advertising, news coverage about tobacco Carlton Football Club and the investigation of case studies on television, radio and in newspapers; on partnerships. (This fellowship is and film, television and music video clip An initiative to support Optus Oval becoming a smoke-free venue. a joint VicHealth & DHS Public portrayal of tobacco, and to construct Health Fellowship). retrospective indices where data are • $50,000 available. The project will then relate • $110,000 such indices to state and national survey Tobacco Control Initiative measures of tobacco-related beliefs, Brand New Media - MCG & Telstra Dome intentions and behaviour among adults A communication strategy to encourage Business Projects and school children, and records of per people to quit smoking. capita tobacco consumption. ConnectUs • $318,000 • $165,000 VicHealth invested in the ConnectUs Tobacco Control Initiative project in accordance with funding Pathways of the Link Between received from the Premier's Drug Socio-economic Status and Melbourne Knights Soccer Club Prevention Council and from other Smoking Behaviour (Public An initiative supporting the smoke free sources. ConnectUs is an initiative of the Health Fellowship) status of the Melbourne Knights council which aims to prevent young The Cancer Council Victoria Stadium. people from developing problematic drug and alcohol use through the provision of Dr Mohammad Siahpush. This research • $20,000 training and employment opportunities. examines why smoking prevalence among Tobacco Control Initiative socially/economically disadvantaged • $413,000 groups is markedly higher than among Geelong Football Club XVIIIth World Conference on Health other groups. Do they have more stressful An initiative supporting the smoke-free Promotion & Health Education lives? Do they lack necessary social status of the Skilled Stadium. support? Or is it because of Melbourne 2004 World Conference • $27,000 factors such as working and living Company Ltd. in environments with no smoking Tobacco Control Initiative A four-day international conference in restrictions or having many friends association with national and regional Dandenong Basketball Association who smoke? partners to assess the current status of An initiative communicating the Quit • $100,000 health promotion across the world and message at the Dandenong Basketball identify practical ways to move forward. Stadium. Indigenous and marginalised peoples Quit Campaign • $14,500 whose health is seriously compromised by their living conditions are given Quit Campaign Program (Health) particular attention. The Cancer Council of Victoria Health Promotion • $213,000 The Quit Program aims to reduce the Innovations prevalence of smoking in Victoria and to reduce the exposure of non-smokers and Investments smokers to the harmful substances in Research Projects tobacco smoke. A broad range of policy and program initiatives is used to Cochrane Collaboration - Cochrane achieve objectives adding up to a Field for Health Promotion comprehensive program on tobacco Project to create greater capacity in addressing cessation, prevention, Australia to support evidence-based exposure reduction and policy health promotion – through the advancement. production and dissemination of systematic reviews of research. • $3,090,700 • $200,000
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Report of Operations 2003–2004
1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VICTORIAN (g) to consult regularly with relevant Government HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION Departments and agencies and to liaise with persons and organisations affected by the operation of this Act; and The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation is established by the Tobacco Act 1987 No. 81 (the Act). (h) to perform such other functions as are conferred on the Foundation by this or any other Act. The responsible Minister is the Minister for Health, the Hon Bronwyn Pike MLA. The Foundation performs and manages these functions by: (a) developing a strategic plan, including concept, context and 2. OBJECTS operations; (b) initiating, facilitating and organising the development of The objects of the Foundation, as set out in the Act, are: projects and programs to fulfil the strategic plan; (a) to fund activity related to the promotion of good health, (c) ensuring an excellent standard of project management for safety or the prevention and early detection of disease; and all project and program grants paid by the Foundation; (b) to increase awareness of programs for promoting good (d) developing systems to evaluate the impacts and outcomes health in the community through the sponsorship of of grants; and sports, the arts and popular culture; and (e) ensuring that such knowledge is transferred to the wider (c) to encourage healthy lifestyles in the community and community. support activities involving participation in healthy pursuits; and (d) to fund research and development activities in support 4. POWERS of these objects. As set out in the Act, the Foundation has power to do all things necessary to be done in the performance of its functions 3. FUNCTIONS or achievement of its objects. In addition to its other powers the Foundation has power, The functions of the Foundation, as set out in the Act, are: following consultation with the Minister, to make grants from (a) to promote its objects; the Health Promotion Fund for the relief of loss suffered as a (b) to make grants from the Health Promotion Fund for result of the application of this Act to anything existing at or activities, facilities, projects or research programs in before the date of enactment of this Act where special furtherance of the objects of the Foundation; circumstances warrant assistance of that kind. (c) to provide sponsorships for sporting or cultural activities; (d) to keep statistics and other records relating to the 5. NATURE AND RANGE OF SERVICES achievement of the objects of the Foundation; The Foundation provides health promotion services within (e) to provide advice to the Minister on matters related to Victoria in accordance with the objects set out in the Act. its objects referred by the Minister to the Foundation and generally in relation to the achievement of its objects; (f) to make loans or otherwise provide financial accommodation for activities, facilities, projects or research programs in furtherance of the objects of the Foundation;
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6. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNANCE 1 JULY 2003 - 30 JUNE 2004 Professor John Funder (Chairperson - until 31 March 2004) Ms Jane Fenton (Chairperson - from 1 April 2004) Professsor Glenn Bowes (from 15 July 2003) Ms Elaine Canty Mr Hugh Delahunty MLA The Hon Bill Forwood MLC Mr Lindsay Gaze Ms Leeanne Grantham (until 9 April 2004) Professor David Hill (from 15 July 2003) Mr John Howie (from 15 July 2003) Mr Tim Jacobs (until 31 March 2004) Ms Belinda Jakiel Ms Maxine Morand MLA Ms Jerril Rechter (from 1 April 2004) Dr Judith Slocombe (from 15 July 2003) Professor Richard Smallwood (from 1 April 2004)
7. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dr Rob Moodie
8. SENIOR OFFICERS AT 30 JUNE 2004 Director: Communications and Marketing, Ms Jackie Van Vugt Director: Finance and Administration, Mr Randall Kent Director: Health Promotion Innovations, Ms Barbara Mouy Director: Mental Health and Wellbeing, Ms Lyn Walker Director: Physical Activity, Ms Kellie-Ann Jolly Director: Research Workforce and Tobacco Control, Mr John Biviano
9. WORKFORCE DATA
30 June 2004 30 June 2003 No. EFT No. EFT
Staff establishment 44 39.5 44 37.7 Cost recovery and special projects 4 3.8 2 1.5 Total 48 43.3 46 39.2
Note: Workforce data represents actual numbers of staff employed at 30 June.
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10. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
(A) SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS Income Health Promotion Grant 27 707 27 140 26 216 25 400 24 761 Investment Income 453 413 362 485 369 Other 1 150 1 053 993 715 1 413 Total Income 29 310 28 606 27 571 26 600 26 543
Expenditure Grants and Associated Expenses 25 931 25 039 23 091 23 663 21 879 Business Projects Expenses 586 257 - - - Operating 4 155 3 820 3 717 3 614 3 720 Total Expenditure 30 672 29 116 26 808 27 277 25 599 Net Result (1 362) (516) 763 (677) 944
30/6/04 30/6/03 Change Balance Sheet as at $000 $000 $000
(B) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION Current Assets 2 066 3 456 (1 390) Non-Current Assets 2 407 2 529 (122) Total Assets 4 473 5 985 (1 512) Current Liabilities 2 229 2 394 (165) Non-Current Liabilities 267 252 15 Total Liabilities 2 496 2 646 (150) Equity 1 977 3 339 (1 362) Total Equity and Liabilities 4 473 5 985 (1 512)
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11. OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES, SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
(a) OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES (d) CONSULTANCIES The Foundation's primary operational objectives for 2003/04 were: Six consultancies costing less than $100,000 were engaged 1. Innovating for excellence in health promotion during the year. The total cost of consultancies was $172,000 (2002/03 $94,000). 2. Building on and sharing health promotion knowledge and skills (e) COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION 3. Working across sectors to broaden the benefit No requests for information were received and no critical incidents Research, development and implementation activity was primarily arose during the year under the following legislation. To the best of focused in the areas of tobacco control, promoting mental health my knowledge the Foundation has complied with this legislation or and well being; promoting physical activity and healthy eating; policy, where relevant. and tackling health inequalities. Freedom of Information Act 1982 The key sectors the Foundation collaborated with were: Information Privacy Act 2000 • Sport and Active Recreation Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 • Community • Local Government Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 • Health Victorian Managed Insurance Authority Act 1996 • The Arts Building Act 1993 • Education National Competition Policy These priorities were consistent with Victorian Government policies Equal Opportunity Act 1995 and National Health Priority Areas. The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation Significant activities and achievements in relation to these complies with relevant Government guidelines and employee objectives are set out elsewhere in the Foundation's 2003/04 principles. Annual Report. (b) SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES (f) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY There were no major changes or factors which have affected the achievement of the Foundation's operational objectives for the year. The Foundation had no Workcover claims or critical occupational health and safety incidents during the year. (c) EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE (g) OTHER INFORMATION There have been no events subsequent to balance date that may have a significant effect on the operation of the Foundation in Additional information, as listed in Financial Reporting Direction subsequent years. 22, has been prepared where applicable and is available to the responsible Minister, Members of Parliament and the public on request (subject to the FOI Act).
Dr Rob Moodie Chief Executive Officer Signed at Melbourne this day 20th of September 2004.
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Financial Statements 2003–2004
CERTIFICATION In our opinion the financial statements of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, comprising a statement of financial performance, a statement of financial position, a statement of cash flows and notes to the accounts: (i) have been prepared in accordance with Directions of the Minister of Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994, Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; and (ii) present fairly the results of the financial transactions of the Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2004 and the financial position as at that date. At the date of signing these statements we are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in the statements to be misleading or inaccurate.
Ms Jane Fenton Chairperson
Dr Rob Moodie Chief Executive Officer
Mr Randall Kent Director: Finance and Administration Signed at Melbourne this 7th day of September 2004
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AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT
To the Members of the Parliament of Victoria, the responsible Ministers and the Members of the Board of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Audit Scope The accompanying financial report of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation for the financial year ended 30 June 2004, comprising the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, has been audited. The Members of the Foundation's Board of Governance are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial report and the information it contains. An independent audit of the financial report has been carried out in order to express an opinion on it to the Members of the Parliament of Victoria, responsible Ministers and Members of the Foundation's Board of Governance as required by the Audit Act 1994. The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. The audit procedures included an examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia and the financial reporting requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994, so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of the Foundation's financial position, financial performance and its cash flows.
The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
Audit Opinion In my opinion, the financial report presents fairly in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia and the financial reporting requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994, the financial position of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation as at 30 June 2004, its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.
J.W. Cameron Auditor-General
MELBOURNE 14 September 2004
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
2003-04 2002-03 Notes $000 $000
Revenue From Ordinary Activities Operating Revenue Health Promotion Grant 1(k) 27 707 27 140 Other Operating Revenue 2 1 080 992 28 787 28 132 Non-Operating Revenue Investment Income 453 413 Proceeds of Sale of Assets 70 61 523 474 29 310 28 606
Expenses From Ordinary Activities Grants and Associated Expenses 4 25 931 25 039 Business Projects Expenses 1(m),5 586 257 Operating Expenses 3 4 155 3 820 30 672 29 116 Net Result for the Year 6 (1 362) (510) Adjustment Directly to Retained Earnings 0 (6) Total changes in equity other than those resulting from transactions with the Victorian State Government in its capacity as owner (1 362) (516)
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2004
2004 2003 Notes $000 $000
Current Assets Cash Assets 7 36 818 Receivables 8 457 637 Prepayments 24 1 Other Financial Assets 1(h),9 1 549 2 000 Total Current Assets 2 066 3 456
Non-Current Assets Other Financial Assets 1(h),9 1 506 1 500 Furniture, Fittings, Equipment and Motor Vehicles 12 901 1 029 Total Non-Current Assets 2 407 2 529 Total Assets 4 473 5 985
Current Liabilities Payables 1(f),10 1 858 2 114 Deferred Lease Benefit 15(b) 18 18 Provisions 1(d),11 353 262 Total Current Liabilities 2 229 2 394
Non-Current Liabilities Provisions 1(d),11 163 130 Deferred Lease Benefit 15(b) 104 122 Total Non-Current Liabilities 267 252 Total Liabilities 2 496 2 646 Net Assets 1 977 3 339
Equity 1(e),6 Funds Held For Restricted Purposes 257 426 Retained Earnings 1 720 2 913 Total Equity 1 977 3 339
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
Notes 2003/04 2002/03 $ 000 $ 000 Inflows (Outflows) Inflows (Outflows) Cash Flows From Operating Activities Receipts from health promotion grant 30 477 29 853 Investment income 490 428 Other receipts 1 360 880 Total Receipts 32 327 31 161 Payments of grants and associated expenses (29 278) (27 096) Payments to suppliers and employees (4 091) (2 685) GST remitted (113) (554) Total Payments (33 482) (30 335) Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Operating Activities 16(b) (1 155) 826
Cash Flows From Investing Activities Proceeds from sale of assets 70 61 Proceeds from redemption of investments (investment outlays) 445 (2) Payments for purchase of fixed assets (142) (154) Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Investing Activities 373 (95) Net Increase in Cash Held (782) 731 Cash at 1 July 818 87 Cash at 30 June 16(a) 36 818
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES A summary of the significant accounting policies adopted by the Foundation is set out in this note. The policies adopted are in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in Australia. The general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Directions of the Minister of Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994, Australian Accounting Standards, Statements of Accounting Concepts and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, and Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views. (a) Accrual Basis of the Preparation of the Accounts Except where otherwise stated these financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis whereby revenues and expenses are recognised when they are earned or incurred, and are brought to account in the period to which they relate. (b) Historical Cost Basis of the Preparation of the Accounts The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and on the historical cost basis whereby assets are recorded at purchase price plus costs incidental to their acquisition and do not take into account changing money values nor the current cost of non-current assets (unless specifically stated). (c) Fittings, Equipment and Motor Vehicles The Foundation has adopted a capitalisation policy for fixed assets for capital purchases in excess of $1,000 (2002/03 $1,000). Furniture, fittings, equipment and motor vehicles are carried at cost, in accordance with AASB 1041. Assets are depreciated at rates based upon their expected useful economic lives to the Foundation, using the straight-line method. The Foundation reviews the remaining useful lives of assets each year. There has been no change in estimated useful lives of assets since 2002/03.
Fixed Asset Category Depreciation Rate (%)
Office Furniture 10.0 Fixtures and Fittings 10.0 Computer Equipment 33.3 Other Office Equipment 20.0 Motor Vehicles 17.5
(d) Employee Entitlements (i) Annual leave Calculations of provisions for annual leave are based on remuneration rates expected to apply when the obligation is settled in accordance with AASB 1028. Calculations of provisions for long service leave are based on pay rates current at balance date.
(ii) Superannuation The Foundation has, in its staffing profile, a number of employees who are members of the following superannuation schemes: State Superannuation Fund Revised Scheme State Superannuation Fund New Scheme Victorian Superannuation Fund VicSuper Scheme Health Super Defined Benefit Scheme In the case of employees who are members of the State Superannuation New Scheme the notional share of unfunded liabilities attributable to the Foundation, as assessed by the State Superannuation Scheme as at 30 June 2004, was nil. The State Superannuation VicSuper Scheme is fully funded and there are no unfunded liabilities with this scheme. During 2003-04 the Foundation's contributions to the above schemes totalled $238,000 (2002/03, $215,000). No contributions were outstanding at 30 June 2004 (2002/03, Nil).
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1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (ii) Superannuation (continued) The policy adopted for calculating employer contributions is based on the advice of the Scheme's actuary. The employer contribution rates for 2003/04 varied from 9% to 15.5% depending on the scheme and the rate contributed by each employee (2002/03 9% to 15.5%).
(iii) Long service leave Provision for long service leave has been calculated in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard 30, Accounting for Employee Entitlements. The entitlement, under the Foundation's enterprise agreement, becomes payable upon completion of ten years' service. The proportion of long service estimated to be paid within the next financial year is classified as a current liability. The balance of the provision is classified as a non-current liability, measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflow arising from employees' service to date, using Commonwealth bond rates to discount future cash flows.
(iv) Employee benefits on-costs Employee benefit on-costs (Workcover and superannuation costs) are recognised and included in employee benefit liabilities and costs when the benefit to which they relate are recognised as liabilities in accordance with AASB 1028.
(e) Funds Held for Restricted Purposes Funds Held for Restricted Purposes represent funds to be devoted to specific health promotion activities according to the Tobacco Act, 1987 and in accordance with the policies of the Foundation. In accordance with the Tobacco Act the proportion on which the health promotion grant is to be paid is as follows:
Sporting Bodies Not less than 30% Health Promotion Not less than 30%
(f) Trade and Other Creditors (i) Creditors and accrued expenses Creditors and accrued expenses represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Foundation prior to balance date and which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. All creditors are payable within one year.
(ii) Grants payable Grants payable represent grant instalments which have been approved for payment during 2003/04. These instalments were unpaid as at 30 June 2004 and have been disclosed as a current liability. The accrued grants are expected to be paid within 12 months. Grants approved for payment in 2004/05 and subsequent years have been recognised in the notes to these financial statements as commitments (see Note 14).
(g) Receivables Trade debtors are carried at amounts receivable. The collectability of debts is assessed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectable are written off. Normal credit terms are 30 days. A provision for doubtful debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists.
(h) Investments Investments are brought to account at cost. Interest revenue is recognized as the interest accrues. Investments consist of four commercial bank bills. Maturity dates range from 15 days to 5 years.
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1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
(i) Leases Expenditure relating to leases deemed to be operating leases is expensed as incurred.
(j) Goods and Services Tax Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable, in which case it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or part of an item of expense or revenue. GST received from and payable to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is included in the Statement of Financial Position. The GST component of a receipt or payment is recognised on a gross basis in the Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with Accounting Standard AAS 28, Statement of Cash Flows.
(k) Health Promotion Grant From its inception in 1987 until June 1992 the Foundation was funded by a hypothecated percentage of Victorian ad valorem tobacco franchise fees. Since July 1992, the annual amount allocated to the Foundation from tobacco franchise fees has been determined by the Treasurer. On 5 August 1997 the High Court of Australia invalidated State and Territory business franchise and licence fees, including tobacco fees. In order to maintain the Foundation's funding the Victorian Treasurer arranged for funds to be transferred from the Consolidated Fund, for the remainder of the 1997/98 year. Since 1 July 1998, annual funding for the Foundation has been determined by the Treasurer, appropriated as part of Victoria's annual budget within the appropriation for the Department of Human Services and transferred electronically in equal monthly instalments to the Foundation. The health promotion grant is recognised as revenue upon receipt.
(l) Impact of Adopting AASB Equivalents to IASB Standards The Foundation has assessed the key issues and the likely impacts resulting from the adoption of Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Based on this assessment, the Foundation expects no material impact on its future financial position and future financial performance.
(m) Business Projects The financial statements include transactions relating to two business projects. Transactions in respect of the Premier’s Drug Prevention Council business project, ConnectUs, have been brought to account in accordance with an agreement between the Foundation and the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. Transactions in respect of an International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) conference have been brought to account in accordance with agreements between the Foundation and the Commonwealth Government, the Secretary of the Department of Human Services and Health 2004.
(n) Comparatives Where necessary the figures for the previous year have been reclassified to facilitate comparison.
(o) Rounding All amounts shown in the financial statements are expressed to the nearest $1,000.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
2. OTHER OPERATING REVENUE Government Project Grants 442 531 Non-Government Project Grants 67 375 Consulting and Training Fees 30 28 Sundry Income 623 545 957 Business Projects Revenue: ConnectUs Project Revenue 421 0 IUHPE Conference Revenue 114 35 Total Other Operating Revenue 1 080 992
3. OPERATING EXPENSES General Administration 59 90 Occupancy Costs 371 351 Office Costs 267 264 Personnel Costs 2 919 2 699 Transport Costs 102 94 Members Fees 114 78 Depreciation 214 205 Provision of Long Service Leave 53 8 Written Down Value of Assets Sold 56 31 Total Operating Expenses 4 155 3 820
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
4. GRANTS AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES Payments to Sport and Recreation Bodies for Purposes of Health Promotion Partnerships for Health grants 3 413 2 596 Participation in Community Sports and Active Recreation grants 2 123 2 489 Health Enhancing Clubs and Venues grants 1 170 636 Other payments 1 702 2 401 Total Payments to Sport and Active Recreation Bodies 8 408 8 122
Payments to Community Bodies for Purposes of Health Promotion Arts for Health Grants 2 136 1 475 Population Group Grants 1 510 974 Quit Program and SunSmart Grants 3 591 5 252 Other Payments 1 707 1 905 Total Payments to Community Bodies 8 944 9 606
Public Health Research Public Health Research Project Grants 1 048 1 004 Centres for Research and Practice 2 013 1 193 Surveillance and Applied Research Grants 469 380 Fellowships and Scholarships 2 779 2 254 Total Public Health Research Grants 6 309 4 831 Research Dissemination Expenses 59 80 Evaluation Expenses 470 139 Total Payments for Public Health Research 6 838 5 050
Associated Expenses Developmental Activities 456 498 Communications and Marketing 1 285 1 763 Total Associated Expenses 1 741 2 261 Total Grants and Associated Expenses 25 931 25 039
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
5. BUSINESS PROJECT EXPENSES ConnectUs Business Project 413 0 IUHPE Conference 173 257 Total Business Project Expenses 586 257
6. EQUITY AND MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY Retained Earnings Balance at 1 July 2 913 2 890 Surplus (Deficit) for the Year (1 362) (510) Adjustments resulting from change in Accounting Policy 0 (6) Transfer (to) from Funds Held for Restricted Purposes 169 539 Balance at 30 June 1 720 2 913
FUNDS HELD FOR RESTRICTED PURPOSES Sporting Bodies Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 110 213 Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings (28) (103) Balance at 30 June 82 110
Public Health Research Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 0 440 Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings 0 (440) Balance at 30 June 00
Common Solutions Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 57 31 Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings 10 26 Balance at 30 June 67 57
ConnectUs Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 00 Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings 80 Balance at 30 June 80
Mental Health Promotion Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 200 – Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings (100) 200 Balance at 30 June 100 200
IUHPE Conference Commitments Fund Balance at 1 July 59 281 Transfer (to) from Retained Earnings (59) (222) Balance at 30 June 059 Total Equity 1 977 3 339
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6. EQUITY AND MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)
The Sporting Bodies Commitments Fund represents the difference between 30% of the health promotion grant and payments to sporting bodies, on a cumulative basis. The transfer of $29,000 from the Sporting Bodies Commitments Fund to Retained Earnings represents the amount by which payments to sporting bodies, and associated sport expenses, for 2003/04 exceeded 30% of the health promotion grant for 2003/04. The Foundation has adopted the policy that future budget allocations to public health research will be determined in accordance with strategic priorities and available funds. Accordingly no amount has been transferred to or from Retained Earnings in respect of the Public Health Research Commitments Fund. The Common Solutions Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received for the Common Solutions project and the expenditure incurred for this project on a cumulative basis. The transfer of $10,000 from Retained Earnings to the Common Solutions Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received, and expenditure incurred, for the Common Solutions project, during 2003/04. The ConnectUs Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received for the ConnectUs project and the expenditure incurred for this project on a cumulative basis. The transfer of $8,000 from Retained Earnings to the ConnectUs Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received, and expenditure incurred, for the ConnectUs project, during 2003/04. The Mental Health Promotion Commitments Fund represents the difference between a grant received for mental health promotion projects and the expenditure incurred for these projects. The transfer of $100,000 from the Mental Health Promotion Commitments Fund to Retained Earnings represents the difference between the grant received, and expenditure incurred, for the mental health promotion projects, during 2003/04. The IUHPE Conference Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received for the IUHPE conference and expenditure incurred, on a cumulative basis. The transfer of $59,000 to Retained Earnings from the IUHPE Conference Commitments Fund represents the difference between grants received, and the expenditure incurred, for the IUHPE conference project during 2003/04.
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
7. CASH ASSETS Bank Balance (386) 580 At Call Deposits 422 238 Total 36 818
8. RECEIVABLES Sundry Debtors 416 560 Accrued Income 41 77 Total 457 637
9. OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS Current Investments Commercial Bank Bills 1 549 2 000 Total 1 549 2 000 Non-Current Investments Commercial Bank Bills 1 506 1 500
$256,000 of financial assets relate to Funds Held for Restricted Purposes (2002/03 $426,000).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
10. PAYABLES Trade Creditors 1 103 1 276 Grants Payments Accrued 587 694 Accrued Salaries 59 41 Other Accrued Expenses 109 103 Total 1 858 2 114
11. PROVISIONS Current Employee entitlements Annual Leave 211 175 Long Service Leave 142 87 Total 353 262
Non-Current Employee entitlements Long Service Leave 163 130 Total 163 130
Aggregate Carrying Amount of Provisions Current 353 262 Non-Current 163 130 Total 516 392
Accumulated Written Written Depreciation Down Value Down Value At Cost 30/06/04 30/06/04 30/06/03 $000 $000 $000 $000
12. FURNITURE, FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLES
(a) Written Down Value
Office Furniture 142 64 78 90 Fixtures and Fittings 826 250 576 658 Office Equipment 402 303 99 142 Motor Vehicles 178 30 148 139 Total 1 548 647 901 1 029
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
Balance Balance 1 July Additions Disposals Depreciation 30 June $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
12. FURNITURE, FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLES (CONTINUED) (b) Reconciliations
2004
Office Furniture 90 1 (13) 78 Fixtures and Fittings 658 0 – (82) 576 Office Equipment 142 51 (6) (89) 98 Motor Vehicles 139 90 (50) (30) 149 Total 1 029 142 (56) (214) 901
2003
Office Furniture 98 5 (13) 90 Fixtures and Fittings 722 17 – (81) 658 Office Equipment 166 61 (5) (80) 142 Motor Vehicles 125 71 (26) (31) 139 Total 1 111 154 (31) (205) 1 029
13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (a) Interest Rate Risk Exposures The Foundation's exposure to interest rate risk and the effective weighted average for each class of financial assets and financial liabilities are set out below. Exposures arise predominantly from assets and liabilities bearing variable interest rates as the Foundation intends to hold fixed rate assets and liabilities to maturity.
Floating Fixed interest Fixed interest Non-interest Total Total interest rate maturing in maturing in more bearing 30/06/04 30/06/03 1 year or less than 1 year $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000
Financial Assets At Call deposits (refer note 7) 422 422 238 Receivables 457 457 637 Investments 1 549 1 506 3 055 3 500 Total 422 1 549 1 506 457 3 934 4 375 Weighted Average Interest Rate % 5.00 6.20 6.83
Financial Liabilities Payables 1 858 1 858 2 146 Bank Balance (refer note 7) 386* 386* (580) Total 2 244 2 244 1 566
* Amount relates to unrepresented cheques. The Foundation has not operated an overdraft during the year. Accordingly, no interest has been charged.
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13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
(b) Credit Risk Exposures
The credit risk on financial assets of the Foundation, which have been recognised in the statement of financial position, is the carrying amount, net of any provision for doubtful debts. The Foundation minimises concentrations of credit risk by undertaking transactions with various organisations. The Foundation is not materially exposed to any individual debtor.
(c) Net Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The net fair value of financial assets and liabilities are not materially different to the carrying value of the financial assets and liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position.
14. FUTURE GRANT COMMITMENTS
The Foundation has entered into certain agreements for funding of grants for multiple years. The payment of future years' instalments of these grants is dependent on the funded organisations meeting specified accountability requirements.
Instalments of grants to be paid in future years subject to the funded organisations meeting accountability requirements are:
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
Payable within one year 10 093 11 536 Payable later than one year but not later than five years 9 031 9 929 19 124 21 465
Grants approved for payment in 2004/05 or later years, but where funding agreements are yet to be executed are:
Payable within one year 1 860 2 897 Payable later than one year but not later than five years 4 124 4 843 5 984 7 740
15. LEASES (a) The Foundation has an operating lease of its premises. The Foundation executed a further tenancy lease for office accommodation, for a three-year term, in December 2002. Lease commitments are as follows:
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
Payable within one year 258 258 Payable later than one year but not later than five years 959 1 055 Payable later than five years 570 851 1 787 2 164
b) The Foundation relocated its offices to 15 Pelham Street, Carlton in April 2001 and has executed a 10-year tenancy lease commencing 1 April 2001. In respect of this lease the Foundation received certain incentives. In accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and Urgent Issues Group Abstract 3 Lessee Accounting for Lease Incentives Under a Non-Cancellable Operating Lease a rent-free period and a lessor contribution towards fit-out costs is being amortised over the 10 year term of the lease.
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16. CASH FLOW INFORMATION
(a) Reconciliation of Cash For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows the Foundation considers cash to include cash on hand and 'at call' deposits with financial institutions. Cash at the end of the year as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the relevant items in the Statement of Financial Position:
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
Bank balance (386) 580 At Call Deposits 422 238 Cash at 30 June 36 818
(b) Reconciliation of Net Result from Ordinary Activities with Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net Result for the year (1 362) (510) Adjustment directly to Retained Earnings 0 (6) Total changes in equity (1 362) (516) Adjustments for non-cash income and expense items Depreciation 214 205 Increase in provisions 124 29 Net loss (profit) on sale of assets (14) (30) Increase (decrease) in grants payments accrued (107) 476 Decrease (increase) in prepayments (23) 1 Net decrease (increase) in accrued income 36 16 Increase (decrease) in trade creditors and accruals (149) 877 Increase (decrease) in deferred lease benefit (18) (19) Net decrease (increase) in trade debtors 144 (213) Net Cash Provided / (Used) By Operating Activities (1 155) 826
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17. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES As at 30 June 2004 the Foundation had no legal matters outstanding and is not aware of any other contingent liabilities (2002/03, $200,000).
18. CONTINGENT ASSETS Contingent assets as at 30 June 2004 was Nil. (2002/03, Nil)
19. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (a) Responsible Minister The Hon. Bronwyn Pike MLA, Minister for Health, is the responsible Minister.
(b) Members of the Foundation The following persons held positions as Members of the Foundation during the year: Ms Jane Fenton (Chairperson) (from 1 April 2004) Professor John Funder (Chairperson) (until 31 March 2004) Ms Elaine Canty Mr Lindsay Gaze Mr Tim Jacobs (until 31 March 2004) Ms Belinda Jakiel Professor Glenn Bowes (from 15 July 2003) Ms Leeanne Grantham (until 9 April 2004) Mr John Howie (from 15 July 2003) Dr Judith Slocombe (from 15 July 2003) Professor David Hill (from 15 July 2003) Ms Jerril Rechter (from 1 April 2004) Professor Richard Smallwood (from 1 April 2004) Mr Hugh Delahunty MLA The Hon Bill Forwood MLC Ms Maxine Morand MLA
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19. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED) (c) Remuneration of Members of Board of Governance The total remuneration paid by the Foundation to Members of the Board of Governance was $81,000 (2002/03 $58,000). No payment was made to Parliamentary Members.
2003-04 2002-03 Remuneration Band $ No. No.
0-9 999 13 14 10 000-19 999 01
(d) Related Party Transactions The Foundation paid grants to organisations with which certain Members of the Foundation are employed or associated. All such grants were at arm's length from the relevant Members and were made in accordance with the Foundation's normal procedures and policy on declarations of interests.
2003-04 2002-03 Amounts paid to Board Member $000 $000
The Cancer Council of Victoria Prof. D Hill 4 461 4 524 Sports Federation of Victoria Mr. J Howie 172 55 Victorian Arts Centre Mr. T Jacobs 50 50 Royal Children's Hospital Prof. G Bowes 155 125 Murdoch Children's Research Institute Ms. J Fenton, Prof. G Bowes 400 420 Footscay Community Arts Centre Ms. J Rechter 105 0 Melbourne International Arts Festival Ms. J Rechter 50 0 Total 5 393 5 174
(e) Accountable Officer Dr Rob Moodie is the Accountable Officer of the Foundation. Remuneration of the Accountable Officer, who is not a Member of the Foundation, is included in Executive Officer remuneration.
(f) Executive Officers
Total Remuneration Base Remuneration 2003-04 2002-03 2003-04 2002-03 Remuneration Band $ No. No. No. No. 100,000 - 109,999 3 1 1 110,000 - 119,999 2 1 1 1 160,000 - 170,000 11 190,000 - 199,999 1 1 Total Number 6 3 3 2 Total Remuneration 735,000 409,000 383,000 279,000
Total remuneration includes performance incentive payments.
2003-04 2002-03 $000 $000
20. AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION Audit fees paid or payable to the Victorian Auditor-General's Office for the audit of the Foundation's financial statements 10 10
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ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Chief Executive Officer Dr Rob Moodie
Senior Officers as at 30 June 2004 Director: Communications and Marketing, Ms Jackie Van Vugt Director: Finance and Administration, Mr Randall Kent Director: Health Promotion Innovations, Ms Barbara Mouy Director: Mental Health and Wellbeing, Ms Lyn Walker Director: Physical Activity, Ms Kellie-Ann Jolly Director: Research Workforce and Tobacco Control, Mr John Biviano
Structure adopted September 8, 2004
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Physical Activity
Research Workforce and Tobacco Control CEO
Finance and Administration
Communications and Marketing
Health Promotion Innovations
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BOARD APPOINTED STANDING COMMITEES 2003-2004 VicHealth Audit Committee Ms Jane Fenton Ms Linda Berry Mr John Hayes (Chair) From 1 July 2004 Mr John Kehoe Ms Maxine Morand Mr William Phillips (Departed Chair) Until 30 June 2004 Mr Hugh Delahunty The Hon. Bill Forwood VicHealth Finance & Human Resources Committee Mr John Hayes Ms Linda Berry Ms Anne Fairhall Ms Jane Fenton (Chair) Dr Judith Slocombe
BOARD APPOINTED ADVISORY PANELS 2003-2004 Research Excellence/Workforce Development Prof. Terry Nolan (Chair) University Of Melbourne Dr John Carnie Department of Human Services Prof. Sandy Gifford Latrobe University Dr Andrew Wilson University Of Queensland Pror. Melanie Wakefield The Cancer Council Victoria Dr Rob Moodie VicHealth Prof. Glenn Bowes University Of Melbourne Dr Julia Shelley Latrobe University Dr Michelle Callander (Convenor) VicHealth VicHealth Centres For Research And Practice Prof. John Funder (Chair) VicHealth Board Dr David Hill Cancer Council/VicHealth Board Prof. Glenn Bowes University of Melbourne Prof. Doreen Rosenthal La Trobe University Dr Stephen McMahon Institute of International Health Dr Ross Bury Department of Human Services Dr Rob Moodie VicHealth Dr Michelle Callander (Convenor) VicHealth Mental Health And Wellbeing Ms Jane Fenton VicHealth Board (Chair) Prof. Helen Herrman St Vincent’s Mental Health Services Mr. Paul Briggs Rumbalara Football And Netball Club Ms. Vivienne McCutcheon Council of The Ageing Prof. Johanna Wynn University of Melbourne/ Youth Research Centre Mr. Paris Aristotle Vic. Foundation For Survivors of Torture Ms. Suzanne Cooper Ovens And King Community Health Service Ms Leonie Young Beyond Blue Ms Kerry Weber Commonwealth Dept. of Health And Family Services Ms Jerril Rechter VicHealth Board Ms Cath Scarth Brotherhood of St Laurence Ms Jenny Smith Department of Human Services Justice Jenny Coate County Court Ms Carmel Guerra Multicultural Youth Issues
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BOARD APPOINTED ADVISORY PANELS 2003-2004 (CONTINUED) Mental Health And Wellbeing (continued) Mr Mick Daniher Victorian Football Development Mr Bernie Marshall Crime Prevention Victoria Assistant Commissioner Ashley Dickinson Victoria Police Dr Rob Moodie VicHealth CEO Ms Lyn Walker (Convenor) VicHealth Communities Together Scheme Sub-Panel of Mental Health Ms Belinda Jakiel (Chair) VicHealth Board Mr David Eedle Fest Net Ms Julieanne Hilbers Sydney University of Technology Mr Dean Michael City of Brimbank Ms Carmel Guerra Multicultural Youth Issues Ms Jenny Stokes Crime Prevention Ms Shea Sutton Arts Victoria Ms Melika Yassin Sheikh-Eldin AMES Ms Philippa McLean (Convenor) VicHealth Community Arts Participation Advisory Ms Vic Marles (Chair) Circus Oz Ms Elaine Canty VicHealth Board Mr Paul Morgan Sane Australia Ms Fiona Beckwith Arts Victoria Mr Stephen Richardson Department of Premier And Cabinet, Eureka 150 Project Ms Nicki Melville Upper Hume Health Centre Ms Sue Ball (Convenor) VicHealth Intimate Partner Violence Prof Jenny Morgan University of Melbourne Dr Pascale Allotey University of Melbourne Ms Maria Amiridis VCCAV Hon. Justice Sally Brown Family Court of Australia Hon. Judge Jennifer Coate Children's Court of Australia Dr Rhonda Cumberland Domestic Violence Crisis Centre Ms Jennifer Farley Office of The Status of Women Asst. Comm. Leigh Gassner Victoria Police Ms Tania Farha Victoria Police Ms Rachel Green DVC, Women's Policy Ms Kathy Lester The Victorian Law Foundation Ms Therese McCarthy Scoping Project On Violence Against Women Dr Suellen Murray RMIT University Ms Deb Pietch DHS Ass. Prof. Julie Stubbs Sydney University Dr Angela Taft Latrobe University Dr Caroline Whitzman Melbourne University Ms Caroline Worth Monash Medical Centre Prof. Anthony Zwi University of New South Wales Prof. Theo Vos University of Queensland Prof. Jill Astbury University of Melbourne Dr Melanie Heenan Australian Institute of Family Studies Mr Sunil Piers DHS, Public Health Ms Anne Magnus DHS, Public Health Ms Lyn Walker (Convenor) VicHealth
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BOARD APPOINTED ADVISORY PANELS 2003-2004 (CONTINUED) Participation In Community Sport and Active Recreation Mr Leanne Grantham VicHealth Board (Chair Until April 9, 2004) Ms Belinda Jakiel VicHealth Board (Acting Chair After April 9, 2004) Ms Valerie Benson SRV, DVC Ms Sue Hendy Council of The Ageing Mr Michael Neoh Sports Assemblies Vic. Mr Peter Utri Parks And Leisure Aus-Vic Ms Kellie-Ann Jolly VicHealth Ms Sharon Ruyg VicHealth (Convenor) Ms Kate Rathbun VicHealth (Convenor) Healthy Eating Ms Elaine Canty VicHealth Board (Chair) Dr Beverley Woods Consultant, Food, Nutrition And Dietetics Ms Cath Scarth Brotherhood of St Laurence Mr Colin Mitchell Koori Diabetes Service Dr David Crawford Deakin University Ms Enerestine Van Herweden National Heart Foundation Vic. Ms Sue Baudinette South West Health Care Ms Sue Booth DHS, SA Ms Sue Noy Consultant Ms Veronica Graham DHS, Public Health Ms Kellie-Ann Jolly VicHealth Ms Lee Choon Siauw VicHealth (Convenor) Planning And Health Mr Hugh Delahunty VicHealth Board (Chair) Ms Clare Hargreaves Municipal Association of Victoria Mr Neville Kurth City of Whittlesea Mr Tony Mcbride Health Issues Centre Ms Monica Kelly DHS, Public Health Dr Judith Slocombe VicHealth Board Mr Tony Diamond City of Ballarat Mr Leigh Snelling Victorian Local Government Association Ms Bernadette George Planning Institute of Australia Dr Bob Birrell Monash University Ms Mandy Chapman Dept of Victorian Communities Ms Kellie-Ann Jolly VicHealth Ms Rita Butera (Convenor) VicHealth Mr Phil Harlott Department of Infrastructure Mr David Williamson Darebin City Council Ms Maria Simonelli ICLEI Healthy Sports Clubs/Venues Mr Lindsay Gaze VicHealth Board (Chair) Ms Maxine Morand VicHealth Board Ms Kay Copeland Sports Medicine Australia Ms Julie Hassard SunSmart Program, Cancer Council, Victoria Mr John Strachan (VicHealth) Convenor
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VICHEALTH STAFF Health Promotion Innovations Unit Staff list current at time of publication Director Barb Mouy Program Staff Ali Barr CEO’s Office Ngare Knight Chief Executive Officer Dr Rob Moodie Irina Ross Executive Assistant Jenny Williams Jane Potter Caroline Sheehan Physical Activity Unit Librarian Edith Fry Director Kellie Ann Jolly
Program Staff Rita Butera Finance & Administration Lee Choon Siauw Director Randall Kent Shelley Maher Senior Finance Officers Iromi Kodikara Monica O'Dwyer Ajay Vazirani Jo Poxon Finance Officer Sandra Burston Kate Rathbun Information Technology Xa Dinh Sharon Ruyg Records Management Norma Bradley John Strachan Chris Davis Out of School Hours Project Megan Kerr Office Management Chris Huggins Admin Robyn Flett Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit HR Systems Support Lisa Pittard Director Lyn Walker Program Staff Sue Ball Communications & Marketing Dee Basinski Director Jackie Van Vugt Betty Bougas Media Relations Robyn Thompson Philippa McLean Corporate Events & Production Sharon Osman Kenton Miller Publications Peter Ryan Irene Verins Reception Helene Finnie Kim Webster Admin Jo Hillas Natalie Lleonart
Research, Workforce & Tobacco Control Unit Director John Biviano Associates Program Staff Michele Agustin-Guarino Cochrane Collaboration Nicki Jackson Sabrina Gupta Michelle Callander ConnectUs Alana Hulme Rebecca Conning Kerry Moylan
Photography David Mitchiner www.fluxfoto.com Images on pages 4, 8, 14, 16, 19, 22 and 24
Design Paoli Smith Document1 24/9/04 9:21 AM Page 4
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