Health Promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health.
Vic Health on Health Promotion
Our Work
At DPV Health, the Population Health Team leads the delivery of the Community Health, Health Promotion Program. The Population Health Team is committed to building safe, healthy, inclusive communities within our catchments through health promotion and prevention programs that address the social determinants of health Social determinants of health. Health promotion programs that consider the underlying causes of health inequities create healthier populations and more equitable health systems. Understanding the social determinants of health is important because they contribute to the health disparities and inequities that affect individuals’ ability to lead healthy lives. Research shows that the social determinants of health can have a more significant impact on health outcomes than medical care or genetic factors.
To deliver our health promotion programs, we work in partnership with community and a wide range of local organisations, including the Hume and Whittlesea Councils. We deliver projects across a range of settings including local primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, day care centres, sports clubs, workplaces, community groups and organisations, in some of the most disadvantaged suburbs in the local catchments.
All our projects are designed around key priority areas:
- Nutrition and Food environments
- Active Living
- Vaping Prevention
- Gender Equity and Prevention of Gender-based Violence
- Mental Wellbeing
- Diversity & Inclusion
For more details, please contact the Population Health Team: populationhealth@dpvhealth.org.au
Our Focus Areas
DPV Health’s 2025-2029 Community Health - Health Promotion Strategic Plan
Nutrition and Food environments
Physical Activity & Movement
Escape the Vape
Gender Equity and Prevention of Gender-based Violence
Oral Health
Diversity & Inclusion
Online Cookbook
Good Food for Good Health
DPV Health is excited to share an online cookbook to help our community to eat healthier and improve their general health & wellbeing by creating 80+ Dietitians-approved recipes to help create nourishing, balanced meals for the whole family.
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