The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

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The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

• DHS and VicHealth Health Promotion Priorities
  Consultation
• February April 2006

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The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation -
VicHealth

• Tobacco Act 1987 and funded by tobacco levy to
  1997
• Independent statutory authority with tri-partisan
  support
• Three year performance agreement and budget with
  Minister of Health sets out priorities and
  desired outcomes
• Majority of funding allocated to external grants

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Our Mission

• Is to build the capabilities of organisations,
• communities and individuals in ways that
• Change social, economic and physical environments
  so they improve health
• Strengthen the understanding and the skills of
  individuals in ways that support their efforts to
  achieve and maintain health

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Our contribution

• Seek innovative solutions to the complex task of
  influencing the social determinants that impact
  health
• Work to build and to share health promotion
  knowledge and expertise
• Work with many sectors, on multiple levels of
  influence (individual, organisational and
  community)

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Strategic planning

• Development of 2006 2009 Strategic Plan
  underway
• This is one consultation process, others include
• Stakeholder Survey (Face-face, phone and on-line
  survey)
• Board and external experts
• Regional forums 2004 and 2005

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Working together

• Effective partnership with DHS
• Greater understanding of your needs
• Aligning with our priority setting and planning
  2006-2009