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  • The Science of Sugar – What’s in our food?

    That Sugar Film are launching a new series of educational videos for children (and their parents or teachers). They will also be sending them …

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  • Staying Healthy in the Heat | City of Greater Dandenong & the Victorian Government

    A heatwave is a period of unusual and uncomfortable hot weather that can have an impact on human health, community infrastructure (such as the …

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  • Kids tell us what they like to do in Greater Dandenong

    As part of the launch of the City of Greater Dandenong’s Child Friendly City initiative, a book showcasing what local children like to do …

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  • 5 Top Tips to Get Kids to Wear Sunscreen at School

    Melbourne mum Belinda is asking parents to lead a push to make sunscreen part of their children’s school routine. Watch her top tips for …

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  • Big Voices at the Little Day Out – Children Share Their Ideas for Greater Dandenong

    The City of Greater Dandenong is a Child Friendly City which values, respects and celebrates children’s voice. We love to hear what local children …

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The Science of Sugar – What’s in our food?

That Sugar Film are launching a new series of educational videos for children (and their parents or teachers). They will also be sending them …

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Staying Healthy in the Heat | City of Greater Dandenong & the Victorian Government

A heatwave is a period of unusual and uncomfortable hot weather that can have an impact on human health, community infrastructure (such as the …

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Kids tell us what they like to do in Greater Dandenong

As part of the launch of the City of Greater Dandenong’s Child Friendly City initiative, a book showcasing what local children like to do …

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5 Top Tips to Get Kids to Wear Sunscreen at School

Melbourne mum Belinda is asking parents to lead a push to make sunscreen part of their children’s school routine. Watch her top tips for …

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Big Voices at the Little Day Out – Children Share Their Ideas for Greater Dandenong

The City of Greater Dandenong is a Child Friendly City which values, respects and celebrates children’s voice. We love to hear what local children …

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Healthy Catering

Healthy catering in the workplace is an important part of helping staff, clients and visitors to be healthy.  Workplaces may offer catering for a …

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Celebrating our community at Wallarano Primary School

In 2014, The new principal of Wallarano PS, MS gail Doney asked the visual arts teacher Mr Peter Cameron to develop a visual arts …

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Student action for safer environments at Dandenong High School

Dandenong High is tackling Safe Environments and utilizing student engagement to touch on Road Safety and changes in attitude.    

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A healthy school at Yarraman Oaks Primary School

In 2015, Yarraman Oaks Primary School (Y.O.P.S.) has implemented new programs and initiatives to ensure our learning community is health. In our video you …

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A timetable for a healthier Spring Parks Primary School

Spring Parks school environment and students are healthier and happier due to one simple change – their timetable.  

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How to promote healthy eating in early childhood services.

Simple ways that early childcare and education services can promote healthy eating for young children. For more information visit http://www.heas.healthytogether.vic.g…

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Bike education and healthy eating at Dandenong West Primary School

Dandenong West Primary School has put together a video showing our Bike Education Program and healthy eating festival this year. Both of these programs …

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Healthy and active at Springvale Park Special Development School

Springvale Park SDS prides itself on raising awareness and active participation in relation to all health matters. As you can see the students are …

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Dental Care for children

http://www.raisingchildren.net.au This short dental care video shows you how to care for kids’ teeth. It includes advice on encouraging children to drink tap water, …

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Preparing a healthy dinner with children

http://www.raisingchildren.net.au Even young children can help get dinner ready. The parents in this video give their daughters jobs as part of preparing an evening …

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Sometimes foods and kids

http://www.raisingchildren.net.au This short video features parents talking about sometimes foods, healthy eating and children. Parents share strategies for making healthy eating part of everyday …

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Healthy lunchboxes – meals and tips

Victorian State Nutritionist Veronica Graham shares three healthy and delicious lunchbox examples for the kids and provides some great food preparation tips to save …

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Healthy lunchboxes – what to include

Victorian State Nutritionist Veronica Graham takes us shopping for the right foods to include in your childs lunchbox. A healthy lunchbox should include a …

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Maintaining a positive body image

The pressure on young girls and boys to be physically perfect is creating an epidemic of children and teenagers with low self esteem and …

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Sugary Drinks – know the facts

Victorian State Nutritionist, Veronica Graham (APA) says to limit your intake of sugar-sweetened drinks, they are not needed and may cause you harm. Find …

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Workplace Catering

With more than half of all Victorians in full time or part time employment, workplaces that support healthy eating can significantly contribute to the …

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What is Mental Health?

How would you define mental health? Mental health can be a difficult concept to understand and explain to others. MindMatters provides a clear and concise …

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Safe Landing: Sexuality Education Program

Family Planning Victoria’s SafeLanding model is addressing the barriers that schools face in teaching sexuality education. Visit http://www.fpv.org.au/safelanding for more information or to purchase a SafeLanding …

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Sexual consent is like a cup of tea

When thinking about sexual consent, it can be useful to look at it in a different way. Just imagine instead of initiating sex, you’re making …

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Healthy Together Achievement Program | Workplaces – getting started

Getting started with the Healthy Together Achievement Program is easy. In video 1 of this series, Henry talks about the simple steps it takes …

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How we can make it easier to eat healthier

Government policies, health promotion initiatives, food manufacturing and consumer education are all important tools to help make healthy choices the easier choices for people …

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Safe routes to school for Portarlington Primary School

Portarlington Primary School came up with a creative way to get their community walking safely to school. Find out how in this short film …

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Switch off and play for under 2’s

Do you know how much screen time is recommended for children under 2? Find out in this short clip from Mildura Best Start!  

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Switch off and play for families

It’s important that children and adults to break up long periods of sitting still to keep their body working well. While screen time activities might …

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Reducing alcohol-related harm in the workplace

Almost 9 per cent of Australians report drinking alcohol at work, an occupational health, safety and welfare issue. Risky alcohol use can also lead …

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Reducing stress in the workplace

Exposure to workplace stressors is widespread and is related to a substantial fraction of common chronic diseases. However this is preventable. VicHealth’s Creating Healthy …

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Greater Dandenong Walks to School

What are the benefits of walking to school? Athol Road Primary School and Keysborough Primary School show us why they think walking to school …

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Walking to school with children – have you got what it takes?

Are you nervous about letting children walk to school? Watch this funny clip about how one parent Hannah overcomes her fears! This clip is a great icebreaker …

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Reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace

Prolonged, unbroken time spent sitting is common in many Australian work places. This extended video has been produced as part of VicHealth’s Creating Healthy …

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VicHealth – what kind of drinker are you?

VicHealth research has found there are four drinking identities – think you can guess what yours might be? You might be surprised. Take the …

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Physical Activity – The Alice Project

The Alice Project was run by Ausdance Victoria and supported by VicHealth’s MOTION program to get Victorians moving through art. The story and characters …

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Active for Life | VicHealth

Introducing a new VicHealth resource, Active for Life, brings together Australian and international research to challenge our current thinking and help decision makers identify …

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Top tips to reduce salt intake

High salt intake is linked to a number of health problems yet many Australians eat almost double the recommended amount. Find out about small …

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Understanding health promotion – A short introduction

Health promotion is a rich area of ideas, approaches and research. Want the bite-size serve to begin understanding it? ‘With permission from VicHealth; copyright …

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Long day care kids love their healthy new menu

See how Nutrition Australia and the Healthy Eating Advisory Service helped Bloom Early Learning provide healthier foods and drinks for their kids. Nutrition Australia …

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Healthy food is a hit at Heany Park OSHC

Find out what kids think about the healthy food at Heany Park P.S. outside school hours care. For support for your OSHC service, contact …

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Buckley Park College shows the way to healthy eating at school

See how Buckley Park College canteen engaged staff, students and parents to provide healthier food and increase sales! For support to provide healthier foods …

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Healthy Eating at Shalimar Park Preschool

Our document showcases the importance of fresh water for our bodies but also it’s importance for watering our vegetable garden. Healthy eating, especially fresh …

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How to Make Your Own Sunscreen Station – SunSmart

A sunscreen station can help teach children from the age of 3 to apply their own sunscreen, supporting independent SunSmart habits. Use the sunscreen …

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Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide – Sid the Seagull Video – SunSmart

Thirty years after he first graced our television screens with his Slip, Slop, Slap message, Sid the Seagull is back with a new song …

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Fidget Break Dice Activity

Sitting for long periods can be damaging to health.  Increasing daily physical activity improves cognition, attention, fine and gross motor skills and overall fitness for …

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Lets Lunch – Kids cooking together

Let’s Lunch was developed as a transition activity for upper primary students and preschools children to run together. The primary school students plan and …

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Yarraman Oaks Primary Schools – Physical Activity and shaded play

At Yarraman Oaks Primary school staff recognise how important it is for children to participate it lots of active play throughout the day. In …

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Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Here – Healthy Together Greater Dandenong

Healthy Together Greater Dandenong aims to help us improve our health and wellbeing where we live, learn, work and play. The City of Greater …

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‘Turning on the Light’ young people raising awareness of mental health issues

This video aims to raise awareness of common mental health issues prevalent in young people. It portrays realistic circumstances young people might face, and …

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Healthy Together Greater Dandenong School Staff Challenge – Healthy Eating

Schools and early years services in Greater Dandenong are making changes to improve staff health as well as the health of their students! This …

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The Greater Dandenong Healthy Together Achievement Program

Primary and secondary schools and early childhood services are invited to take part in the Victorian Achievement Program to support efforts in becoming a …

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Healthy Eating and Active Play with babies

In this video, the City of Greater Dandenong  takes you through how to incorporate food, play and fun into your baby’s life.

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City of Greater Dandenong Child Friendly City

The City of Greater Dandenong is a Child Friendly City, in which all children are valued, respected and celebrated. – Children are given opportunities …

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Yarraman Oaks Primary School – Healthy Eating Ideas

Yarraman Oaks Primary School run a range of healthy eating activities with their students, families and staff.

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Achievement Program Signage

What your signage will look like when you reach recognition in the Achievement Program.

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Achievement Program Cycle – Overview

A summary of how to work through each step in the Achievement Program cycle.

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Achievement Program – Coordinate Phase

A summary of how to work through the Coordinate phase in the Achievement Program cycle.

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Achievement Program – Create Phase

A summary of how to work through the Create phase in the Achievement Program cycle.

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