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IMPORTANT!! Please learn the Mission and the Strategic Priorities for VicHealth. In
particular, can you come up with a silly sentence or an acronym for the mission??>:
Mission or Commitment
In partnership with others promote good health
Recognise that the social and economic conditions for all people influence their health
Promote fairness and opportunity for better health
Support initiatives that assist individuals, communities, workplaces and broader society
to improve wellbeing
Seek to prevent chronic conditions for all Victorians
The Potential Health Outcomes of a VicHealth funded Project and how it Reflects the
Social Model of Health
Read pages 247-29 of your text. Complete the Case Study ReviewDance Extravaganza I Could Have
Danced All Night returns to White Night Melbourne questions , 1 5 on pages 249 250 of your text.
Complete Test Your Knowledge questions 1 3, and Apply Your Knowledge questions 4 7, page 250 of your
text.
To begin the investigation, go to www.vichealth.vic.gov.au and click on > About VicHealth, and >
Programs and Projects.
Select one of the 5 strategic priorities, remember PEPPI and research one of the
programs/projects located on the VicHealth website. Include the following information:
(d) An outline of some of the strategies being employed by VicHealth to promote health in this
area;
(e) A discussion of whether this program/project reflects the five key principles of the social
model of health. (Explain by giving an example from your program/project that fits into each
of those five key principles);
(f) An explanation of actual or potential (or both) health outcomes of this program. If positive
outcomes have already been demonstrated, use statistics to strengthen your explanation;
(g) A concluding statement about what else you think can be done to help in the future to
promote health for all Australians in this area.
Share and present findings with the class in One Note Collaborative Space called
VicHealth Activity
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Please define and compile the following terms into your Unit 3 Health and Human Development Glossary
section. Include key examples to enhance your understanding of each term: