Department of Health
A gateway to the strategies, policies, programs and services delivered by the Department of Health.
Statewide
Healthy Tasmania Fund Video Stories
Find out how three Tasmanian organisations are making a difference to health and wellbeing in their communities.
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Healthy Tasmania Neighbour Day Challenge 2021
Healthy Tasmania Neighbour Day ChallengeHealthy Tasmania and Relationships Australia Tasmania have worked together since 2018 to support Neighbour Day, a national campaign celebrated annually in March, encouraging people...
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Statewide
Helping young community leaders connect to place and each other
Spending time outdoors, connecting with your local park or reserve and connecting with others is important for our health and wellbeing.
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Statewide
Healthy Tasmania Neighbour Day Challenge 2020 project updates
Find out how last year’s Neighbour Day grant recipients have been addressing loneliness and creating social connections in their communities.
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Community Connections (North)
Rocherlea Men’s and Community Shed builds healthy literacy in northern suburbs of Launceston
The Healthy Shed health and wellbeing program designed by the local community in the northern suburbs of Launceston has achieved significant and lasting results for local men.
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Healthy Tasmania Neighbour Day Challenge 2020
Social connection was a timely theme for this year’s Neighbour Day with the importance of staying connected shown more than ever with Tasmanians in lock down.Neighbour Day...
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Physical Activity | Community Connections (South)
Pathway to health and community connections
With COVID-19 restrictions recently implemented and playgrounds closed, the Orielton Lagoon Loop pathway provided a much-needed chance for people to get out and active during lockdown.
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Community Connections (South)
A flexible, adaptable approach to support community connections
The Highlands Healthy Connect Project has created a healthier, more active and socially connected community in the Central Highlands.
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (North West)
Growing healthy children on King Island
Children on King Island have been nurturing their own fruit and vegetable garden so they can have fresh produce every day.
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Neighbourhood Houses Active Living Challenge
Collaboration between Healthy Tasmania and Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania in the Active Living Challenge
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (North West)
Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre Food REDi - Healthy Me, Healthy You
Building community capacity to afford and produce healthy meals
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South
Tasmanian Bush Food Garden to Plate
The project is an exciting community partnership which promotes the use of Tasmanian bush foods in everyday, healthy recipes while sharing and building knowledge, awareness and respect of Aboriginal history and culture.
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (South)
Hobart City Farm - Fresh Connections
Partnering with local Neighbourhood Houses to build the existing social enterprise, increase reach and reduce barriers to access to fresh, affordable local vegetables.
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (Statewide)
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, kipli nayri takariliya rrala Good Food, Strong Families
Delivering culturally appropriate short courses on nutrition and physical activity to Tasmanian Aboriginal community members through community connections and stories
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (South)
Jordan River Service Inc - Waterbridge Food Co-Op
Building the capacity of the Waterbridge Food Co-Op to increase community reach and sustainability
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Physical Activity | Community Connections (Statewide)
Mountain Bike Skills Clinics for Women and Girls
Delivering beginner skills clinics to women and girls to introduce mountain biking as a fun and exciting physical activity.
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Healthy Eating | Community Connections (South)
Health Advisory Team Central Highlands, Highlands Food Connect Project
The Highlands Food Connect Project meal delivery program is a 12-month project delivering frozen meals to community members living in the Central Highlands area.
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Physical Activity | Healthy Eating | Reduce Smoking | Community Connections (North)
Bothwell Wellness Group Inc., Connecting our isolated community through physical activity
The Bothwell Wellness Group’s Connecting our isolated community through physical activity initiative aims to improve support and opportunities for physical activity in the local community.
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Physical Activity | Healthy Eating | Community Connections (North West)
Devonport City Council Square Peg Project
Implementing a health and wellbeing project for young people, particularly those at risk of social exclusion.
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Physical Activity | Community Connections (South)
Walkable Futures Clarence, Clarence City Council
Walkability audit framework developed at Clarence City Council in partnership with Heart Foundation and community participants to improve liveability in areas vulnerable to poor health outcomes.
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Reduce Smoking | Community Connections (North)
Drug Education Network, Tobacco Free Communities: Glamorgan Spring Bay
Innovative approach supporting community members of the Glamorgan and Spring Bay community to quit smoking.
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2019 Neighbour Day Challenge Winners Stories
Read some of the inspiring ideas from last year’s winners.
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Wildcare Get Outside Leadership Camps
Wildcare’s Get Outside with Community program holds yearly leadership camps to develop the skills of emerging young leaders.
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South
Dover Give It A Go
Dover Give It A Go after school program aims to promote healthy eating, physical activity and social inclusion for children and young people in Dover.
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South
Partnership with Parks and Wildlife Showcases Inclusion
More than 300 people attended a Discovery Day for people of all ages and abilities at Mt Field National Park on 14 January.
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North West
Increasing Healthy Eating and Physical Exercise
Increasing healthy eating and physical exercise project is a partnership between Live Well Tasmania, Wynyard High School and Waratah-Wynyard Council, that aims to improve healthy eating and physical activity for disadvantaged school students in the Waratah-Wynyard Council area.
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Social Marketing Campaign
The Eat Well Tasmania Social Media Campaign explored the merits of using social channels as a way to ‘directly talk’ to Tasmanians about healthy seasonal eating.
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Statewide
parkrun Expansion in Tasmania
Designed to be for all ages and abilities, parkrun is operated by local volunteers in local communities.
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South
MY Swim to Sports
The program aimed to connect multicultural communities to sporting clubs and supports pathways to sports through swimming for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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