VicHealth
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| Statutory Authority | |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Government of Victoria |
| Headquarters | 15-31 Pelham St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
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Area served
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Victoria |
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Key people
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Jerril Rechter (CEO) |
| Products | Health Promotion |
 A$41.5 million (2013) |
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Number of employees
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50-200 |
| Parent | Department of Health |
| Website | www.vichealth.vic.gov.au |
Coordinates: 37°48′12″S 144°58′07″E / 37.803287°S 144.968634°E
The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria, originally funded by hypothecated taxation raised by the Victorian Tobacco Act 1987. It was the first health promotion body in the world to be funded by a tax on tobacco.
Better known as VicHealth, the organisation has a mandate to promote good health for all Victorians. With a focus on promoting good health and preventing chronic disease, it leads and advocates for excellence in health-promoting policies and programs.
In 1987, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) was established with funding from government-collected tobacco taxes and mandated to promote health in the State of Victoria.
In 1988, VicHealth moved to buy out tobacco company sponsorship of sport and the arts. As a result, Quit, Heart Health and other health promotion programs replaced tobacco sponsorships. The Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria (now the Cancer Council Victoria) received funding from VicHealth to run its SunSmart and Quit programs and VicHealth funded the first Victorian breast cancer screening program.
In 1989, VicHealth funded significant research into Alzheimer's disease at the Mental Health Research Institute.
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