Initiatives that respond to the health needs of our communities.
What is it?
We respond to the health needs of our communities through a range of initiatives.
These initiatives are:
- organisation-wide
- collaborations with partners and communities
Our community wellbeing team oversee some of these initiatives. Read more about their work below.
Location
Our organisation-wide initiatives take place across Victoria.
Initiatives by our community wellbeing team are mostly based in Merri-bek.
Contact
Organisation-wide initiatives
Call 1300 637 744
Email info@merrihealth.org.au
Community wellbeing team
Call 1300 637 744
Email community.wellbeing@merrihealth.org.au
More information
What does health promotion look like at Merri Heath?
Our community wellbeing, health promotion and population health initiatives respond to the priority health needs of our communities.
We work in partnership with community members, local government, education, early years and other service providers to bring about better health and wellbeing for all.
Check out our current Strategic Statement 2021-2025.
What are we working on?
We work on many different projects each year.
Recent projects include:
Read more about these projects in our Community Health – Health Promotion Report 2023-2024 or check out this year's Action Plan.
The Community Wellbeing team also has a Community Engagement Framework 2021-23 to guide us in our community engagement activities.
Some of our past initiatives include:
- Hello, Merri-bek!
- Needs Assessment Findings 2022: Active living, health eating and tobacco related harm in Merr-bek
- Speak Up, Speak Out
- Urdu speaking women's group
- Hello, Fawkner!
- The Community Grocer
- Food security in Moreland
- Healthy schools initiative
- Count Me In and Count Me In Too
- Ready, Set, Prep!
- Merri's gender equity project
- COVID-19 community engagement
- Queer youth theatre known as YGLAM
These initiatives have been made possible with funding from the Victorian Government, the Australian Government Department of Social Services, and contributions from Moreland Council and philanthropic organisations.
