February 2025 Health promotion is about supporting people to improve their health by facilitating autonomy and behaviour change. Fundamental to health promotion is building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills and reorienting health services. Health promotion mass media campaigns aim to provide information to individuals and communities to support

Thinking of trying Dry July or FebFast? Concerned about your drinking habits and thinking about cutting back? Here are some tips! What works depends on how much you drink Most people successfully quit or cut back their alcohol consumption on their own. People who drink more frequently are much more likely to have symptoms of

It’s February and many people are starting to put into place their New Year’s resolution to drink less alcohol. Events like FebFast can encourage and support these good intentions. But around 30% of people who start FebFast don’t get through the whole month alcohol-free. Relying on intention and willpower to stop drinking, even for a

In AOD work, we often speak of the harms associated with alcohol or other drugs in themselves, but equally important is recognising how laws can cause harm, particularly to vulnerable members of the community. Victoria has recently begun the process of decriminalising public drunkenness, moving towards a health-based response. This was sparked by the death

Alcohol is Australia’s most widely consumed drug, with 35.9% of the population drinking weekly and 5.2% daily. Among recent drinkers, about 1 in 10 are at a high risk of alcohol dependence. The health harms of alcohol consumption are often discussed, but less so is the role played by alcohol in domestic violence in Australia.