Many Western Australian adults are eating junk food too often, a new survey has revealed. A 2022 WA Department of Health Nutrition Monitoring Survey of 1500 adults across the state showed that just over one third eat savoury junk food (fast food, hot chips, salted snacks) more than four times a week, and more than …
A six-month nutrition and gardening pilot program in South Guildford has grown due to its success in promoting healthy behaviours in people recovering from mental illness. Casson Homes received $5,000 from Healthway towards establishing a community garden and to run bi-weekly nutrition and permaculture sessions for more than 100 of its past and present residents. The …
Image: Lisa Bayakly Cystic Fibrosis WA Chief Executive Officer and former KPMG partner Lisa Bayakly has been appointed to the Healthway Board for a three-year term. Ms Bayakly has significant experience in organisational, research and grant governance, and financial management, and has engaged with Boardrooms and Committees, including Audit and Risk Committees, within government, and …
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We are proud to present to you Healthway’s Strategic Plan 2024-2029: Creating a healthier WA together, which outlines our framework for action over the next five years to help achieve our vision for a healthier WA. Our strategic plan also identifies a new focus on advocacy and leadership to help drive system change, healthy equity and …
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Our Healthy Schools Program works in partnership with Western Australian schools to create a healthier Western Australia (WA). This initiative aims to support schools to deliver projects that promote the health of their students through activities aligned with the Health Promoting Schools Framework. We are seeking to fund activities related to the promotion of good …
Healthway’s A/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeremy Hubble showed off his pitching skills at Saturday night’s Perth Heat game whilst sporting their special edition jersey, designed by a fan-based competition winner Chris Pavlesic from Sydney. Through Perth Heat and Healthway’s partnership fans from across the country are invited to design a special edition jersey that players …
Healthway’s partnership with The Literature Centre develop creative techniques to deliver exciting and engaging ways to increase awareness on the importance of healthy eating to its students. This year each workshop was tasked with a short poem based on a health message and entries submitted into its national Healthy Poem Competition. Three national winners were chosen, including …
Congratulations to the 55 schools across our State who will share in more than $217,000 to implement projects within the school community, which address increasing healthy eating and creating a smoke-free WA. Read the media statement here. School Funded amount Project name Project description Regional Schools Shark Bay Primary School Parents and Citizens’ Association Incorporated …
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Click here to visit the Portal. Frequently Asked Questions Lotterywest Healthway Grants Portal What are we doing? Healthway and Lotterywest are launching a new Grants Management System (GMS) to provide a better experience for grant applicants by introducing the Lotterywest Healthway Grants Portal. From 31 July 2023, you’ll be able to apply for grants, track …
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As part of her final year studies in Bachelor of Health Promotion at Curtin University, Tayla Fiorenza (pictured) completed her 100-hour Alcohol in Sport project with Healthway last month. The project aimed to review the current alcohol sponsorship environment within sports clubs. To begin, a literature review was conducted which showed that the sale and availability of …
Healthway acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the original custodians of this country, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We respect their cultures and Elders, past and present.
Ngala kaaditj Whadjuk moort keyen kaadak nidja boodja – We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which we are based.
