DHSV comment on the third Women’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy
E-mail response sent 24 June 2010
Dental conditions are mentioned in the Women’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy (page 7) under the title Chronic illness and injury: The evidence. It is noted that dental conditions are the second most common cause of hospital admissions in Victoria behind diabetes complications (DHS, 2004-5).
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DHSV comment on the Mens Health and Wellbeing Strategy
E-mail response sent on May 29 2010
Dental Health Services Victoria notes that oral health is briefly mentioned in the Men’s Health and Wellbeing strategy under the sub-heading Prisoners and again in relation to Service usage and Aboriginal people.We feel it is appropriate to draw your attention to the importance of oral health and some of the shared risk factors with other health conditions.View the Men's Health and
Wellbeing Strategy
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DHSV comment on the Healthy Choices: Draft Food and Drink Guidelines for Victorian Public Hospitals.
Response sent January 2010
Dental Health Services Victoria supports the introduction of Healthy Choices: Draft Food and Drink Guidelines for Victorian Public Hospitals.The Guidelines are a tangible commitment to, and demonstration of, the health-promoting role of hospitals. They reflect community expectations that hospital environments shall encourage, support, demonstrate, enable and promote healthy behaviours.
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Parliamentary inquiry into the potential for developing opportunities for schools to become a focus for promoting healthy community living.
Response sent 31 July 2009.
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