Our campaigns

The increasing harmful use of prescription medicines, such as opioids and benzodiazepines, is a major public health concern. The department is implementing SafeScript, a clinical tool that will provide information about a patient’s prescription history for certain high-risk medicines.

On 21 November 2016 Melbourne experienced the world's largest epidemic thunderstorm asthma event. This campaign was launched in response to that event, to provide Victorians with support and advice about thunderstorm asthma and how to prevent and treat it.

Victorian childcare facilities and kindergartens require proof of immunisation for children in their care. This campaign provides information for parents about immunisation and providing an immunisation history statement.

The department launched it's campaign You never forget the flu at the beginning of the 2018 influenza season to encourage Victorians to get immunised against influenza and help stop the spread of the flu to vulnerable populations.

In partnership with WorkSafe the department is raising awareness in the healthcare sector about occupational violence and aggression in the workplace - how to deal with it, support staff through it and prevent it.

In August 2018 the department launched a workforce campaign for the alcohol and other drug workforce.

Good sexual and reproductive health is important for women’s general health and wellbeing. It is central to their ability to make choices and decisions about their lives, including when, or whether, to consider having children.

Everyone has a responsibility to keep themselves and others safe and healthy in the pool and help keep the pool clean.

We want Victorians to have confidence that in an emergency they will get the care they need, when they need it. That's why we all should save triple zero calls and ambulances for emergencies… because there are alternatives.

From 1 August 2017 smoking was banned in outdoor areas at hospitality and food venues, and food fairs. The department ran an extensive campaign to prepare Victorians for the change, and provided support to businesses and event organisers to implement the ban.