Better Health Channel

We provide health and medical information to improve the health and wellbeing of people and the communities they live in. This information is:

quality-assured and reliable
up-to-date
locally relevant
easy to understand.

The information on our site aims to help people understand and manage their health and medical conditions. It does not replace care provided by medical practitioners and other qualified health professionals.

We are fully funded by the Victorian Government, with no commercial advertising or corporate sponsorship.
A wide range of information
Our content reflects the wide range of health interests and needs in the community and is based on:

current and emerging health issues
developments in medical research and practice
national and state health priorities
requests from Better Health Channel users and content partners
findings from evidence based research
analysis of our site statistics.