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Promoting Personal, Group, and Community Wellness Through Research, Education and Consultation

Coordinator:  Associate Professor Jenny Sharples

Project Officer: Felicity Wright

Mission

Wellness is achieved by the simultaneous and balanced satisfaction of personal, interpersonal and collective needs.  

The aim of the Wellness Promotion Unit is to promote personal, group, and community wellbeing through applied research. We Promote wellbeing in Victoria in general and in the Western and Rural regions in particular.  This is line with the mission of Victoria University to offer education, research, and services to the communities in these areas. 

Philosophy

We espouse a health promotion philosophy that seeks to improve the wellness of all community members. We define wellbeing as “a positive state of affairs brought about by the simultaneous satisfaction of personal, relational, and collective needs of individuals and communities”. There can only be wellbeing in the combined presence of personal, relational and collective wellness.” Personal needs include health, the ability to make independent decisions, and a sense of control. Interpersonal needs include positive family relations, affection, empathy and social support. Collective needs include access to health care facilities, economic sufficiency, housing and adequate transportation.

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For further information contact 

Associate Professor Jenny Sharples
Coordinator, Wellness Promotion Unit
Department of Psychology
St Albans Campus
Victoria University
PO Box 14428 
Melbourne City, MC  8001
Australia