About this organisation
Description of charity
Diabetes Victoria is the leading charity and peak consumer body working to reduce the impact of diabetes in the Victorian community. Since our establishment in 1953, Diabetes Victoria has developed an international reputation for our innovative work in diabetes research, education, advocacy and support. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation. Above all, we value and respect the lived experience of Victorians affected by diabetes.
Summary of activities
We made a significant contribution during the financial year delivering many well-received programs, courses, events and campaigns under the auspices of the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). We worked towards the prevention of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke as the coordinator of the Victorian Department of Health s long-standing Life! Program. We resumed our collection of pre-loved donated goods, strengthening our partnership with Savers Australia and contributing significantly towards a circular economy. In conjunction with Deakin University, the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD) continues to perform important research initiatives to support people living with diabetes. We published an advocacy document with our key election priorities reaching out to parliamentarians, leaders of like-minded organisations and other key stakeholders to drive action on our strategic priorities. We launched our 2022 Impact Report at an inaugural Thank You event for many of our major supporters and announced the 2022 recipients of our prestigious Outstanding Contribution and Outstanding Contribution Lived Experience with Diabetes awards. Diabetes Victoria delivered comprehensive and topic-specific education programs, basic information sessions, health professional training and upskilling programs, camps, peer support groups and Type 1 Diabetes in Schools programs. We reached out to approximately 150,000 registrants virtually and face-to-face (when in-person programs were resumed). On behalf of Diabetes Australia, we operate the NDSS Helpline and had 330,000 contacts with NDSS registrants throughout Australia. The operating hours of the NDSS Helpline, which were extended during the pandemic, continue to provide greater support for people with diabetes. The NDSS Helpline also processed over 34,000 applications from people needing access to continuous glucose & flash monitoring subsidies. The Victorian Department of Health Life! program is our flagship lifestyle intervention program for Victorians at risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Several important initiatives are underway, including a moderate risk pilot, expansion of our digital platforms and improvements to the e-referrals system. So far, almost 80,000 Victorians have completed at least the introductory session of the program, with successive evaluation reports showing positive outcomes for participants. We aim to take the long-established and successful Life! program to the next level by implementing recommendations from the program offering, content and workforce model reviews, and we strive to reduce the number of Victorians at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. We delivered approximately 1.9 million kgs of clothes from households and charity banks, and our supporters dropped off approximately 2 million kgs of products at various Savers outlets. We are progressing with the expansion of our shared services initiatives.
Mission or vision of the charity
Our mission is to support, empower and campaign for all Victorians affected by, or at risk of, diabetes.
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Programs and activities
Name: National Diabetes Services Scheme
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- General community in Australia
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Life! program
URL: https://www.lifeprogram.org.au/
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
Name: Camps
URL: https://www.diabetesvic.org.au/how-we-help?tags=Left-Mega-Nav%2FCamps%2F&bdc=1
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- General community in Australia
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Support groups
URL: https://www.diabetesvic.org.au/support-groups?bdc=1
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Families
- General community in Australia
Name: OzDAFNE
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
Name: DESMOND
URL: https://www.diabetesvic.org.au/programs-and-services?bdc=1
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
Name: Diabetes at School
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- General community in Australia
Name: Feltman® and Feltmum® training
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- General community in Australia
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