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How can community connections improve wellbeing?

Published 17 July 2025

Learning intentions Students will:

  1. Explore the Victorian Women’s Health Atlas, focusing on community connectedness
  2. Debate the importance of community or wellbeing
  3. Examine the roles of local government and organisations to improve wellbeing in their local area

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Citation:

Barlow S (2020) Geography Level 9-10: Geographies of human wellbeing. Women’s Health Victoria and Geography Teachers’ Association of Victoria, Melbourne. – (Women’s Health Atlas Education Resource).

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