Posts by VIVA! Communications
VIVA! Communications welcomes new recruits
Today we have welcomed two new members to VIVA! Communications – PR Consultant Sophie Harrison and Account Executive, Sophie Ridley. Both Sophies will be charged with supporting the servicing of our VIVA! clientele, and further strengthening our agency’s health communications, digital and social expertise. Sophie H specialises in Sports Science and Public Health. She has…
Read MoreGPs can expect to see at least double the number of dementia patients by 2054
Today we have chosen to reflect on a topic very close to our heart at VIVA! – a therapeutic area which we have specialised in for the past eight years – dementia. Dementia refers to a collection of symptoms that compromise memory, thinking and social and daily activities of life. The disease is progressive, &…
Read MoreTIME TO TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S HEARTS
Did you know that an estimated 1.2 million Australians are living with some form of cardiac, stroke or vascular disease. And that tragically, one woman loses their life every hour to heart disease – a disease which is 80 per cent preventable? Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) represented the second leading cause of death in Australian…
Read MoreTIME TO SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, SEEK & SLIDE
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Sydney sweltered through a heatwave that saw our airport reach 43.5 degrees Celsius – a December record. Sydney was not alone, with other NSW locations climbing beyond 40C that day. These high temperatures are set to continue, with experts calling for all Aussies to brace themselves for scorching temperatures up…
Read MoreNavigating your mental health throughout Christmas & the New Year period
As Christmas fast approaches, many of us will have mixed feelings about the upcoming festivities. What brings happiness to most, can also prove stressful for others. For someone living with a mental illness, the holiday season presents many challenges, an can be associated with stress, sadness and loneliness. An article published by Forbes on maintaining…
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