Learn about GenV: your opportunity to create a healthier future GenV is a research project built by Victorian families for all families. If you join, you will contribute to healthier children, parents, and families in the future.
Improving care and development through world-class research GenV will work in partnership with Victoria’s health organisations to collect data that will enhance researchers' capacity to understand patient outcomes.
Comprehensive research for precision policy and service delivery GenV aims to transform how we conduct research into health and wellbeing, establishing the foundations for new approaches to data-led policy and strategy development, and the strengthening of service delivery.
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Home\For parents\Where is GenV available? Back Where is GenV available? Where is GenV available? GenV is working with partners and collaborators including all birthing hospitals across Victoria. We’re one of the world’s biggest research projects involving parents and children, but we cannot do it without the help from the hospitals with which we work. GenV successfully launched at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s in Melbourne’s west in late 2020, and launched at more sites starting May 2021, before rolling out Victoria-wide. Since October 2021, every family having a baby in Victoria has the chance to participate in GenV GenV is currently at: Bairnsdale Regional Health Service – Bairnsdale Ballarat Health Services – Ballarat Barwon Health (Geelong University Hospital) – Geelong Bass Coast Regional Health – Wonthaggi Benalla & District Memorial Hospital – Benalla Bendigo Health – Bendigo Cabrini Health – Malvern Castlemaine Health – Castlemaine Central Gippsland Health Service – Sale Colac Area Health – Colac Djerriwarrh Health Services – Bacchus Marsh East Grampians Health Service – Ararat Eastern Health – Box Hill Eastern Health (Angliss Hospital) – Upper Ferntree Gully Echuca Regional Health – Echuca Epworth Freemasons – East Melbourne Epworth Healthcare (Geelong) – Geelong Frances Perry House – Parkville Gippsland Southern Health Service – Leongatha Goulburn Valley Health – Shepperton Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s – Sunshine Kilmore District Health – Kilmore Latrobe Regional Hospital – Traralgon Mansfield District Hospital – Mansfield Maryborough District Health Service – Maryborough Mercy Health Services – Heidelberg Mercy Health Services – Werribee Mildura Base Hospital – Mildura Mitcham Private Hospital – Mitcham Monash Medical Centre (Casey) – Berwick Monash Medical Centre – Clayton Monash Medical Centre (Jessie McPherson Private Hospital) – Clayton Monash Medical Centre – Dandenong Northern Hospital – Epping North East Health – Wangaratta Northpark Private Hospital – Bundoora Peninsula Health – Frankston Peninsula Private Hospital – Frankston Portland District Health – Portland The Royal Children’s Hospital – Parkville The Royal Women’s Hospital – Parkville Sandringham & District Memorial Hospital – Sandringham South Gippsland Hospital – Foster South West Healthcare – Camperdown and Warrnambool St John of God – Ballarat, Bendigo, Berwick and Geelong St Vincent’s Private Hospital – Fitzroy Swan Hill District Health Service – Swan Hill The Bays Hospital – Mornington Waverley Private Hospital – Mount Waverley West Gippsland Healthcare Group – Warragul Western District Health Service – Hamilton Wimmera Health Care Group – Horsham Wodonga Regional Health Service – Wodonga Yarrawonga District Health Service – Yarrawonga You can also join GenV at home! If GenV was not available at your birth hospital or you had a home birth, you are still welcome to join GenV. Please contact us here to let us know you want to take part. If we missed you in hospital or if you decide to take part later, please contact us to register your interest in GenV.