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Local Government Public Health and Wellbeing Planning

Local Government Public Health and Wellbeing Planning. Briefing for Executive and Councillors April 2013. Local Government.

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Local Government Public Health and Wellbeing Planning

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  1. Local Government Public Health and Wellbeing Planning Briefing for Executive and Councillors April 2013

  2. Local Government • Has legislative authority and community responsibility based on an electoral mandate to plan for local areas and ensure community health, wellbeing and development • Do this by addressing the causes of health problems rather than dealing with the symptoms. Helping keeping people well and out of hospitals through immunisation, health inspections and creating healthy environments

  3. Public Health and Wellbeing ActObjectives • protectingpublic health and preventing disease, illness, injury, disability or premature death • promotingconditions in which persons can be healthy • reducing inequalities in the state of public health and wellbeing

  4. Challenges Common challenges to our good health: • preventable diseases are on the rise • the population is growing • the population is ageing • our lifestyles are changing • our world is changing Some population groups have significantly worse health outcomes than others

  5. The ACT Authorised Version No. 020 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 No. 46 of 2008 Authorised Version incorporating amendments as at 19 April 2013 Division 3—Councils Function of Councils Secretary may require report from Council Municipal public health and wellbeing plans Inclusion of public health and wellbeing matters in Council Plan or Strategic Plan Special powers of Secretary in a state of emergency

  6. A municipal public health and wellbeing plan must

  7. Plans must have regard to State Priorities Have regard to State Priorities • Healthy Eating • Physical Activity • Tobacco control • Oral Health • Alcohol and other drugs • Sexual and reproductive health • Mental health • Injury prevention • Skin cancer prevention

  8. Local Government CAN influence the health and wellbeing of communities Early 20th Century Parks and playgrounds Maternal and Child Health Immunisation Food Regulation Residential Zones 19th Century Drains Sewers Building regulations Late 20 Century to now Healthy Cities Health Promotion Preventative focus

  9. Council CAN influence the health and wellbeing of communities

  10. National Partnership Agreement Healthy Together Victoria

  11. Collaboration

  12. Resources • Summarise current Victorian policy and legislative requirements for MPHWP • Identify key elements for effective planning • Provide checklist of actions and milestones to put key elements into practice • Include toolkits and appendices with links to relevant data and planning resources

  13. Alignment of state and municipal public health and wellbeing planning October 2012 Local government elections October 2016 Local government elections June 2013 Council plans June 2017 Council plans October 2013 MPHWPs October 2017 MPHWPs 2018 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 September 2011 Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan September 2015 Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan November 2010 Victorian government election November 2014 Victorian government election

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