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Preven&on through partnerships – Inves&ng today in Australia’s future
Rob Moodie, Deputy Chair, ANPHA Advisory Board [with thanks to Louise Sylvan, CEO, ANPHA]
Preven&ve Health Reforms Long history of Health Promo3on Founda3ons (VicHealth 1987 and Healthway 1991)
2008 – Preventa3ve Health Taskforce established
2009 – Taskforce Report: Australia the healthiest country by 2020
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Preven&ve Health Reforms
March 2010 – Government response to Taskforce
November 2010 – Australian Na4onal Preven4ve Health Agency Act 2010
1 January, 2011 – ANPHA is established
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The drivers….. • >80% increase in health care expenditure
($12.1 billion 2002/03 to $21.8 billion 20017/18) for 3 conditions – cancer, CVD, diabetes
• >50% of potentially preventable hospitalisations associated with selected chronic conditions.
• >7 million Australians with at least one chronic condition (2004-05 National Health Survey – AIHW analysis)
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Source: AIHW (adapted from Australia’s Health 2008 Table 4.1)
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The mo&va&ons……….
• History of success with comprehensive, long-term approaches: – road safety, tobacco control, sunscreen use
• History of government leadership & support: – e.g. VicHealth, Healthway
• Partnerships: – NGOs + Government
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Milestones in reducing smoking in Australia 1980–2007
Source: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2009
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Road fatalities in Australia 1968-2008
Source: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2009
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ANPHA’s vision: A healthy Australian society…….
…..where the promo3on of health is embraced by every sector, valued by every individual and includes everybody.”
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ANPHA’s mission
To be the catalyst for strategic partnerships, including the provision of technical advice and assistance to all levels of
government and in all sectors, to promote health and reduce health risk and inequali3es, and to ini3ate ac3ons to promote
health across the en2re Australian community.
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Func&ons
• Provide advice/recommenda3ons – on request or by own ini3a3ve to: -‐ Minister for Health; -‐ Australian Health Ministers Conference; and/or -‐ Australian Local Government Associa3on
• Collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate informa3on rela3ng to preven3ve health
• Develop na3onal standards and codes of prac3ce • Manage award schemes for excellence in preven3ve health
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Func&ons
• Conduct educa3onal, promo3onal and community awareness programs rela3ng to: -‐ promo3on of healthy lifestlye and good nutri3on -‐ reducing tobacco use -‐ minimising the harmful drinking of alcohol -‐ discouraging substance abuse -‐ reducing the incidence of obesity
• Encourage ini3a3ves through partnerships with industry, non-‐governmental organisa3ons and the community sector
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ANPHA Advisory Council
Made of senior academics, state government leaders from • Public health • Clinical medicine • General prac3ce • Indigenous Australians • NGOs
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Priorities
Current themes • Obesity • Tobacco • Alcohol
-Workforce -Research
• Emphasis on individuals
• Emphasis on social determinants – Disadvantage
Priori&es -‐ Obesity • Measure Up campaign: Swap it, don’t stop it
• Monitoring food marke3ng to children • Evidence on community-‐based obesity preven3on ini3a3ves – and op3ons for scale-‐up
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• Na3onal Tobacco Campaign
• Plain Packaging • Tax increases • Monitor current measures e.g. retail display controls, Quitline use, smoking cessa3on support
Priori&es -‐ Tobacco
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• Na3onal Binge Drinking Strategy:
– community level ini3a3ves
– community sponsorship fund – na3onal telephone counselling number and standards
• Alcohol Pricing – case for a minimum price
• Adver3sing and Labelling
Priori&es -‐ Alcohol __________________________________________________________________
“Be the Influence” campaign Buy-‐out of alcohol
sponsorships in 16 major Sports across Australia
Priori&es -‐ Alcohol __________________________________________________________________
Research Program
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- 2011 Preventive Health Project Grants Program
- National Preventive Health Research Strategy
• Emphasis on translation of evidence into effective policy and programs
www.anpha.gov.au __________________________________________________________________