Australia: the healthiest country by 2020
National Preventative Health Strategy - Overview
The Strategy was prepared on behalf of the National Preventative Health Taskforce for the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon.
Table of contents
- Chair's Foreword
- The purpose of the Strategy; What is in the Strategy?
- The need for urgent, comprehensive, prioritised and sustained action; What will be different because of the Strategy?
- Prevention works; Progressive, staged and comprehensive action
The Strategy – summarised, prioritised and phased- The conceptual framework for the Preventative Health Strategy
- Strategic directions
- Ensuring effective implementation – the national infrastructure for prevention
- Conclusion – a call to action
- References
- Acknowledgements
National Preventative Health Strategy – Overview
30 June 2009
prepared by the National Preventative Health TaskforceISBN: 1-74186-925-0
Online ISBN: 1-74186-926-9
Publications Approval Number- P3-5457
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National Preventative Health Taskforce
The Strategy was prepared on behalf of the National Preventative Health Taskforce for the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon.Taskforce
Professor Rob Moodie, ChairProfessor Mike Daube, Deputy Chair
Ms Kate Carnell AO
Dr Christine Connors
Dr Shaun Larkin
Dr Lyn Roberts AM
Professor Leonie Segal
Dr Linda Selvey
Professor Paul Zimmet AO
Research and writing team
Ms Meriel Schultz – CoordinatorMs Janet Austin
Ms Tessa Letcher
Ms Yolanda Mansfield
Ms Kate Purcell
Ms Michelle Scollo
Ms Claire Tobin
Mr Brian Vandenberg
Supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing