Australia: the healthiest country by 2020
National Preventative Health Strategy - Overview
Conclusion – a call to action
- 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
The Preventative Health Taskforce invites your involvement in the implementation of the National Preventative Health Strategy.
Everyone has a role to play in prevention. Throughout the Strategy, the importance of working together and taking responsibility is emphasised for all Australians – whether they be individuals, communities, governments, industry, in health or other sectors. The Taskforce would like to hear your ideas about what you can do to help Australia become the healthiest country by 2020.
Please see the four accompanying tables that indicate what roles different groups can play.
The Taskforce is keen to hear and to tell others of your contribution to the health of all Australians. An online national forum for organisations, local governments, businesses and industry, community groups, families and individuals will be developed to share your commitments and plans to making Australia healthy. In the first instance, go to the Taskforce’s website: www.preventativehealth.org.au
Together with this, a national recognition and award scheme for outstanding contributions to making Australia the healthiest country by 2020 will be instituted. The Taskforce looks forward to receiving your contributions.