The presentation was shown during the Healthy People, Wealthy Nation Forum last January 29, 2014.

1. 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]

2. __________________________________________________________________
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

3. __________________________________________________________________
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

4. __________________________________________________________________
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)

5. __________________________________________________________________
Source: AIHW (adapted from Australia’s Health 2008 Table 4.1)

6. __________________________________________________________________
The
mo&va&ons……….
• History of success with comprehensive, longterm approaches:
– road safety, tobacco control, sunscreen use
• History of government leadership & support:
– e.g. VicHealth, Healthway
• Partnerships:
– NGOs + Government

7. __________________________________________________________________
Milestones in reducing smoking in
Australia 1980–2007
Source: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2009

8. __________________________________________________________________
Road fatalities in Australia 1968-2008
Source: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2009

9. __________________________________________________________________
ANPHA’s
vision:
A
healthy
Australian
society…….
…..where
the
promo3on
of
health
is
embraced
by
every
sector,
valued
by
every
individual
and
includes
everybody.”

10. __________________________________________________________________
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.

11. __________________________________________________________________
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

12. __________________________________________________________________
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

13. __________________________________________________________________
ANPHA
Advisory
Council
Made
of
senior
academics,
state
government
leaders
from
• Public
health
• Clinical
medicine
• General
prac3ce
• Indigenous
Australians
• NGOs

14. Priorities
Current themes
• Obesity
• Tobacco
• Alcohol
-Workforce
-Research
• Emphasis on
individuals
• Emphasis on social
determinants
– Disadvantage

15. __________________________________________________________________
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

16. __________________________________________________________________
Priori&es
-­‐
Tobacco
• Na3onal
Tobacco
Campaign
• Plain
Packaging
• Tax
increases
• Monitor
current
measures
e.g.
retail
display
controls,
Quitline
use,
smoking
cessa3on
support

17. __________________________________________________________________
Priori&es
-­‐
Alcohol
• 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

18. __________________________________________________________________
Priori&es
-­‐
Alcohol
 “Be
the
Influence”
campaign
 Buy-­‐out
of
alcohol
sponsorships
in
16
major
Sports
across
Australia

19. __________________________________________________________________
Research
Program
• Emphasis on translation of evidence into
effective policy and programs
- 2011 Preventive Health
Project Grants Program
- National Preventive
Health Research Strategy

20. __________________________________________________________________
www.anpha.gov.au