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Taking Preventative Action

8.2 Timeline for Implementation of Preventative Health Activities 2011

The Agency to develop preventative health workforce strategy.
The Agency to publish a report on the state of preventative health in Australia.
Data collection under the Australian Health Survey (nutrition, physical activity and chronic disease status) from April 2011.
The Agency, in conjunction with the NHMRC, to call for and award grants to the value of $4 million on activities able to translate research to policy and program design.

In primary care:

Consideration of report of the National Review of Food Labelling and its recommendations in relation to front of pack labelling.
Public information campaigns will reinforce the importance of healthy lifestyles in reducing the risks of chronic disease.
Individuals in an additional 80 communities (total of 90) will be able to access healthy lifestyle programs through the Healthy Communities Initiative.
States and territories receive $66 million in facilitation payments to roll out healthy lifestyle programs in workplaces (Healthy Workers) and child care settings, pre-schools and schools (Healthy Children).
Framework for Healthy Communities launched, outlining standards, principles and registration system for programs and providers funded through the initiative. This will ensure effective and evidence-informed programs are rolled out. An organisation will be funded to manage the Framework.
Development of voluntary competitive benchmarking and nationally agreed standards for workplace based prevention programs.
Presentation of national awards for employers demonstrating excellence in workplace health promotion.
From July 2011, COAG Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Healthy Lifestyle workers employed in a further 20 regions around Australia (now 40 in total), commence training and begin to deliver healthy lifestyle programs in Indigenous communities.

Legislation drafted and introduced to mandate plain packaging for tobacco products.
$61 million National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health national anti-smoking social marketing campaign continues.
$27.8 million anti-smoking social marketing campaign continues to target high-risk and hard-to-reach groups, including pregnant women and their partners, people living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, people from culturally and linguistically diverse background, people with mental illness and prisoners.
From July 2011, COAG Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Tackling Smoking measure workforce employed in a further 20 regions around Australia (now 40 in total) delivering smoking cessation support and regional anti-smoking campaigns.

$25 million National Binge Drinking Strategy Community Sponsorship Fund continues to provide an alternative to alcohol sponsorship for local community sporting and cultural organisations.
$20 million National Binge Drinking Strategy Community Level Initiative – funding rounds continue to support community driven initiatives to tackle the culture of binge drinking, particularly among young people.
$5 million National Binge Drinking Strategy enhancement of telephone counselling services continues and possible extension of social marketing.