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Draft frameworks for monitoring television marketing and advertising to children of unhealthy food and drinks - Submission NOW OPEN

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Advocacy and Action in public health: Lessons from Australian over the 20th Century
This publication represents a ‘snapshot’ of the public health successes in Australia over the last century and was produced by the Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) at The University of Adelaide, South Australia.


Corporate Publications


Tobacco


Alcohol


Obesity


Preventive Health Research


National Preventative Health Taskforce

The National Preventative Health Strategy provides a blueprint for tackling the burden of chronic disease currently caused by obesity, tobacco, and excessive consumption of alcohol. It is directed at primary prevention and addresses all relevant arms of policy and all available points of leverage, in both the health and non-health sectors.

The Strategy comprises three parts: an overview; a roadmap for action; and technical papers focused on the three key areas - obesity, tobacco and alcohol. Australian Government 2010, Taking preventative action: a response to ‘Australia: the healthiest country by 2020’, the report of the National Preventative Health Taskforce.

National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health

COAG agreed in November 2008 to a package of reforms aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of government services across Australia. The National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health (NPAPH) was funded as part of the package to reform the health system in Australia.
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