Resources tagged: Federal Government
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Sport and Active Recreational Policy Framework
The National Sport and Active Recreational Policy Framework (the Framework) was developed by Commonwealth, state and territory government departments responsible for sport and recreation, with feedback provided by a range of national sporting organisations, active recreation organisations and peak bodies.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Participation, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Recreation, Sports, Strategies |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Creating Places for People: Urban Design Protocol
Creating Places for People is a collective commitment to best practice urban design in Australia. The protocol is the result of two years of collaboration between peak community and industry organisations, and governments at all levels.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Design, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Guidelines, Infrastructure, Local government, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Town planning, Urban design |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health
The National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health (NPAPH) was announced by the Council of Australian Government (COAG) on 29 November 2008.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Active workplaces, Agreements, Children, Communities, Federal Government, Government policy, Health campaigns, Health policy, Healthy weight, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Public health |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
National Preventative Health Strategy
The Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon, launched the National Preventative Health Strategy on 1 September 2009. The 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.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Advocacy, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Health policy, Health promotion, Non-government organisations, Non-profit organisations, Obesity, Overweight, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Public health, Statistics |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
National Volunteering Strategy
The National Volunteering Strategy sets out the Australian Government’s vision for volunteering in Australia over the next 10 years. The aim of the strategy is to ensure that by 2021 volunteering is encouraged, supported and recognised by all Australians.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Federal Government, Participation, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Strategies, Volunteers |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Closing the Gap Strategy
A national integrated Closing the Gap strategy has been agreed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia. It is a commitment by all Australian governments to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, and in particular provide a better future for Indigenous children.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Aboriginal, Active living, CaLD, Children, Communities, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government programs, Health improvement, Health inequalities, Indigenous, Indigenous programs, Inequalities, Multicultural, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Strategies |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
National Disability Strategy
The National Disability Strategy outlines a 10-year national policy framework to guide government activity across six key outcome areas and to drive future reforms in mainstream and specialist disability service systems to improve outcomes for people with disability, their families and carers. It represents a commitment by all levels of government, industry and the community to a unified, national approach to policy and program development. This new approach will assist in addressing the challenges faced by people with disability, both now and into the future.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Access, Active living, Disability, Families, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Inclusion, Local government, Mental health, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Special needs |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Sustainable Australia - Sustainable Communities, a population strategy
On Friday 13 May 2011, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP, released Sustainable Australia – Sustainable Communities: A Sustainable Population Strategy for Australia.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Communities, Design, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Local government, Natural environment, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Regions (WA), Strategies, Sustainability, Town planning, Urban design |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy
The National Primary Health Care Strategy (the Strategy) represents the first comprehensive national policy statement for primary health care in Australia. It provides a road map to guide current and future policy and practice in the Australian primary health care sector.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Federal Government, General Practitioner, Government policy, Health inequalities, Health policy, Health professionals, Inequalities, Infrastructure, Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Public health, Regions (WA), Strategies |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2010 |
Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success
As part of the 2010-11 Budget, the Australian Government has announced its new direction for Australian sport. The Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis MP, released the Australian Government’s new sport vision Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success which is backed by $195 million in extra funding, the largest-ever injection into Australian sport.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Federal Government, Government programs, Participation, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Sports, Sports and leisure facilities, Sports clubs, Strategies |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2010 |
National Mental Health Plan
The fourth National Mental Health plan sets an agenda for collaborative government action in mental health for five years from 2009, offers a framework to develop a system of care that is able to intervene early and provide integrated services across health and social domains, and provides guidance to governments in considering future funding priorities for mental health.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Anxiety, Depression, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Local government, Mental health, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Public health, Strategies, Wellbeing |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
National Early Childhood Development Strategy
On 2 July 2009, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) endorsed the National Early Childhood Development Strategy- Investing in the Early Years. In jointly developing the Strategy, the Australian, state and territory governments have signalled their intention to take a leadership role in early childhood development now and into the future.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Active living, Active schools, Babies, Child care, Child development, Children, Early years, Families, Federal Government, Government agencies, Infants, Local government, Non-government organisations, Non-profit organisations, Parents, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Primary schools, Schools, Strategies, Teachers, Toddlers, Wellbeing |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
National Urban Policy - Our Cities, Our Future
On 18 May 2011, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport released Our Cities, Our Future - A National Urban Policy for a productive, sustainable and liveable future.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Access, Active living, Active transport, Built Environment, Design, Federal Government, Government agencies, Government policy, Local government, Natural environment, Non-government organisations, Non-profit organisations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Planning (strategic/organisational), Policy, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Sustainability, Town planning, Urban design |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Australian National Preventive Health Agency
The Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA) was established on 1 January 2011. ANPHA’s job is "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 inequalities". The ANPHA website contains information about the agency and its work.
| Resource type: | Weblinks |
| Tags: | Federal Government, Government agencies, Health improvement, Health inequalities, Health policy, Preventative health, Public health, Weblinks |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Australian National Preventive Health Agency - Strategic Plan 2011-2015
The Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA) is Australia's first national preventative health agency with the capacity to lead, support and coordinate health prevention and health promotion efforts. This document outlines the ANPHA's strategic plan for 2011 - 2015 and will guide the new agency through its establishment and first few years.
| Resource type: | Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents |
| Tags: | Federal Government, Government policy, Government programs, Policy, Planning and Strategy Documents, Preventative health, Public health, Strategies |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
WA Healthy Children Implementation Plan
The WA Healthy Children Implementation Plan outlines how the Western Australian Department of Health plans to use the Commonwealth funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement to increase the proportion of WA children and adolescents who have a healthy diet, are physically active and are a healthy weight.
| Resource type: | |
| Tags: | Active schools, Children, Federal Government, Government policy, Government programs, Health improvement, Health inequalities, Health policy, Healthy weight, Physical activity, Policy, Preventative health, Public health |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Healthy Communities Initiative Grants Overview Presentation - City of Cockburn Case Study
Peta Turner from the Department of Health WA provided information supplied by the City of Cockburn on their successful Healthy Communities Initiative application.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Communities, Federal Government, Government programs, Health campaigns, Health improvement, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications |
| Relevance: | Local |
| Year published: | 2011 |
City of Wanneroo - Healthy Communities Initiative Presentation
Toyah Tinworth from the City of Wanneroo provided an overview of the local government's experiences thus far after receiving Healthy Communities Initiative funding.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Communities, Federal Government, Government programs, Health campaigns, Health improvement, Local government, Physical activity, Presentation, Publications |
| Relevance: | Local |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Swap it, Don't Stop it Campaign
Swap It, Don’t Stop It! was launched on 13 March 2011. This new national campaign forms phase two of the Measure Up campaign which highlighted the link between increased waist measurement and the risk of chronic disease.
| Resource type: | Programs & Services |
| Tags: | Advocacy, Body fat, Federal Government, Government programs, Health campaigns, Healthy eating, Healthy weight, Obesity, Overweight, Programs & Services |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Australian Bicycle Council
The Australian Bicycle Council is the national body that manages and coordinates implementation of The Australian National Cycling Strategy 2011-2016. This is the third cycling strategy to be sanctioned by Australian transport ministers as part of the Australian Transport Council.
| Resource type: | Weblinks |
| Tags: | Active transport, Cycle paths, Cycling, Federal Government, Paths, Strategies, Weblinks |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Australian Sports Commission
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is Australia’s primary national sports administration and advisory agency, and the cornerstone of a wide-ranging sports system.
| Resource type: | Weblinks |
| Tags: | Federal Government, Sports, Strategies, Weblinks |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
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