Engagement and Consultation

The Preventative Health Taskforce has sought input from a variety of stakeholders and experts in the development of the National Preventative Health Strategy.

Commissioned writing

The Preventative Health Taskforce commissioned 8 papers to assist with the drafting of the National Preventative Health Strategy.

Reducing the harm from Alcohol, Tobacco and Obesity in Indigenous Communities: Key Approaches and Actions
(J. Boffa and E. Tilton with D. Legge and B. Genat) (PDF 340 KB)

The impact of the Prevention Task Force target reductions for risky/high risk drinking on national morbidity and mortality
(T.Chikritzhs) (PDF 67 KB)

Health Equity in Australia: A policy framework based on the social determinants of obesity, alcohol and tobacco
(S. Friel) (PDF 266 KB)

Taking action on obesogenic environments: Building a culture of active, connected communities
(J. Garrard) (PDF 345 KB)

The role of primary health care in the prevention of chronic disease
(M. Harris) (PDF 198 KB)

Deaths and premature loss of life caused by overweight and obesity in Australia in 2011-2050: Benefits from different intervention scenarios
(D. Holman and V. Gray) (PDF 239 KB)

Predicted impact of proposed tobacco control strategies
(S. Hurley, M. Spittal, M. Scollo, S. Durkin, M.Wakefield) (PDF 253 KB)

Inappropriate food marketing
(L. King, B. Kelly, T. Gill, J. Chau and K. Chapman) (PDF 279 KB)

Consultations

The Preventative Health Taskforce consulted with the public, professional and consumer groups, and other interested people and organisations.

It held consultations in all capital cities and some regional centres from October 2008 to February 2009. The outcomes of the local stakeholder consultations are provided in the table below.

PDF printable version of Preventative Health Taskforce Consultation Schedule (By Invitation Only) (PDF 15 KB)

Preventative Health Taskforce Consultation Schedule (By Invitation Only)

Date	Location	Venue	Local Stakeholder Consultation	Round Table	State/Territory Officials	Other Meetings
23-Oct-08	Hobart	Hobart Function and Convention Centre	10am - 12noon 1pm - 3pm	-	Officials participated in the Local Stakeholder Consultation	-
23-Oct-08	Launceston	Hotel Grand Chancellor	10am - 12noon 1pm - 3pm	-	-	-
31-Oct-08	Darwin	Crowne Plaza	9am - 12.30pm	-	NT Government (3pm - 5pm)	AGPN Forum (1.30pm - 2.30pm)
4-Nov-08	Alice Springs	Diplomat Hotel	10.30am - 1.30pm	-	-	-
7-Nov-08	Dubbo	Carlton House OEC	10.30am - 12.30pm	-	-	-
17-Nov-08	Canberra	Bradman Room, Manuka Oval	9.30am - 11.30am	Prevention and Primary Care, including in remote and rural settings (2pm - 5pm)	-	-
19-Nov-08	Canberra	Canberra Southern Cross Club	-	Targets, Strategies, Evidence and Evaluation (9am - 12noon)	-	-
19-Nov-08	Canberra	ACT Health	-	-	ACT Government (2pm - 3pm)	-
24-Nov-08	Brisbane	Customs House Building	10am - 12noon	-	Queensland Government (1pm - 3pm)	-
24-Nov-08	Sydney	DoHA State Office	-	Reshaping Demand and Supply in Food. (2pm - 4pm)	-	-
25-Nov-08	Sydney	Novotel - Brighton Beach	9.30am - 11.30am	-	-	-
26-Nov-08	Sydney	Novotel - Brighton Beach	9.30am - 11.30am	-	NSW Health (4pm - 6pm)	-
25-Nov-08	Cairns	Sebel Cairns	10am - 12noon	-	-	Indigenous (2pm - 4pm)
15-Dec-08	Melbourne	The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre	-	Recreation, Fitness & Weight Loss (9am - 12noon) The Built Environment (2pm - 5pm)
29-Jan-09	Adelaide	The Mecure Grosvenor Hotel - 125 North Terrace, Adelaide	9.30am - 11.30am	SA Government (3pm - 5pm) Citicentre building 11 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide	SA Government (3pm - 5pm)	-
29-Jan-09	Sydney	Stamford Plaza Sydney Airpor	-	Reshaping the Culture of Drinking (9am - 12noon) Private Health Insurance and Prevention (2pm - 5pm)	-	-
30-Jan-09	Sydney	NSW State Office Conference Room 18.01	-	Medicines and Prevention (9am - 12noon)	-	-
30-Jan-09	Mt Gambier	The Quality Inn Presidential 153 Jubilee Highway	9.30am - 11.30am	-	-	-
5-Feb-09	Perth	Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre - 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth	9.30am - 11.30am	-	WA Government (3pm - 5pm)	Indigenous (12.30pm - 2.30pm)
6-Feb-09	Kalgoorlie	Comfort Inn Midas 409 Hannan Street	9.30am - 11.30am	-	-	-
10-Feb-09	Melbourne	The Sebel & Citigate Hotel Albert Park Melbourne - 65 Queens Road	10am - 12noon	Healthy Workplaces (2pm - 5pm)	-	-
11-Feb-09	Melbourne	The Sebel & Citigate Hotel Albert Park Melbourne - 65 Queens Road	10am - 12noon	-	Victorian Government (3pm - 5pm)	-
13-Feb-09	Wodonga	Café Grove 198A High Street	9.30am - 11.30am	-	-	-

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Preventative Health Taskforce Local Stakeholder Consultation Outcomes

Date	Location	Local Stakeholder Consultation Outcomes
22-Oct-08	Hobart	Outcomes - Hobart - 22 Oct 2008 (PDF 30 KB)
23-Oct-08	Launceston	Outcomes - Launceston - 23 Oct 2008 (PDF 25 KB)
31-Oct-08	Darwin	Outcomes - Darwin - 31 Oct 2008 (PDF 30 KB)
4-Nov-08	Alice Springs	Outcomes - Alice Springs - 4 Nov 2008 (PDF 55 KB)
7-Nov-08	Dubbo	Outcomes - Dubbo - 7 Nov 2008 (PDF 72 KB)
17-Nov-08	Canberra	Outcomes - Canberra - 17 Nov 2008 (PDF 30 KB)
24-Nov-08	Brisbane	Outcomes - Brisbane - 24 Nov 2008 (PDF 26 KB)
25-Nov-08	Sydney	Outcomes - Sydney - 25 Nov 2008 (PDF 41 KB)
26-Nov-08	Sydney	Outcomes - Sydney - 26 Nov 2008 (PDF 49 KB)
25-Nov-08	Cairns	Outcomes - Cairns - 25 Nov 2008 (PDF 25 KB)
29-Jan-09	Adelaide	Outcomes - Adelaide - 29 Jan 2009 (PDF 39 KB)
30-Jan-09	Mt Gambier	Outcomes - Mt Gambier - 30 Jan 2009 (PDF 27 KB)
5-Feb-09	Perth	Outcomes - Perth - 5 Feb 2009 (PDF 26 KB)
6-Feb-09	Kalgoorlie	Outcomes - Kalgoorlie - 6 Feb 2009 (PDF 19 KB)
10-Feb-09	Melbourne	Outcomes - Melbourne - 10 Feb 2009 (PDF 21 KB)
11-Feb-09	Melbourne	Outcomes - Melbourne - 11 Feb 2009 (PDF 25 KB)
13-Feb-09	Wodonga	Outcomes - Wodonga - 13 Feb 2009 (PDF 22 KB)

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