Integrating Health in Local Government: Municipal Public Health Planning State Conference

16 October 2003

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Overview

Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
Preston, Victoria

The one-day conference coordinated by the Partnership Development Section, Public Health, aimed to highlight and celebrate leading-edge work undertaken by local governments as part of the Municipal Public Health Planning Good Practice Program.

The Good Practice Program was established in conjunction with the release of the municipal public health planning framework, Environments for Health, in October 2001. Environments for Health provides an approach to planning that is consistent with the overall impact on health and wellbeing of factors originating across any or all of the built, social, economic and natural environments.

Sixteen projects from the first round of Good Practice Program funding shared their experiences with others from across the local government sector.

The conference highlighted the findings from the evaluation of the Good Practice Program and launched the ‘Leading the Way Corporate Video’. The corporate video utilises on-site locations to highlight local government integrated planning success stories in both urban and rural settings.

Almost 200 people attended including planners and decision makers from across local government and professionals in public health, social and corporate planning, education, urban design, community health settings and researchers interested in health policy and evaluation.

Content

Time	Item		Presenter
9.15am	Introductions		Michael Gordon PDF Management Services
9.20am	Welcome to Country		Ian Hunter Wurundjeri representative
9.25am	Conference welcome		Jan Norton Director, Social & Environmental Health, Public Health
9.30am	An overview of local government from a public health perspective (563kb, MS Powerpoint)		John Biviano Manager Partnership Development, Public Health
9.45am	Primary health reform and integrated planning (656kb, MS Powerpoint)		Tracey Slatter A/Director, Primary & Community Health
10.00am	The Good Practice Program evaluation (216kb, MS Powerpoint)		Helen Jordan & Theonie Tacticos Program Evaluation Unit, Melbourne University
11.10am	'Leading the Way' project presentation & Integrated Planning video launch and demonstration (2mb, MS Powerpoint)		Kellie-Ann Jolly from VicHealth & Ged Dibley from PDF Management Services
12.00pm	The wider planning context in local government (90kb, MS Powerpoint)		Kerry Stubbings Moreland City Council & The Municipal Association of Victoria
1.15pm	Concurrent sessions top of page
	Theme 1: Integrated Planning Facilitator: Stephanie Knox from the Planning Institute of Australia Presenters: Melbourne City Council, Moonee Valley City Council & Yarra City Council (1mb, ppt) Ballarat City Council (661k, ppt) Wodonga Rural City, Towong & Indigo Shire Councils (734k, ppt)	Theme 2: Indicator & Health Status Pofile Development r Facilitator: Tim Owen, Regional Public Health Manager, Gippsland Presenters: Greater Bendigo City Council (386k, ppt) Moreland City Council (157k, ppt) Manningham City Council (61k, ppt) Swan Hill Rural City Council & Buloke & Gannawarra Shire Councils (107k, ppt)	Theme 3: Community Participation & Partnerships in Local Government Facilitator: Kelly-Ann Jolly from VicHealth Presenters: Brimbank City Council (68k, ppt) Banyule City Council (32k, ppt) Glenelg Shire Council, Corangamite Shire Council, Moyne Shire Council, Southern, Grampians Shire Council & Warrnambool City Council (111k, ppt) Greater Shepparton City Council (177k, ppt)	Theme 4: Responding to Population Health Issues Facilitator: Andrea Hay, Regional Public Health Manager, Southern Metropolitan Region Presenters: Campaspe Shire Council (1mb, ppt) Baw Baw Shire Council (1.5mb, ppt) Cardinia Shire Council & Casey Shire Council (94k, ppt) Yarra Ranges Shire Council (2mb, ppt)
3.45pm	Feedback from each of the breakout rooms Panel discussion Questions Facilitator: Michael Gordon Panel members: Ged Dibley, Kellie-Ann Jolly, Andrea Hay, Stephanie Knox, Tim Owen & Theonie Tacticos
4.30pm	Closing		Michael Gordon PDF Management Services

Conference documents

• Integrating Health in Local Government Flyer (552kb, pdf)

• Integrating Health in Local Government - Municipal Public Health Planning State Conference (169kb, pdf)

• Collated Council Abstracts (356kb, pdf)

• Biographies of Key Note Speakers (121kb, pdf)

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