Resources tagged: Communities
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Built Environment - Literature Review
The University of New South Wales' Healthy Built Environments Program (HBEP) has completed a major scholarly literature review (2011) examining the role of the built environment in supporting human health as part of everyday living.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Research |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Creating Healthy Neighbourhoods
Developed by the Heart Foundation, this brochure highlights the results of consumer preferences for healthy developments and provides some basic guidance to the development industry on how new developments can appeal to the market demand for healthy neighbourhoods.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Built Environment, Communities, Cycle paths, Cycling, Footpaths, Non-government organisations, Paths, Physical activity, Publications, Town planning, Walking |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Active After-school Communities
The Active After-school Communities program is a national initiative that provides primary school-aged children with access to free, sport and other structured physical activity programs in the after-school time slot of 3.00pm to 5.30pm.
| Resource type: | Programs and Services |
| Tags: | Active schools, Children, Clubs, Communities, Physical activity, Primary schools, Program, Programs and Services, Schools, Sports, Teachers |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Heart Foundation Position Statement: The Built Environment And Walking
The built environment is directly associated with physical activity, particularly walking. To encourage and facilitate walking for transport and walking for recreation, the Heart Foundation makes recommendations for adult Australians, the health sector, governments and planners that include changes to the built environment and multi-level strategies, such as public education.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Built Environment, Communities, Guidelines, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Town planning, Walking |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
Blueprint for an Active Australia
Developed by the National Heart Foundation, 'Blueprint for an active Australia' provides key information to help governments, organisations, associations and agencies formulate a national physical activity plan for action.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Advocacy, Communities, Health policy, Physical activity, Physical activity levels, Physical activity plans, Policy, Public health, Publications |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
Heart Foundation Walking
Heart Foundation Walking is Australia's largest network of free community-based walking groups, led by volunteer Walk Organisers. Heart Foundation Walking makes being active easy, even for those not used to being active.
| Resource type: | Programs and Services |
| Tags: | Communities, Exercise, Group exercise, Health improvement, Health promotion, Heart health, Local government, Non-profit organisations, Outdoor recreation, Paths, Physical activity, Program, Programs and Services, Walking, Wellbeing |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Healthy Spaces & Places
Healthy Spaces and Places is a national guide for planning, designing and creating sustainable communities that encourage healthy living.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Community facilities, Cycle paths, Environment, Footpaths, Guidelines, Inclusion, Outdoor recreation, Parks, Paths, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications, Recreation facilities, Town planning |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2009 |
Australian Early Development Index
The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) provides a measure of young children's development from a population perspective. The AEDI is used to provide a snapshot of the current state of children's development within communities all over Australia.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Boys, Child development, Children, Communities, Data, Early years, Education, Girls, Parents, Planning, Primary schools, Publications, Research, Schools, Statistics |
| Relevance: | National |
| Year published: | 2006 |
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