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Health in All Policies, South Australia

Town/Region | Adelaide
State | SA
Context | Statewide
Target Group | All
Timing | Until 30 June 2011
Weblink | Click here to view the website.

Overview

The South Australian Government has created a Health in All Planning Officer position in order to promote better health through urban planning in South Australia (SA).  The position forms the basis of a partnership between the SA Department of Planning and Local Government and the SA Department of Health. The Health in All Planning Officer works within the Department of Planning and Local Government to develop greater integration of best practice health principles into planning policies, programs and protocols.

The role was created from the work of Professor Ilona Kickbusch who recommended the state government adopt a healthy public policy framework known as Health in All Policies (HiAP). This is a new approach to health governance which has been successfully applied in northern Europe but is new to Australia. A HiAP approach emphasises collaboration across disciplines to improve the determinants of health and promote better population health outcomes. 

Key Features

  • The Health in All Planning Officer position is funded for 3 years by the SA Department of Health on a full-time basis.
  • The Health in All Planning Officer position has created a presence and an additional resource within the Department of Planning and Local Government to promote health in strategic and policy planning.
  • Is contributing to the improvement of the workforce capacity within Planning and Health departments and ability communicate and collaborate on planning matters.
  • Long term benefits of the role are likely to be a cultural shift towards health and planning within the organisation and systemic changes which incorporate a health focus that endure beyond the role of the Health in All Planning Officer.

Considerations

  • Strengthened engagement between Planning and Health departments on planning issues. Both agencies share common targets through the South Australian Strategic Plan to improve the health and wellbeing of the community.
  • The Health in All Planning Officer is working in partnership with both agencies to develop joint policies which address those targets.

 Click here for more detailed information on the Health in All Officer position in the South Australian government.

Last updated on 12th June, 2009
Sponsors This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.