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©2014 National Heart Foundation of Australia
Tasmania the Healthiest State by 2025
Tasmania the healthiest population in Australia by 2025 Liberal Party pre-election policy
Hobart a city that builds strong & healthy communities by 2025 Hobart City Council 2025 vision
A 10% reduction in physical inactivity by 2025 World Health Organisation
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Tasmania the Healthiest State by 2025
That’s only 10 years away ‘We've got five years, that's all we've got’
David Bowie
But we’ve got 10 years Do we have 10 years?
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Tasmania has the biggest health improvement
challengeTasmania Australia
% with CVD 28.0 21.5
% with hypertension 40.9 31.6
% with high cholesterol 39.4 32.8
% overweight/obese 64.7 62.8
% smoke 21.7 18.0
% insufficiently active 59.5 57.0
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What are we going to do about it?
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We shape our cities
thereafter they shape us
from: ‘We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us’ (Winston Churchill)
The built environment will be a major determinant for improving health and wellbeing by 2025.
Health and wellbeing must be embedded into activities of government and councils.
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Why are we doing our
spaces and places so badly?
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What are we dealing with?
Indicators of unhealthy spaces and places
–pollution–dangerous–obesity–crime –inactivity–social isolation
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The built environment
vision for 2025
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Change policy priorities?
Cars Walking
Goods transport Cycling
Public transport Public transport
Cycling Goods transport
Walking Cars
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Policy settings for healthy spaces and
places
Active living Active travel Compact cities Mixed density housing range life cycle
Mixed use compatible mix of uses
Public open space Healthy food access
Buildings siting and design that encourages physical activity
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State Policy for Healthy Spaces and Places
State Policies and Projects Act 1993 Made after consultative public processes
and rigorous assessment process Parliament sets the policy agenda Aspirational Binds Crown and councils
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State Policies
Schematic construction
a ffe cts ac tiv i t ie s o f S ta teD e pa r tm e nts an d co un c i ls
B ind s th e C row n a nd co u nc i ls
p lan n in g d irec tiv es
p e rm its
p lan n in g sch e m es
T a sm an ian P lan n in g C om m iss ion
S ta te P o lic ies
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Options for intervening in the built environment
Do nothing
Planning directive
Government (small p) policy
Advocacy – another aspect of business as usual
State Policy
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Do we have 10 years?