Health in an Ageing Society. Exploration of initiatives at Edith Cowan University.

Anne Polley, LecturerSchool of Medical and Health Sciences

Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.

Student centred engagement

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Research

DOHWA, 2019

Work Integrated Learning• OSH• Health Promotion• Nutrition• Addiction Studies

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Engaging with Leaders

• Health Promotion Officers• Learning and Development officers• Healthy Communities Co-ordinator• Project Officers in NGOs and Local Government

Community engagement training

Sustainable Health Review. (2019). Sustainable Health Review: Final Report to the Western Australian Government. P4. Department of Health, Western Australia.

Health Act (1911)Health Act (1911)

Public Health Act (2016)- Risk assessments- Public Health Plan

Public Health Act (2016)- Risk assessments- Public Health Plan

Research

Local Government

WALGA, 2018.

Legislative transition

Success factors

Organisational capacity

Partnerships

Public Health literacy

Reporting and

evaluation

Coordination and

alignment

BarriersAdvocacy• Public Health literacy• Executive level management

Coordination and alignment

• Advisory committee limited to 1 department• Inactive coordinating group

Reporting and evaluation• Inadequate measures and KPIs• Lack of evaluation skills• Too many actions limited evaluation capability

Organisational capacity

Effective collaboration

Advocacy

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Food Security

Anne PolleySchool of Medical and Health Sciences Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.a.polley@ecu.edu.au

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