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At the recent AIHPS and VicHealth National Prevention Summit, the Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon announced the National Preventative Health Taskforce. The taskforce, made up of health experts from around , will develop strategies to tackle the health challenges caused by tobacco, alcohol and obesity, and develop a National Preventative Health Strategy by June 2009. 

The Australia 2020 Summit was held in Canberra on the 19 & 20 April 2008.  The AIHPS Research Director, Professor Brian Oldenburg and Academic Partner, Professor Christian Gericke were among the participants in this important stream of discussions and debate about the future of health in Australia .  A full report of the Summit has now been released and can be downloaded from the  Australia 2020 website. 

The health reform process is moving forward at a rapid pace and provides AIHPS and its partners the opportunity to provide expertise and leadership in health and policy from around and internationally.

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Strategic Directions

Here is a summary update of AIHPS work and research program.

Roundtables

In 2008, we will be holding a number of Roundtables and Forums to discuss key issues that arise from the Health Reform process and the AIHPS research streams.  The next of these will be the Citizen Engagement Summit to be held in September 2008 (see below) in Brisbane .  Further information about this and other events will be advertised to all subscribers as information becomes available.

Seminars

Two seminars have already been held in 2008 and we have now made each of these talks available as a podcast along with a copy of the presented slides via the Seminar section of the AIHPS website


National Prevention Summit

A National Prevention Summit was convened by the Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies

A National Prevention Summit was convened by the Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies (AIHPS) and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation on April 9, 2008. The aim was to bring together leaders from local, state and federal government, non-government organisations, community, business and academic sectors to discuss and refine a future agenda for promoting health and preventing disease and illness in . Over 100 key leaders attended the event, which was opened by The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, followed by presentations from Dr Mick Adams, Chairperson, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Dr Lyn Roberts, CEO, National Heart Foundation (Australia) and Mr Peter Wills, AC, Deputy Chairman, Research Australia Ltd.

The resulting document from the Summit - A Platform for Advancing the Health and Wellbeing of all Australians - informed discussions in the Health Stream at the Australia 2020 Summit in Canberra the following week. It is also expected that this Platform document will inform the work programs of the Australian Government's recently established National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission and the National Preventative Health Taskforce. 

A plan for the next steps of this process is currently being formulated and will be disseminated to those who attended the event in due course.

Further information in relation to the event, including the discussion paper, program and those attending the event have now been posted on the AIHPS website.

Consumer Engagement Project

The Consumer Engagement Project continues to make excellent progress and the case studies monograph has been finalised and will be available more publicly from the beginning of May. 

In September a National event will be held to look at the outcomes of the ongoing research project and then to hold a deliberative forum workshop session to analyse and discuss ways forward in different thematic areas.  This event will be a novel and innovative approach to engage participants in a technique that has been successfully by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) in Western Australia .

Further information about this project, case studies reports and event information will be posted on the AIHPS website in due course.

ANZHP

The Australian Health Policy (ANZHP) open-access journal is ready to receive manuscripts that promote debate and understanding about health policy developments and practice in the regions.

A number of manuscripts have been published recently around the workforce and health reform issues.

For article submissions and for further information visit the ANZHP (BioMed Central) website

Marketing and Communications

The AIHPS website has had a facelift over the last month and now includes a number of new sections including a section Of Interest that hosts presentations and publications of AIHPS partners and supporters.  The first of these is a presentation given by Dr Sharon Willcox Making prevention the priority given at the AFR conference in February 2008.  Other documents and other items of interest will be posted in due course.

A new marketing brochure has also been produced for AIHPS.  If you wish to receive a hard copy of this brochure please Contact Us.

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 Latest News


State News
     
March

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April

Medicare course admission to use undergrad level marks
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National News
     
March

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Unhealthy reliance on foreigners
Roxon lets health funds off the hook
Roxon in talks on dental scheme
Wider Medicare a reform call

April

Multiple diseases risk higher for Aboriginies
Blame laid over alcopop tax hike
Clarity and vision lost en route
Rich 'get hospital care'
Three new bodies to keep Australia well
Messages on health become No1 issue
Services must be offered on needs basis
National Preventative Health Taskforce announced


International News 

March

Depression Anxiety are linked to obesity, unhealthy habits

April

Would universal coverage lengthen life expectancies?
Electronic health records not always accurate
Geriatric care is facing crisis
As factories close, health care is 'employer of last resort'
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Latest Events


2008

June:   Australia's Health 2008 (Canberra, Australia)
July:    Population Health Congress (Brisbane, Australia)
September: AHHA 2008 Congress  (Canberra, Australia)

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