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This guide is one of ten outlining a range of evidence-informed actions that councils may consider when preparing their Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans and other strategies.
An alliance representing more than 40 leading Australian health organisations has today backed the Federal Government’s plan to include alcohol taxation in the Tax Summit to be held next year, and called for tax reform to reduce alcohol harms in Australia.
The Alcohol Policy Coalition has welcomed new ABS data showing a 35.8% drop in alcopop consumption, saying further tax increases are warranted.
The Food for All program demonstrated that many barriers to food security stem from systems that local government cannot directly alter.
Jane Martin, Senior Policy Advisor, Obesity Policy Coalition, VicHealth Award for contributing to and advocating for healthy public policy and regulation.
To have food security accepted as a legitimate area for local action and policy, it's important to assign the role of driving the food security agenda within Council and the community to a specific staff member.
An invaluable resource for local government can be produced by summarising the key food security issues and local evidence into one document.
How local government, ideally in partnership with appropriate agencies, can assist residents in increasing their understanding of how to access and cook healthy meals.
Land use planning is one of the most challenging areas in which to embed food security thinking.
The councils participating in Food for All supported a number of strategies seeking to address hurdles to getting people to food and food to people.
Integrating food security into policy and planning is vital to ensure food security is firmly on the council agenda.
Setting a good example - how council can model ways of supporting healthy eating choices and raise the profile of healthy food access strategies through its own activities.