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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


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?


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


What are we going to do about it?


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.


Why are we doing our

spaces and places so badly?


What are we dealing with?

Indicators of unhealthy spaces and places

–pollution–dangerous–obesity–crime –inactivity–social isolation


The built environment

vision for 2025


Change policy priorities?

Cars Walking

Goods transport Cycling

Public transport Public transport

Cycling Goods transport

Walking Cars


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


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


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


Options for intervening in the built environment

Do nothing

Planning directive

Government (small p) policy

Advocacy – another aspect of business as usual

State Policy


Do we have 10 years?


Contacts

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