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Item 10.7 - Attachment 1 |
Minutes 8 September
2011 SWAHS and PCC Strategic Partnership Meeting |
Strategic Health Partnership Minutes
Thursday 8th September
2011
1.00pm – 3.00pm
˜ Level 12 Boardroom –
Chair: Dr Robert Lang, Chief Executive Officer
Attending from PCC:
Lord Mayor John Chedid
Sue Weatherley, Outcomes
& Development Group Manager
Geoff King, Manager City
Strategy Unit
Megan Dephoff, Social
Outcomes Manager
Victoria Edghill, Social
Outcomes Project Officer
Jayne Boardman, Social
Outcomes Project Officer
Lavinia Thompson, Project
Support Officer
Attending from SWAHS:
Christine Newman, Acting
Director Centre for Population Health
Apologies:
Councillor Andrew Bide
Councillor Chiang Lim
Matt Cruickshank, Team Leader,
Environment and Public Health
Dr Stephen Corbett,
Director Population Health
Kay Tennant, Coordinator Healthy Built
Environments, A/Coordinator Tobacco Control Program
Lyn Tunchon,
Acting Group Manager Primary Care and Community Health Services
1. Welcome by
the Chair
Dr
Robert Lang welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending.
Apologies
received and noted.
2. Acceptance of
previous minutes – 30th March 2011
Minutes
of previous meeting accepted by consensus when circulated by email.
3. Strategic
Updates
a.
Civic
Place (Rob
Lang)
The
remaining land required for
Council
recently ran an international design competition for one of the key sites along
the foreshore - Lennox Bridge Car Park site.
Also
there are a range of short, medium and long term initiatives aimed at
activating the Parramatta River Foreshore with events, way finding and shared
pathways.
E-Parra
and Parra Connect (Geoff King)
Council
continues to implement the E-Parra strategy and action plan and the Parra
Connect strategy.
IBM
Innovation Discovery Workshop 20th and 21st October 2011 (Geoff King)
The
aim is to generate ideas and defined projects, to find a way forward to support
the creation of the “Smarter Cities” vision for
Sydney
Water is currently investigating sewer links along
Draft
LEP and DCP
(Sue Weatherley)
The
draft LEP is with the Minister awaiting approval. The DCP will then come into effect once the
LEP is approved.
Review
of City Centre LEP (Sue Weatherley)
Will
be amalgamated into the one with a report to Council by the end of the year.
Better
Neighbourhoods Program (Sue Weatherley)
Ermington,
Midson / Boronia – complete.
Constitution
Hill – complete.
Toongabbie
Town Centre and Park Road Rydalmere - currently being scoped.
Cycleways (Sue Weatherley)
Council
has focussed on Adult cycle training, artwork which is also used as bike racks
and also the completion of the missing links in the Parramatta Valley Cycleway,
connecting the CBD to Westmead through
Healthy
Communities Grant (Megan Dephoff)
Council
was unsuccessful in its application. Holroyd was successful with their
application, as were 7 in rural area’s.
Council would like to acknowledge SWAHS for their assistance with
Council’s grant application.
Smoking
Update
(Megan Dephoff)
A
report will go to Council in November 2011 once final results have been
received from the consultant.
Bus
Shelter Access (Victoria Edghill)
Capital
works have been completed on 14 sites and Council will be seeking further
funding to progress the next phase of the upgrade.
b. SWAHS – Christine Newman
Health
Reform Transitional Organisation
NSW
Department of Health will become the NSW Ministry of Health. The role of the Ministry is to support the executive and statutory roles of the NSW
Minister for Health and monitor the performance of the NSW public health
system, known as NSW Health. .
The operational activity will move from being centralised to
localised. The Local Health Networks are
abolished and have been replaced by Local Health Districts. The previous three clusters have been
abolished and staff will be moved back to the Local Health Districts. Westmead Children’s Hospital will remain part
of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network.
Western
Sydney Medicare Local has been established. The aim of the Medicare Local is to
strengthen the local primary health care system by working with the people who
deliver health services to the public to help keep communities well and out of
hospital.
Federal
Agency - Preventative Health Agency has been established. State level agency is to be established.
Healthy
Children’s Initiatives has been funded by the Federal Government. This includes:
- Live Life Well at School and Crunch and Sip Programs for
primary schools. Currently being rolled
out in public schools but will be expanded to Catholic and Independent schools.
- Munch and Move Program currently being rolled out in
pre-schools now to be extended to long day care and family day care
Stepping
on Program for Older People has now received funding. The
program targets those at risk of falling in the 75+ age group.
Work
Places –
Healthy Workers Initiative funded by the Federal Government is due to start
sometime in 2012. Research is currently
being conducted in Lithgow and
ACTION: Christine Newman to
update and clarify the new structure as it unfolds.
4. MOU Project
Updates
MOU
Project updates provided by each organisation for the following projects (refer
to attachment):
Ø Health Data
Ø Healthier Food Choices
Ø Planning Policy for Healthier Food Choices
Ø Bicycling Promotion
GPS
mapping of supermarkets, schools, fast food outlets –
LM:
Research in
ACTION: Christine to provide further information.
5. General
Business
Questions from Councillor Lim
What is SWAHS
policy on smoking at the
The No Smoking policy is enforced by the Local
Health District within all health facilities and grounds. Patients can be supported by Nicotine
Replacement Therapies to assist with their withdrawals. It is important that Health provides a smoke
free environment to protect staff, visitors and patients. It is also important that they enforce the
evidence based message that every cigarette is harmful.
A number of universities will be rolling out the No
Smoking ban.
How does
Council respond to this plan?
Just received and currently considering impacts and
response within Council
Big Ideas
Lendlease – University
Largest medical precinct
Access
Issues with Parking and Transport – Lobbying
Government.
6. Next
Meeting - TBC
ACTION: SWAHS to advise date of next meeting
for 6 months time.
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Item 10.7 - Attachment 1 |
Minutes 8 September
2011 SWAHS and PCC Strategic Partnership Meeting |
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Project Title |
Project Objectives |
Draft project Deliverables and Activities |
Project Timing |
PCC Project Contacts |
SWAHS Project Contacts |
Project Current Status |
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Health Survey Data
Provision / Resident Panel Data Provision Project Leader: SWAHS |
Ÿ Increasing Council access
to health data sources that support Council planning for community well being Ÿ Provision of annual
update on the health status of residents, as well as new and emerging risks
that may face the community. Ÿ Also includes PCC
Resident panel data as appropriate |
Ÿ SWAHS Update of Social
and Health Profile for the Parramatta LGA. Ÿ Social and Health Atlas
for the Parramatta LGA Ÿ Multicultural Report Ÿ PCC Residents Panel Data
on Health and Wellbeing |
SWAHS
Annual update TBC PCC
Residents Panel Survey complete |
Victoria
Edghill |
Kay
Tennant/ Epidemiology
Unit |
Ÿ Health Data Presentation
conducted for Council Staff in early August. Ÿ Approximately 30 in
attendance Ÿ Presented by Health
Service Epidemiology Unit Ÿ Presentation circulated
to Council staff. Ÿ This project is now
complete under the current MOU. |
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Increased Healthier Food
Choices Project Leader: SWAHS |
Ÿ A simple and inexpensive
method of evaluating the nutritional value in terms of energy, fats and salt
content on the menu of
participating restaurants. Ÿ Researched information on
barriers, effective labelling systems,
cost and health benefits for menu labelling Ÿ Develop and implement a
guideline and tool kit to support the uptake of menu labelling in the
Parramatta LGA Ÿ Implement cost effective
menu labelling system for food items purchased at restaurants, cafes and food
court restaurants in the Parramatta LGA Ÿ Restaurant / Café patrons
increased awareness of healthier food choices when eating out Ÿ Assessment of the
effectiveness and viability of the initiative |
Ÿ Research completed to
inform project Ÿ Menu labelling
identification system developed Ÿ Menu Labelling Guideline
& Tool developed for Businesses Ÿ Menu labelling system
piloted Ÿ Community awareness of
menu labelling raised Ÿ Patrons of
restaurants/cafes selecting healthier food choices Ÿ Menu labelling viability
identified |
Community
Consultation May
2011 – complete Stakeholder
Consultation May 2011 - complete Business
Consultation end 2011 Voluntary
Restaurant Pilots early 2012 |
Victoria
Edghill |
Rachael
Graham |
· 6 Community Focus Groups conducted (n=60+
participants) · 1 Stakeholder (Council) Focus Group conducted · Targets met in relation to Focus Group numbers · Consultation analysis complete and DRAFT Report
completed and currently being reviewed by project teams · Next phase – consultations and engagement with
businesses · Partnership with NSW Food Authority to deliver
project in line with Fast Choices labelling legislation |
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Planning policy for healthier food choices scoping
project Project Leader: PCC |
Investigate
the opportunities to revise Council’s planning policies and processes to
support healthier food choices for the community |
DA Guidelines relating to healthier food choices |
Jun
12 |
Victoria
Edghill |
TBC |
Internal work within
Council has been undertaken on SIA guidelines re: Affordable Housing
developments. This has informed considerations of this project. Currently scoping and
drafting project brief. |
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Bicycling Promotion Project Leader: PCC |
Supporting
more bicycle trips through integration and promotion of current and new
bicycle maps PCC to conduct end of
financial year audit of cycleways Opportunity to update
version of SWAHS cycle maps as a joint project |
Updated cycle maps |
TBC |
Victoria
Edghill David
Gray |
TBC |
Currently scoping
opportunities and drafting project brief. |