Report
Australia's adult health tracker 2016
Publisher
Health
Obesity
Smoking
Health promotion
Chronic diseases
Physical activity
Australia
Description
Australia’s Health Tracker, Australia’s Adult Health Tracker and Australia’s Children and Young People Health Tracker are report cards that provide a comprehensive assessment of the health of Australians in relation to chronic diseases and their risk factors. The report cards will be issued regularly and will track progress towards the targets for a healthier Australia by 2025.
Launched at a national Forum on July 5th 2016, over 50 public health organisations are signatories to Australia’s Health Tracker. The Forum’s key note speaker, Graham MacGregor, a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, has praised the work and urged that Australia follow the lead of the United Kingdom in sugar and salt reform.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Health Policy Collaboration 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
29 Sep 2016
