Healthy Tasmania Strategy for Preventive Health and the Premier’s Health and Wellbeing Advisory Council - WHO Compendium Report on Multisectoral Action

The Tasmanian Government released the Healthy Tasmania Strategy for Preventive Health and established the Premier’s Health and Wellbeing Advisory Council in 2016 which include strategies to strengthen multisectoral action for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in Tasmania. Enablers of multisectoral action included the authorizing environment provided by government and community leadership, an inclusive and cross-sectoral governance model, identification of champions and building of partnerships for multisectoral action. To make further progress in multisectoral action to improve health and well-being in Tasmania requires maintaining trusted partnerships across sectors that take time and intentional effort to develop, focusing on public value by putting people at the centre of decision-making and identifying mechanisms to support sustained multisectoral action into the future. The Tasmanian government’s response to the State Service Review and the development of a Wellbeing Framework provides practical opportunities to maintain and advance multisectoral action in Tasmania.

This country story is a brief excerpt taken from the detailed country case study in the WHO Compendium report on multisectoral actions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions. Read the full report or access the country story via below link.