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Development of injury prevention policy in Australia by the health sector |
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| Year |
Initiative |
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| 1981 |
Global Strategy for Health for All by the Year 2000 published by World Health Organization. |
| 1985 |
Better Health Commission established to respond to WHO initiative. |
| 1986 |
Looking Forward to Better Health published by the Better Health Commission. |
| 1987 |
Health Targets and Implementation (Health for All) Committee established. |
| 1988 |
Health for all Australians. Report of the Health Targets and Implementation (Health
for All) Committee to Australian Health Ministers published. |
| 1988 |
Establishment of the National Better Health Program. |
| 1991 |
Review of the National Better Health Program. |
| 1992 |
Medicare Agreements Act 1992 requires Commonwealth and State and Territory Governments
to have developed national health goals and targets by 30 June 1994. |
| 1993 |
Goals and Targets for Australia's Health in the Year 2000 and Beyond published. |
| 1993 |
National Health Summit held. |
| 1994 |
Better Health Outcomes for Australia published and Better Health Outcomes Overseeing Committee established. |
| 1996 |
National Health Priority Area initiative established. |
| 1996 |
National Public Health Partnership Group formed. |
| 1997 |
National Injury Prevention Advisory Council established. |
| 1997 |
National Health Priority Area: Injury Prevention and Control report published. |
| 1999 |
Directions in Injury Prevention. Report 1: Research Needs and Directions in Injury Prevention. Report 2: Injury Prevention Interventions Good Buys
for the Next Decade published. |
| 2000 |
Strategic Injury Prevention Partnership established as a subcommittee of NPHPG. |
| 2001 |
National Injury Prevention Plan Priorities for 2001–2003 and National Injury Prevention Plan Priorities for 2001–2003 Implementation Plan published. |
| 2004 |
Evaluation of the National Injury Prevention Plan Priorities for 2001–2003. |
| 2005 |
National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Plan 2004–2014 endorsed. |
| 2005 |
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Safety Promotion Plan 2004–2014 endorsed. |
| 2005 |
National Falls Prevention for Older People Plan: 2004 onwards endorsed. |
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