Why Council is interested in your health and wellbeing
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Our key partners include the Victorian Department of Health and other government departments, health and community service providers, local community organisations, businesses, education settings, statewide bodies and other councils. The roles of specific partnerships in addressing our health and wellbeing priorities will be detailed in the Annual Plan.
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Council is committed to work in partnership with the community, other levels of government and stakeholders to address factors that fall beyond the influence of Council and ensure efforts are guided by the community and evolve to meet their health and wellbeing needs.
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Local governments are well-placed to influence many of the social, economic and environmental conditions4 to improve public health and wellbeing; however, Council cannot be as effective acting alone.
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Council recognises the importance of tailoring efforts to meet community needs and will take a people-centred and place-based approach to address our health and wellbeing focus areas, especially for neighbourhoods and populations that are likely to experience health inequities.
Image: Social Model of Health; Dahlgren and Whitehead
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