The development of national injury prevention policy in the Australian health sector: and the unmet challenges of participation and implementation

Mitchell, Rebecca; McClure, Rod

doi:10.1186/1743-8462-3-11

Table 1 Development of injury prevention policy in Australia by the health sector

From: The development of national injury prevention policy in the Australian health sector: and the unmet challenges of participation and implementation

Year	Initiative
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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