Municipal Public Health Plans
Guidelines For Development

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Contents

Introduction

Background

• Functions of Councils
• Municipal Public Health Plans
• Rationale

Preparing a Municipal Health Plan

• Setting up a Steering Committee
• Role
• Membership
• Chairperson
• The Functioning Committee
• Project Manager
• Timeliness

Identifying Scope and Issues

• Choosing the Issues
• Working Groups
• Information Awareness
• Local Networks
• Community Liaison
• Consultation with Department of Human Services
• Collecting Information

Generating Goals, Objectives And Actions

• Context
• Goals, Objectives and Actions
• Action and Strategies

Writing The Strategy

• Words on Paper
• Expression
• Structure
• Decision Making and Approval Process

Producing And Promoting The Finished Document

• Production
• Promotion

Review And Evaluation.

• Reviewing a Plan
• Evaluating a Plan

Appendix 1

Revised September 1996.

Published by the Public Health Division,
Department of Human Services (formerly the Department of Health And Community Services),
Victoria, Australia.

Graphics and Production by the Promotion Media Unit, Dept. of Human Services.
For further information regarding this document please contact:

Ron Frew (03) 9637 4013, Municipal Public Health Plans Program,
Department of Human Services (formerly H&CS).

email: ron.frew@dhs.vic.gov.au

ISBN NUMBER 0 724 124 209

In preparing this manual extensive reference was made to the document:
Looking forward a Guide to Preparing a Conservation Strategy, Ministry of Planning and Environment 1989.