A cross-sectional analysis of local government health and wellbeing plans and priorities in Victoria, Australia
| Autor: | Mark Anthony Alindogan, Anske Robinson, Eli Ristevski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic growth
Victoria Cross-sectional study Population health Health Promotion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Health care 050602 political science & public administration Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status Local Government business.industry Health Priorities Health Policy 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Metropolitan area 0506 political science Health Planning Cross-Sectional Studies Content analysis Local government Community health Public Health business Public Health Administration State Government |
| Zdroj: | Australian journal of primary health. 23(5) |
| ISSN: | 1448-7527 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to explore local health and wellbeing plans and priorities by Victorian local governments (LGs), specifically to: (1) analyse how LG priority areas are described in comparison to the State-level plan; (2) identify differences between regional and metropolitan health priorities; and (3) identify differences between LGs with high and low socioeconomic status. Content analysis of 79 LG health and wellbeing plans was undertaken. Differences in health and wellbeing priorities between LGs were examined using the t-test for two proportions. In total, 20% of the plans did not specify actions to address health priorities. One in three (34%) did not specify how evaluation will be done. Alcohol and other drugs, gambling and housing were prioritised more by metropolitan LGs, whereas disease prevention was prioritised more in regional LGs. There was no significant difference in health and wellbeing priorities of LGs with high and low socioeconomic status except for gambling. State-level health and wellbeing plans should be sensitive to differences in priorities of LGs. There is a need for local plans to commit to specific actions and evaluation. This analysis provides basis for more community-reflective, State-level planning and calls for more emphasis on identifying actions and evaluation in local level planning. |
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