2018-03-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   6 MARCH 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    6 MARCH 2018

          1    INTRODUCTION
            1.1  Purpose
           The 2016 Noosa Social Plan recommends Council develop a Community Health Plan (The Plan).
           The Plan will review Council’s current legislative health prevention role and opportunities within
           that gambit, and assess role options for Council in support of the World Health Organization
           (WHO), National and State community health strategies.
           The Plan will also identify the various roles key stakeholders (including Council) currently have
           within the broad health sector, and how the key stakeholders (including Council) can work
           together to achieve positive community health outcomes.
           The Plan will:
           e   review the Noosa Local Government Area (LGA) profile in terms of demographic, social determinants
               and health status
           e   compare Noosa LGA profile data with the State population profile data and identify
           e   review government (state and federal) strategic directions and resourcing policies,
           e   audit existing health services within the Shire,
           e   review communicable and non-communicable (chronic) health data within the Shire
           e   identify gaps, duplications or opportunities for partnerships
           e   provide a roadmap for the future development of the arts, culture and heritage in the Shire.

            1.2  Scope
           The plan will include:
           e   World Health Organization, National and State Health strategies
           e   Legislative obligations
           e   Current services
           e   Community initiatives
           e   Health services
           e   Current Council & State built environment health inputs, e.g. planning scheme, affordable
               housing
           e   Infrastructure initiatives i.e. water and sewage, waste and transport initiatives
           e   Economic initiatives e.g. employment and business activity initiatives

            Not included in the scope of this plan are:
           e   Activities addressed in other council plans such as the Noosa Local Economic Development
               Plan, Social Strategy, Transport Strategy, and Sport and Recreation Plan

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