Help shape the future of preventive health in South Australia

Consultation has concluded

Share your thoughts on the draft Preventive Health SA Bill 2024.

What's being decided?

The draft Preventive Health SA Bill 2024 (the Bill) formally recognises preventive health as an important area of health policy, ensuring it becomes a permanent part of the infrastructure of the health system in South Australia.

The Bill seeks to:

- strengthen collaborative preventive health action,

- embed the prevention agenda for long term and sustainable outcomes,

- ensure a dedicated focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians by preventing and reducing the burden of non-communicable health conditions and improving health equity.

Your feedback will help ensure the Bill can achieve a renewed and dedicated focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

Background

Preventive Health SA was established in 2024 to strengthen the prevention agenda in South Australia through the consolidation of key prevention functions in a single agency, including obesity prevention, tobacco, vaping, mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drugs, and the determinants of health.

In February 2024, the South Australian Government approved the drafting of a Bill for the establishment of Preventive Health SA in legislation, to give perpetuity to preventive health in South Australia. The legislative basis demonstrates a commitment to long term, sustainable outcomes through collaborative preventive health action and a renewed focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

To support this, the Preventive Health SA Establishment Advisory Council was created, to provide strategic advice to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the establishment of Preventive Health SA and the draft Bill. Chaired by the Hon Nicola Roxon, members of the Advisory Council have expertise in epidemiology, public health policy, Aboriginal health, health equity, preventive health strategy, Government policy making and business. The Advisory Council has provided advice to inform drafting of the Bill, incorporating learnings from other relevant legislation both nationally and internationally.

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What are the next steps?

We will collate your feedback and consider it in the final drafting of the Bill. The Advisory Council will review the final draft, before seeking approval for the introduction of the Bill to Parliament later this year.

We will make available a report on the consultation findings on this page in August 2024.

Share your thoughts on the draft Preventive Health SA Bill 2024.

What's being decided?

The draft Preventive Health SA Bill 2024 (the Bill) formally recognises preventive health as an important area of health policy, ensuring it becomes a permanent part of the infrastructure of the health system in South Australia.

The Bill seeks to:

- strengthen collaborative preventive health action,

- embed the prevention agenda for long term and sustainable outcomes,

- ensure a dedicated focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians by preventing and reducing the burden of non-communicable health conditions and improving health equity.

Your feedback will help ensure the Bill can achieve a renewed and dedicated focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

Background

Preventive Health SA was established in 2024 to strengthen the prevention agenda in South Australia through the consolidation of key prevention functions in a single agency, including obesity prevention, tobacco, vaping, mental health, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drugs, and the determinants of health.

In February 2024, the South Australian Government approved the drafting of a Bill for the establishment of Preventive Health SA in legislation, to give perpetuity to preventive health in South Australia. The legislative basis demonstrates a commitment to long term, sustainable outcomes through collaborative preventive health action and a renewed focus on improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

To support this, the Preventive Health SA Establishment Advisory Council was created, to provide strategic advice to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the establishment of Preventive Health SA and the draft Bill. Chaired by the Hon Nicola Roxon, members of the Advisory Council have expertise in epidemiology, public health policy, Aboriginal health, health equity, preventive health strategy, Government policy making and business. The Advisory Council has provided advice to inform drafting of the Bill, incorporating learnings from other relevant legislation both nationally and internationally.

Get involved

Find out more:

Have your say:

What are the next steps?

We will collate your feedback and consider it in the final drafting of the Bill. The Advisory Council will review the final draft, before seeking approval for the introduction of the Bill to Parliament later this year.

We will make available a report on the consultation findings on this page in August 2024.

Consultation has concluded

  • Consultation Outcome

    Thank you for helping to shape the future of preventive health in South Australia through your involvement in the consultation process on the draft Preventive Health SA Bill 2024.

    A Consultation Findings Report is now available, summarising what we heard as part of this consultation process.

    Preventive Health SA has used feedback from consultation to strengthen the Bill in a number of areas.

    It is anticipated that the Bill will be introduced to Parliament later this year.

    We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively to improve the health and wellbeing of South Australians.