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Mid North Coast Local Health District

Organisation name Mid North Coast Local Health District
Organisation type Governmental organisation
Organisation fields
  • Health
Description Health Promotion - supporting and implemting preventative health programs in key priority areas.
Commenced Work Five to ten years ago
Type(s) of HBE Activity
  • Advocacy for healthy built environments
  • Translating research into policy
  • Capacity building / staff training
Key objectives of HBE activities
  • To improve people's physical health
  • To increase people's physical activity level
  • To strengthen social capital
  • To promote active transport (walking, cycling, public transport)
The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to getting people active
  • Promoting walking for daily travel / recreation
  • Promoting cycling for daily travel / recreation
  • Promoting use of public transportation for daily travel
  • Providing facilities such as toilets, drinking fountains, shelter etc.
  • Improving connectivity
The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to strengthening and connecting communities
  • Advocating for places where people can meet and connect
  • Input into planning processes that advocate for and strengthen social connectivity
  • Promoting interaction in public spaces including gardens, town squares, parks and lively streetscapes
  • Encouraging supportive social networks within neighbourhoods and participation in decision-making
The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to providing access to healthy food
  • Mapping food service locations (including fast food outlets, access to fresh fruit and vegetables and vending machines)
  • Advocating for controls on food advertising of fast food and exposure in public places
  • Advocating/supporting facilities (e.g. water fountains, community gardens, fresh food markets and allotments, breastfeeding locations etc.)
  • Supporting local food production (e.g., through zoning and land use regulation)
The organisation takes part in the following specific HBE activities HIA Coffs Harbour Our Living City Strategy 2007, PCAL Healthy Planning Workshops 2008/2009, Bellingen Healthy Planning Project with NHF 2008-9, Submission provided on LGA Community Strategic Plan- re HBE strategies.
Target Population
  • General population
  • Other - Local Government, Health workers (AHS)
Geographic Focus of HBE activities
  • Other - Within MNCLHD boundary.
Website http://mnclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/