National Environmental
Health Strategy
2007–2012
National Environmental Health Strategy 2007–2012
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National Environmental Health Strategy 2007–2012
National Environmental Health
Strategy 2007–2012
ISBN: 1-74186-349-X
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National Environmental Health Strategy 2007–2012
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Contents
Australia’s National Environmental Health Strategy 2007–2012
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Priorities for Action
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Action Areas
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Preparedness for emergencies and capacity to respond
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Workforce development and support
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Evidence-based, effective and nationally consistent guidance
that supports the protection of public health
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health
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Climate change and adaptation
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Surveillance
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Appendix 1: Environmental Health Committee (enHealth)
Membership and Terms of Reference
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National Environmental Health Strategy 2007–2012
The quality of life and the health of
Australians are underpinned by having
clean water and air, safe food and
housing, protection from pollutants
and a program to intervene in the
environment to prevent and control
disease. The National Environmental
Health Strategy 2007–2012 builds
on the framework established by
the National Environmental Health
Strategy 19991 to identify the
Australian environmental health sector’s
role in developing and supporting
infrastructure for health protection.
Environmental health addresses all
the physical, chemical, and biological
factors external to a person, and all the
related factors impacting behaviours.
Australia’s National