Health Promotion

Section One Responsible Minister: ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED Minister for Health 30 JUNE 2008 The Hon Jim McGinty BA, B Juris (Hons), LLB, JP, MLA Hon Minister for Health Accountable Authority: Western Australian Health Promotion In accordance with Section 66 of the Financial Foundation Board Administration and Audit Act 1985, we hereby submit for your information and presentation to the Parliament of Western Australia, the Annual Report of Board of Management Chairperson: the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation July 2007 – June 2008 (Healthway) for the financial year ended 30 June Ms Jenn Morris OAM 2008. The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance Executive Director: with the provisions of the Financial Administration and Mr Neil Guard Audit Act 1985 and other legislative requirements. The Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation Access: rd is constituted under the authority of the Tobacco 3 Floor, 46 Parliament Place Products Control Act 2006. West Perth PO Box 1284 West Perth 6872 CONTACT Phone: (08) 9476 7000 Jenn Morris OAM Chairperson Fax: (08) 9324 1145 Country Callers: 1800 198 450 Email: [email protected] Maurice Swanson Website: Deputy Chairperson Healthway: www.healthway.wa.gov.au WA Government: www.wa.gov.au Date: 29 August 2008 This report is available in alternative formats on request Annual Report 2007/08 TABLE OF CONTENTS RELEVANCE OF HEALTH PROMOTION – SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND TRENDS.................. 5 HEALTHWAY............................................................................................................................... 8 Our Vision................................................................................................................................. 8 Our Mission............................................................................................................................... 8 Who We Are ............................................................................................................................. 8 What We Do ............................................................................................................................. 8 Our Clients................................................................................................................................ 8 KEY STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ................................................................................................. 9 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY AND 2007/08 HIGHLIGHTS ...................................................... 10 HEALTHWAY BOARD MEMBERS ............................................................................................ 13 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT...................................................................................................... 17 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT ........................................................................................ 20 HEALTHWAY PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM STRUCTURE – 2007/08................................... 23 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE .................................................................................................. 24 HEALTHWAY CORPORATE STRUCTURE .............................................................................. 25 HEALTHWAY KEY STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS – Review of Progress..................................... 26 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1 – Focusing on the greatest priority areas for health promotion..... 26 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2 – Getting to the right people.......................................................... 33 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3 – Finding and using the right strategies ........................................ 40 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 4 – Working in partnership with others............................................. 44 STRATEGIC DIRECTION 5 – Sustaining the impact................................................................. 49 HEALTHWAY PROGRAMS – The Year in Review.................................................................... 53 Health Promotion Projects Program........................................................................................ 53 Health Promotion Research Program ..................................................................................... 55 PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH SPONSORSHIP – The Year in Review ............................ 57 Sport Sponsorship Program .................................................................................................... 60 Arts Sponsorship Program ...................................................................................................... 61 Racing Sponsorship Program ................................................................................................. 62 THE YEAR AHEAD – PLANNED ACHIEVEMENTS.................................................................. 65 DISCLOSURES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE............................................................................ 67 CORPORATE SERVICES ......................................................................................................... 74 CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..................................................................... 77 INCOME STATEMENT .............................................................................................................. 79 CERTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS............................................................ 101 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2007/08 ................................................................................ 102 HEALTH PROMOTION PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2007/08 ...................... 110 Annual Report 2007/08 HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2007/08 . 113 SPORT SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2007/08.................... 115 ARTS SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2007/08....................... 133 RACING SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING IN 2007/08 .................. 142 REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 144 Annual Report 2007/08 RELEVANCE OF HEALTH PROMOTION – SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AND TRENDS The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that more than 80% of the burden of disease in Australia and more than 70% of health care expenditure is due to chronic disease and injury. The leading contributors to this burden of disease are ischaemic heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In 2005 in Western Australia, the hospitalisation costs alone of cardiovascular disease, preventable cancers including lung cancer, and diabetes were more than $90 million. Much of the premature morbidity and mortality associated with chronic disease and injury is preventable. Lifestyle factors play a significant role, in particular, tobacco smoking, poor eating habits, insufficient physical activity and harmful alcohol consumption. There is now good evidence that comprehensive health promotion programs are a cost-effective way of improving the health and wellbeing of the population, thereby minimising the burden of preventable disease. The strongest evidence for the cost-effectiveness of prevention comes from studies on smoking. Smoking remains the largest preventable cause of productive ‘life years lost’ to the community, although smoking rates have been falling in Australia for more than two decades. An investment by the Australian government of $176 million on tobacco control campaigns since the 1970’s, along with policy and legislative measures, was estimated in 1998 to have averted 17,400 premature deaths and created a total cost benefit of $12.3 billion. For this reason, tobacco control has been described as a ‘blue-chip investment’, returning a direct saving of $2 for every $1 expended, and indirectly as much as $50 saved for every dollar expended. Similar evidence is now emerging in relation to other lifestyle factors. For example, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption by one serve per day would result in direct health care savings of $18 million annually in WA, and a weight loss of 5kg by all West Australians who are overweight or obese would produce savings of around $1.9 million in relation to treating type 2 diabetes alone. Health promotion seeks to address these key lifestyle factors through a population approach that includes raising community awareness, changing social norms, creating healthier environments and action through public policy. There is strong evidence that the greatest health gains in the community can be made in the longer term through small changes to the level of risk experienced by large numbers of people, than through focusing only on identifying and treating the much smaller number with existing disease. TOBACCO While smoking rates have declined steadily in recent years and are continuing to do so, smoking remains the leading cause of disease and disability globally1 and each year in Western Australia tobacco is responsible for more than 1,500 deaths and 14,000 admissions to hospital.2 Out of 14 attributable risk factors, tobacco was responsible for the greatest disease burden in Australia in 2003, at 7.8%.3 In 2004 in Western Australia, 17% of males and 14% of females aged 14 years and over were daily smokers.4 Teenagers are at highest risk of taking up the smoking habit and Healthway is committed to support prevention efforts aimed at this group. In 2005, 32% of 12 to 17 year olds in Western Australia had smoked at least part of a cigarette in their lifetime, 18% had smoked

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