ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA HEALTHY HEARTS Introductions MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT 03 MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 03 OUR WORK FOR HEALTHY HEARTS 05 OUR WORK FOR HEART CARE 09 OUR WORK FOR HEALTH EQUITY 13 National President In 2015, the National Board Chief Executive Officer of forums during 2015 that acknowledged the significant highlighted the major challenges During 2015, the Heart Like many charitable contribution of the Tick program and issues. OUR RESEARCH 17 Foundation continued our organisations, the Heart to food reformulation in important work through our Foundation faced ongoing I would like to pay tribute to the Australia and, after a thorough AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REPORT 22 five-year ‘For all hearts’ strategy. financial pressure in 2015. As the dedicated clinicians and health review, unanimously agreed I am pleased to present our not-for-profit sector in Australia professionals who contribute to phase out the program. many achievements towards grows, there is more competition many volunteer hours to the NEW SOUTH WALES REPORT 24 Over the past 26 years, this our Healthy hearts, Heart care, for community and philanthropic work of the Heart Foundation. ground-breaking program Health equity and Research donations, and it is important Clinical advice is a major, though has dramatically improved NORTHERN TERRITORY REPORT 26 goals in this Annual review. that our work remains relevant. sometimes invisible, part of the quality of food on We’ve been very privileged to our role and we could not take This year, we continued to supermarket shelves. QUEENSLAND REPORT 28 receive significant public support undertake our critical work fund and advocate on behalf Thank you to my fellow Board throughout our history, however without their support. of the cardiovascular research members for their contribution as we look to sustaining the fight SOUTH AUSTRALIA REPORT 30 community. Research funding in Thank you to the Chair of the in 2015, and to the staff at against heart disease we must Australia remains under pressure Board and the Chairs of the the Heart Foundation for their constantly review our activities. and, again in 2015, we were National Board subcommittees TASMANIA REPORT 32 dedication. But most of all, proud to be the largest non- During 2015, we undertook a for their support this year. I would thank you to the people across government research funding major review of our role and the also like to acknowledge the VICTORIA REPORT 34 Australia who have volunteered, body. We also progressed our outcomes of this assessment will work of the National Board in donated and supported us this physical activity agenda through helps us ensure we remain true 2015. Thank you to the National year. Our critical work would be WESTERN AUSTRALIA REPORT 36 the ‘Move more, sit less!’ to our primary purpose: to reduce General Managers for their impossible without you. campaign, and looked internally premature death and suffering continued commitment and THANK YOU – WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU 39 © 2016 National Heart Foundation of to better equip ourselves to Dr Jennifer Johns AM from cardiovascular disease. This organisational leadership and to Australia, ABN 98 008 419 761 address the inequities in heart National President review informed our decision staff across the Federated Heart NATIONAL TREASURER’S REPORT 46 ISSN 2206-1886 (print) 2206-1908 (online) disease across Australia. to phase out the Tick program Foundation for their dedication to and reiterate our commitment our cause. In a challenging time for the This publication provides general to research. information only. Please refer to not-for-profit sector, we worked Finally, thank you to our many the Heart Foundation website at hard to ensure we remain As leaders in heart health, not just volunteers and donors for their www.heartfoundation.org.au for Terms of Use. relevant to those people and in Australia but internationally, ongoing support in the fight families affected by heart it is important that we continue against heart disease. The entire contents of this material are disease, and to continue the to contribute to a broader health Ms Mary Barry subject to copyright protection. Enquiries fight against the impact of heart agenda. As President of the Asia Chief Executive Officer – concerning permissions should be directed disease in Australia. Pacific Health Network, I was National to [email protected] pleased to attend a number 2 ... HEART FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 ... 3 HEALTHY HEARTS Healthy ~ hearts EVERY 12 MINUTES 1 AUSTRALIAN DIES as a result of CVD* * Cardiovascular disease 4 ... HEART FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 ... 5 HEALTHY HEARTS The Heart Foundation is passionate about making healthier choices easy. • The City of Charles Sturt (SA) developed Goodbye and thank you, Tick Over a quarter-century, we achieved some Whether it’s improving the quality of supermarket food, making it easier for a Regional Public Health Plan increasing After 26 years helping the Australian public incredible milestones in the Tick program, opportunities for healthy living for all make healthier food choices and improving including: generations in their community. For everyone to be active for 30 minutes every day, or reducing the number of the nutritional quality of food we eat every • the inclusion of a nutrition information example, their active travel initiative people who smoke, we’re working behind the scenes and in the public eye to day, we announced the retirement of the panel on the back of all packaged foods includes a volunteer bike repair program, Heart Foundation Tick. This pioneering 13 years before it was mandated ensure every Australian has the opportunity for the best possible heart health. traffic and engineering projects, a City program began when there was little to • engaging with the food industry to Bikes Scheme and a new Walking and guide shoppers toward healthier food Move more, sit less! During 2015, the Heart Foundation held a • The Healthy Food Partnership held its reduce trans fat levels. By 2005, all Cycling Strategy. choices and people were not nearly as number of events at Parliament House in inaugural meeting in November. Its spreads with the Tick were virtually trans It’s no secret that physical activity is the 20 years of Heart Foundation Walking aware or savvy about the ingredients in prescription Australia needs to help halt Canberra, brought international experts to earlier iteration, the Food and Health fat free We celebrated 20 years of Heart Foundation packaged food. heart disease, curb obesity and boost Australia to spread the ‘Move more, sit less!’ Dialogue, had been stagnant since 2013 • facilitating the reformulation of everyday Walking with a series of community walks our national productivity, liveability and message, and held the landmark National and we’ve lobbied long and hard to restart foods. In 2013, approximately 16 tonnes across Australia. This anniversary is certainly prosperity. The Heart Foundation launched Physical Activity Consensus Forum to build the program. The recent success of food of salt was removed from Australian diets something to celebrate. More than 70,000 ‘Move more, sit less!’ in March 2015 to support for the campaign. reformulation (changing food recipes, for through the reformulation of pasta sauce Australians have taken part in more than call on all Federal politicians to support a example to reduce salt or sugar) in the UK alone. Supporting healthier food choices 4 million recorded walks since 1995. In funded, national physical activity action shows that a government-led program can 2015 alone, we welcomed 5,000 new plan. Our goal is to see a comprehensive In 2015, we continued our efforts to support result in significant health gains. walkers and set up 115 new groups in physical activity action plan included in the Australians to make healthier food choices. Rewarding healthy communities communities from the centres of our capital policies of major political parties. • We’ve advocated to the government that Now 23 years old, the Heart Foundation’s cities to the remotest areas of Australia. any proposed changes to the GST should What this means We’re asking the Federal Local Government Awards recognise and not increase the cost of healthy foods, Heart Foundation Walking launched its Government to commit to simple and showcase councils working to improve heart such as fruit and vegetables, that are new website this year to better support affordable policy initiatives that will: health through building a sense of community, currently GST free. and motivate Australians to lace up their encouraging people to be physically active, • help Australians to walk and cycle to sneakers and step out. The site includes a • We called for Treasury to investigate being smoke-free and making healthy food school, work or for recreation personal dashboard for members and an the introduction of a health levy on choices. In 2015, we received nominations • support local governments to deliver online walking community. sugar-sweetened beverages, following from across Australia and selected three better spaces for physical activity the successful reduction of sugary drink national winners that set a wonderful example • help children to engage in physical consumption in Mexico. for other local governments. education, sport and • In Cobar Shire Council (NSW), 30% of recreation the population are under 20 years old • provide for the needs and the rate of obesity is above average. of rural communities, The redevelopment of the local skate park Above: Pymble Public School students took older Australians, increased use from 120 to 2,000 people time out from jumping rope to show how people who are each month, helping local young people be important it is to ‘Move more, sit less!’. disadvantaged and active in a way they love. Aboriginal and Torres • All departments of the Mid Murray Strait Islander peoples.