2013 Report Card Project: Submissions now open

The Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (PHAIWA) is now accepting local government submissions for the 2013 Children's Environment & Health Report Card Project. This edition features no great change to previous years other than allowing submitters the option to submit four additional supporting sources of evidence, up from three in 2012. The Annual Report and Strategic/Corporate Plan remain the two compulsory documents required for submissions to be accepted.

Please download your application form below (.doc and .pdf both available).

Applications close on Friday 2 August 2013.

For further information please download a copy of the 2013 Report Card Project brochure or to view examples of local government best practice in children's environment and health download a copy of the 2012 Report Card Showcase Document. Both are also available below.

Attachments:
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2013 application form for the Children's Environment and Health Local Gover~.doc	213 Kb
2013 Children's Environment and Health Local Government Report Card brochure.pdf	247 Kb
2012 Report Card Showcase Document.pdf	1764 Kb
2013 application form for the Children's Environment and Health Local Gover~.pdf	629 Kb

2012 Report Card Project Showcase Document is released

The Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (PHAIWA) is excited to unveil the second Showcase Document which highlights the innovative and effective strategies identified in the 2012 Children's Environment & Health Local Government Report Card Project. It recognises each of the category award winners by outlining the rationale for their success and also showcases other commendable submissions. Some of the notable plans and strategies highlighted in the document include Subiaco’s Children’s Adventure Map, Plantagenet’s Nature Based Playground Plan, Cockburn’s Smoke Free Environment Policy, Greater Geraldton’s Social and Creative Strategic Plan and West Arthur’s Kids Central Initiative.

Through this Showcase, PHAIWA hopes to encourage local governments to modify existing public health plans or policies, or develop new policies or plans, which integrate children’s environment and health strategies.

Please download your free copy below. A flyer for the 2013 Report Card Project is available below.

Attachments:
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2012 Report Card Showcase Document.pdf	1764 Kb
2013 Children's Environment and Health Local Government Report Card brochure.pdf	218 Kb

2012 Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card Awards Winners Announced

The Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (PHAIWA) is pleased to announce that the City of Rockingham has won the 2012 Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card Project, a year after it finished in equal third place at the inaugural awards ceremony. Rockingham also won three individual category awards.

The Awards organised by the Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA and supported by Healthway and the WA Local Government Association (WALGA), were presented on Monday 26th November 2012 by the President of WALGA, Mayor Troy Pickard, the CEO of Healthway, David Malone and PHAIWA Deputy Director, Melissa Stoneham.

These awards, specifically designed to recognise local governments, highlight policies that create environments which protect and support the health of children. Local governments provide a vast range of facilities and services and have a unique opportunity to promote and provide a safe, healthy environment for our children. This unique Western Australian project is based on a scorecard that showcases and recognises that local governments are showing true leadership and innovation in supporting the health of children in their communities.

Presentation of Winners of 2012 Local Government Report Card Project

To acknowledge and celebrate the involvement of all participating local governments in the 2012 Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card Project, PHAIWA will be hosting a presentations morning at 10.30am on Monday the 26th of November at the Curtin Health Research Campus in Shenton Park.

Awards and report cards will be presented by Mayor Troy Pickard, President of the WA Local Government Association. A light lunch will be provided after proceedings.

To RSVP to this event, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday November 23. For extra details please download an event flyer from below.

For any further questions regarding the project contact James Stevens-Cutler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Attachments:
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2012 Report Card Project presentations morning flyer.pdf	453 Kb

Background

The Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Report Card Project originated following the Environment and Health Advocacy Forum – an event organised by the PHAIWA in March 2009. The Environment and Health Advocacy Committee was formed following the Forum and has 22 members from across Western Australia. One of the Committee’s first duties was to prioritise the advocacy consensus targets developed from the Forum. The area of children’s environment and health was allocated the highest priority. Subsequently a range of ideas focusing on how to advocate for improved children’s environment and health were canvassed and it was agreed that targeting the local government sector would be most suitable given that many of the settings where children congregate come under the jurisdiction of local government.

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