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Noel Baum, Strategy Manager, Social Policy Team - noel.baum@lgsa.org.au deals with primary health care matters, such as health service provision that is not primarily preventive in focus.

The Policy Officer Public Health deals with population health initiatives that have a focus on health protection and health promotion. With funding from NSW Health for the position of Policy Officer and initiatives such as the Healthy Local Government Grants Program, the Associations seek to expand their role in public health and build the capacity of councils in this area.

Healthy Public Policy Seminar

LGSA and NSW Health staged a Healthy Public Policy seminar on 12 November 2007 at the Museum of Sydney.

Mr Ashley Gould, Health Improvement Advisor from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) spoke on 'The route to health improvement: An Organisational Development Package to Build Capacity for Local Authorities'. Mr Gould has 15 years experience in several; Welsh and English Local Government and National Health Service settings, in enforcement, advisory and policy development capacities.

Participants discussed whether the need for an organisational development package like this in NSW.

This was a excellent opportunity to gain an appreciation of an international perspective on Local Government work in health.

For further information on the 'Route to Health Improvement', please visit www.wlga.gov.uk/health

Recordings of Healthy Public Policy Seminar available

To receive a copy of the presentations and recordings of the seminar, please contact Policy Officer Public Health lgsa@lgsa.org.au