The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations

Kate Lycett; Hannah Lane; Georgie Frykberg; Susan Maury; Carolyn Wallace; Luisa Taafua; Bernie Morris; Anne Hollonds; Pasi Sahlberg; Kevin Kapeke; Ngiare Brown; Jordan Cory; Peter D Sly; Craig A Olsson; Fiona J Stanley; Anna M H Price; Planning Saw; Khalid Muse; Peter S Azzopardi; Susan M Sawyer; Rebecca Glauert; Marketa Reeves; Roslyn Dundas; Sandro Demaio; Rosemary Calder; Sharon R Goldfeld

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The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations

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The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations

Kate Lycett, Hannah Lane, Georgie Frykberg, Susan Maury, Carolyn Wallace, Luisa Taafua, Bernie Morris, Anne Hollonds, Pasi Sahlberg, Kevin Kapeke, …

Medical journal of Australia, Vol.221(S10), pp.S6-S17

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52494

Abstract

Health policy

Education

public health

This consensus statement recommends eight high-level trackable policy actions most likely to significantly improve health and wellbeing for children and young people by 2030. These policy actions include an overarching policy action and span seven interconnected domains that need to be adequately resourced for every young person to thrive: Material basics; Valued, loved and safe; Positive sense of identity and culture; Learning and employment pathways; Healthy; Participating; and Environments and sustainable futures.

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Title: The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations
Authors/Creators: Kate Lycett - Deakin University
Hannah Lane - Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Georgie Frykberg - Deakin University
Susan Maury - Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Carolyn Wallace - Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Luisa Taafua - Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Bernie Morris - ACT
Anne Hollonds - Australian Human Rights Commission
Pasi Sahlberg - The University of Melbourne
Kevin Kapeke - Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Ngiare Brown - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Jordan Cory - The University of Melbourne
Peter D Sly - The University of Queensland
Craig A Olsson - Deakin University
Fiona J Stanley - The University of Western Australia
Anna M H Price - Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Planning Saw - The University of Melbourne
Khalid Muse - Deakin University
Peter S Azzopardi - Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Susan M Sawyer - The University of Melbourne
Rebecca Glauert - The University of Western Australia
Marketa Reeves - The University of Western Australia
Roslyn Dundas - ACT
Sandro Demaio - The University of Melbourne
Rosemary Calder - Mitchell Institute
Sharon R Goldfeld - Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Publication Details: Medical journal of Australia, Vol.221(S10), pp.S6-S17
Publisher: Wiley
Number of pages: 12
Grant note: VicHealthVictorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) - a pioneer in health promotion: 2026264, 1196999, APP1021480, 2008574, APP1193840 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grants
This article is part of the 2024 MJA supplement on the Future Healthy Countdown 2030, which was funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) - a pioneer in health promotion that was established by the Parliament of Victoria as part of the Tobacco Act 1987, and an organisation that is primarily focused on promoting good health and preventing chronic disease for all. A number of authors are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grants, including Sharon Goldfeld (2026264), Susan Sawyer (1196999), Craig Olsson (APP1021480), Peter Azzopardi (2008574), Pasi Sahlberg (APP1193840).
Identifiers: 991005718145607891
Copyright: © 2024 AMPCo Pty Ltd.
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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