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Public and Community Health

Stonnington's Municipal Public Health Plan (MPHP) identifies the health issues affecting the community and outlines 23 prevention strategies that will be implemented by Council health and service providers.

Stonnington's Health and Wellbeing Strategies

Healthy lifestyles

  • Provide education to improve health and wellbeing;
  • Design infrastructure to enhance opportunities for healthy, active lifestyle choices;
  • Support a range of affordable and accessible, healthy activities;
  • Develop partnerships with organisations which provide health and wellbeing activities;
  • Promote and encourage physical activity;
  • Support mental health and wellbeing initiatives; and
  • Encourage and provide for sustainable transport, particularly active modes like walking and cycling.

Connected communities

  • Encourage 'one stop' multi-use community/commercial hubs;
  • Promote a diverse range of innovative community events and activities;
  • Celebrate community diversity;
  • Support mentoring and volunteering; and
  • Promote opportunities to increase community connectedness and reduce social isolation

Positive ageing

  • Create opportunities for lifelong learning;
  • Encourage and provide opportunities for lifelong physical, social and cultural activity among older people to increase health and wellbeing and community connections;
  • Provide and advocate for accessibility and the inclusion of older people;
  • Recognise and utilise the skills and knowledge of older people; and
  • Support links between different age groups Identify issues faced by carers and work to provide them with information and support.

Community safety

  • Design the built and 'green' environment to improve community safety;
  • Provide education and intervention to encourage positive, safe behaviour;
  • Foster community participation to deliver a clean, tidy city and strengthen community pride;
  • Protect the community from public health risks Identify areas of crime, anti-social behaviour and binge drinking and work to deliver safer outcomes; and
  • Promote and advocate for safer transport options and road safety.

A full version of the Health Plan is available to download.

pdf format City of Stonnington Municipal Public Health Plan 2009 - 2013 (3.63 MB)

For useful information about becoming and staying healthy, visit the Better Health Channel Website.