New health taskforce on prevention - tobacco, alcohol and obesity priorities
Source: Australia. Minister for Health and Ageing. Media Release
"The Australian Government has announced the establishment of a new National Preventative Health Taskforce. The taskforce, made up of health experts from around Australia, will develop strategies to tackle the health challenges caused by tobacco, alcohol and obesity, and develop a National Preventative Health Strategy by June 2009.The Government also announced that it would take immediate action to ensure preventative health measures become a key part of health funding agreements between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments. "