Public health alignment

Alignment between public health bodies will be considered in the development of the Municipal Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029, in line with section 26 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) requirements in the development of the plan. With that, consideration will include the 10 priorities for public health and wellbeing in Victoria within the Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2023-2027 which includes:

• improving sexual and reproductive health
• reducing harm from tobacco and e-cigarette use
• improving wellbeing
• increasing healthy eating
• increasing active living
• reducing harm from alcohol and drugs
• tackling climate change and its impacts on health reducing all forms of violence
• decreasing antimicrobial resistance across human and animal health
• reducing injury.