Capacity Building Resources for Local Government

Preventive Health SA works in partnership with the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA SA) to support and build the capacity of South Australian councils to strengthen community wellbeing. Preventative SA wanted to develop a capacity-building resource local government professionals could use to help them plan and evaluate community wellbeing initiatives. 

Healthy Environs was engaged to provide an experienced public health and social policy team to develop this learning resource for Preventive Health SA. Our team carefully considered the diversity of councils in size and remoteness and worked collectively with Preventive Health SA and LGA SA to research and gather evidence to develop the learning materials. The materials covered preventive health and community wellbeing, the determinants of health, supporting physically active communities, inclusive and connected communities and planning and evaluating community wellbeing initiatives. 

We look forward to this resource being rolled out to SA councils.