Health Promotion
The Health Promotion Service (PDF) works across the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) catchment area (PDF) and aims to keep the population healthy by preventing chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, respiratory disease and some cancers) and injury.
Chronic diseases share common risk factors:
- Smoking
- Poor diet
- Harmful alcohol use
- Overweight and obesity
- Physical inactivity.
Health Promotion professionals identify the causes of these risk factors and work collaboratively with local organisations and community to find ways to address them.
Our work is guided by the NMHS Health Promotion Service Plan 2025-2027 (PDF).
Find out more about our work in the NMHS Health Promotion Service 2023-2024 Yearbook
Healthy Population Program
We partner with local governments and other organisations to develop interventions that support healthy lifestyles for the whole community.
Examples of our work include:
- Hosting Local Government Network Meetings for local government officers (see below).
- Supporting local government staff leading the development of their Public Health Plans. Please see North Metropolitan Health Service Public Health Planning Development Guide (PDF).
- Assisting with the interpretation of Health and Wellbeing Profile Reports. Please see Frequently asked questions: Health and Wellbeing Profiles (PDF)
- Working with local governments implementing health promotion interventions, e.g. City of Vincent’s Smoke Free Town Centres project.
Local Government Network Meetings
Local Government Network Meetings are held for local government officers in north metropolitan Perth on priority public health issues and evidence-based interventions.
Presentations and meeting notes from previous network meetings can be found below:
November 2024 (Joint seminar with East Metropolitan Health Service)
- ACOSH - Fight Against Big Tobacco (PDF)
- Injury Matters - Vaping and Injury (PDF)
- Cancer Council WA - Clear the Air (PDF)
- Curtin University - Vaping, the new smoking (PDF)
- City of Vincent - Smoke Free Project (PDF)
- Smoke Free Town Centres Project (PDF)
- Yarning It Up, Don't Smoke It Up (PDF)
October 2024
- NMHS Local Government Network meeting (PDF)
- City of Nedlands Public Health Planning presentation (PDF)
November 2023
- Act Belong Commit - Creating Mentally Healthy Communities (PDF)
- Promoting mental wellbeing in your community - Evaluation report summary November 2023 (PDF)
- Expression of interest - Promoting mental wellbeing in your community (PDF)
September 2023
June 2023
April 2023
- NMHS Local Government Network survey results 2023 (PDF)
- Move More Physical Activity Campaign - Cancer Council WA (PDF)
- Walking in your neighbourhood - Heart Foundation (PDF)
December 2022
- Community Engagement – Tips for Public Health Planning (PDF)
- Community Engagement Advisor Role – City of Wanneroo (PDF)
October 2022
Priority Communities Program
We partner with service providers and the community to promote health and wellbeing in two priority communities where people are at a greater risk of poor health. Our efforts focus on reducing the uptake of smoking and vaping, reducing harmful alcohol use, preventing injury, promoting healthy eating and promoting physical activity.
Priority locality 1 includes Mirrabooka, Alexander Heights, Balga, Girrawheen, Koondoola, Marangaroo, Nollamara and Westminster.
Priority locality 2 includes Butler, Clarkson, Merriwa and Ridgewood.
Examples of our work include:
- coordinating the Social Inclusion Mirrabooka and Surrounds group, who work to identify local issues and develop collaboratively tailored interventions (see below).
- improving the quality of local health-related services and activities through provision of health promotion expertise and support.
- the development of the Food budgeting and meal planning resource catalogue (PDF) as a result of a food budgeting scoping project conducted with financial counselling services.
- conducting a literature review on food insecurity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (PDF).
Social Inclusion Mirrabooka and Surrounds (SIMS)
- The one-page SIMS information flyer (PDF) summarises the group
- The SIMS group has endorsed a Terms of Reference (PDF)
- The group developed the Help with food/health flyer (PDF) and the Community Gardens flyer (PDF)
Healthy Service Program
We support NMHS hospitals and sites to implement the mandatory WA Health System policies on smoking (external site) and healthy food options (external site).
Examples of our work include:
- Supporting Mental Health Services across NMHS to become totally smoke-free (see summary report (PDF) and infographic (PDF))
- Developing a NMHS Smoke Free Policy and NMHS site specific Smoke Free procedures
- Providing advice to NMHS cafés / canteens on healthier food and drink options.
More Deadly Tucker Cookbook
The More Deadly Tucker Cookbook is a pictorial, practical know-how resource for the Aboriginal community; highlighting convenience, cost, and nutritional information. NMHS previously sold hard copies of the popular More Deadly Tucker Cookbook which has lots of healthy tips and 40 tasty recipes with step-by-step instructions. Unfortunately, we are no longer selling these cookbooks. If you have any queries, please email DeadlyTucker@health.wa.gov.au
Blender Bike Hire
We loan our Blender Bike (PDF) to local community groups to use as a healthy activity at community events. For any enquiries and/or to confirm your booking please return the completed form to nmhs.blenderbike@health.wa.gov.au.