The Logan Public Health Plan Advisory and Implementation Committee is chaired by Councillor Phil Pidgeon and assisted by Council's Environment and Sustainability branch.
The Committee's membership is comprised of all lead partners, the original consultative committee, interested stakeholders, and community representatives. The committee is supported by four themed sub-committees:
- Public Health and Lifestyle;
- Effective Health Service Delivery;
- Community Capacity Building; and
- Affordable and Appropriate Housing (Logan Interagency Housing Network).
Committee meetings are held in March, July and November each year.
The role of the committee includes gathering and disseminating feedback regarding the progress of actions and dealing with new issues that may arise. The role of the committee specifically includes:
- Steering the 'rolling out' of the plan and monitoring of actions;
- Encouraging partners to implement 'actions' in the plan;
- Fostering inter-agency cooperation;
- Promoting organisational capacity building;
- Sharing of results with the community;
- Advocating for community engagement; and
- Identifying and removing barriers to assist in the implementation of strategies.
Lead Partners
The role of Lead Partners, includes:
- Determine which actions they will undertake for a particular financial year. These actions will then be able to form part of the particular agencies' operational plans. It is recognised that resourcing constraints may hinder or defer the implementation of the actions;
- Coordinate and administer actions as identified. This will include organising partner meetings and auspicing grants if appropriate;
- Communicate with and attend the Advisory and Implementation Committee meetings. It is expected that the lead partners will advise the Advisory and Implementation Committee of their plan (i.e. timetable) for implementing the determined actions and provide regular feedback on progress so that the Committee can inform the community on the progress;
- Involve stakeholders and existing community groups where possible; and
- Encourage community ownership.
The following information provides a list of Lead Partners and direct links to relevant websites:
For more information please contact Council's Senior Environmental Health Officer on Ph: 3412 5317.
Council's Commitment to Public Health
Logan City Council recognises the importance of a commitment to the development of sustainable public health and reflects this in their mission statement.
Council's mission is to strongly pursue the City Vision in partnership with its communities and other stakeholders. Council sees itself as a provider of services that support lifestyle, wellbeing and economy of the City and as offering strong leadership in advancing Logan's interests through a professional and responsive organisation focused on providing quality services and pursuing excellence in all that it does.
Key strategic issues identified in the Corporate Pan include Enhancing Community Lifestyle and Wellbeing. The key objective being to offer a range of accessible lifestyle choices and to pursue community health and wellbeing so as to enhance the quality of life enjoyed throughout Logan.
Logan City Council became Australia 3rd full member of the World Health Organisation's Alliance for Healthy Cities in recognition of it's continuing commitment to the health of its residents through the development and implementation of the Logan Public Health Plan with the guidance of the Advisory and Implementation Committee.
The Logan Public Health Plan has created a vision for the people of Logan and stakeholders to:
"Work together to enhance community well-being and quality of life in Logan."