Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

Working together to prevent chronic disease @CancerCouncilOz @heartfoundation @DiabetesAus @strokefdn @KidneyHealth @Lungfoundation

[Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance @ACDPAlliance]

Building momentum for Australian leadership & action ahead of the 4th UN High Level Meeting on #NCDs & #MentalHealth in September 2025 was the focus of a recent workshop kicking off preparations to #ActOnNCDs & make the most of the year ahead - together.
🔗https://t.co/PB0n2f6wNs

[Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance @ACDPAlliance]

Chronic conditions are again the leading cause of illness & death in Australia, & around 36% of the burden could be prevented or reduced.
A new @AIHW dashboard gives greater clarity on priorities to accelerate progress toward 2030 goals for better health.
https://t.co/bEhWZVJFWO

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

Every year in Australia, millions of years of healthy life are lost due to injury, illness, or premature deaths. This loss of healthy life is called the 'burden of disease'.

Read more in the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024, released today 👉 https://t.co/o9Eiey8l96

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

Today the AIHW has published a new, interactive monitoring dashboard to track progress against targets of two key strategies designed to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians.

View the dashboard 👉 https://t.co/4XyyBZ09HA

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

In 2024, 36% of Australia's disease burden was potentially preventable by reducing or avoiding key risk factors. While eliminating all burden is impossible, prevention offers significant potential to reduce it.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/BAPEiDBsFP

[Anthony Okely @tonyokely]

Have your say on Australia’s draft 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults (18-64) & Older Australians (65+). Your input helps shape policies to improve physical activity, sedentary behaviour & sleep. Take the survey here https://t.co/EYPhwkvEOy #HealthyLiving #MovementGuidelines

[Food for Health Alliance @FHAllianceAU]

Today, we’ve written an open letter to @Mark_Butler_MP asking for action to protect Australian children from junk food advertising.

Along with 40+ organisations, plus big names like @jamieoliver & @Kon__K, we're standing up for kid's health.

Read here: https://t.co/JJBHbpuUtT

[Australian Institute of Health and Welfare @aihw]

Have you ever wondered what Australia's health would look like as 100 people?

We were curious too!

Stay tuned for part 2 🎥

@healthgovau #Australiashealth #Ozhealth

[Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance @ACDPAlliance]

📢ABSTRACT CALL: Timely screening for chronic disease risk factors & signs can help prevent, reduce & slow diseases

Be part of "Population Screening for #ChronicDisease -Maximising Benefits, Minimising Harms", #conference Sydney, March 2025

🔗https://t.co/IGXOMKVRnO #ActOnNCDs

[NCD Alliance @ncdalliance]

📢3 weeks to go!

🙌Join the global NCD community for the Global Week for Action!

There are multiple ways how you can add your voice & bring about change.

Explore them here & let's take the #LeadOnNCDs together 👉https://t.co/kUcaK0UlY4

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

First Nations people's health is improving, but disease burden is 2.3X higher than non-Indigenous Australians. 2/3 of the health gap is from #NCDs incl mental health, diabetes, cardiovascular & kidney disease, & vision, hearing & oral conditions #ActOnNCDs https://t.co/eKqxNS9uwI

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Addressing 11 #social & #risk factors, like employment, income & education, & smoking, weight & nutrition, could help close the #HealthGap by two thirds.
Culturally appropriate services, connection to country & tackling racism would further help #ActOnNCDs https://t.co/5JZyMDjqDV

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Burden of #ChronicDisease increases with remoteness. Per @ABSStats data, people living in rural, regional & remote Australia experience more harmful determinants & risk factors like tobacco & alcohol use, & challenges accessing health services. #ActOnNCDs https://t.co/6zuPbo692r

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

In our wider Pacific region, #NCDs are also at crisis levels, the leading cause of death & illness, undermining regional prosperity, security & development.
In 2014 Pacific countries endorsed a joint NCD Roadmap to halt & reverse the crisis. #ActOnNCDs 🔗https://t.co/ndx6bmFXSB

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Stubbornly high #ChronicDisease death & illness means joining forces to tackle common harmful #NCDs determinants & risk factors is essential.
People, organisations, communities & countries working together to #ActOnNCDs strengthens our capacity to #LeadOnNCDs. @ACDPAlliance

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Australia's #prevention-focussed plan to improve health & wellbeing:
✅has made some progress on #NCDs,
😟needs more action & investment to achieve its goals, aims, & targets.
Ahead of the 2025 #UNHLM let's take stock & do more to #LeadOnNCDs.
🔗https://t.co/LDwgKV9JAb #ActOnNCDs

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

It's critical to look at factors that shape lives.
Social, economic, commercial and other conditions and circumstances can directly influence health and can amplify #NCDs risks.
Harmful determinants can make being healthy difficult.
@AIHW: https://t.co/6JXsS3R24P #ActOnNCDs

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Known major risk factors for #ChronicDisease in Australia are #Tobacco use, #Overweight & #Obesity, #Dietary risks, high #BloodPressure, #Alcohol use & #PhysicalInactivity.
Climate extremes and air pollution are also recognised risks. #ActOnNCDs
https://t.co/eaRRi13OHL

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Up to 40% of Australia's disease burden is preventable. That may not mean stopping disease from developing in the first place, but it may lessen a its impact and severity, and improve a person's quality of life.
#Prevention benefits everyone. #ActOnNCDs https://t.co/eaRRi13OHL

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Chronic conditions can impact anyone.
Having one condition or disability can also increase risk of other chronic conditions, and complicate treatment and care, necessitating both population and targeted approaches to NCD prevention and management.
#ActOnNCDs