#2328_WSLHD_CPH_YIR 2023_4A_WEB

Acknowledgment of Country In Western Sydney Local Health District, we acknowledge the Darug people, the traditional custodians of the land we are living and working on. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. WSLHD continues to be committed in Closing the Gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Artwork by Leanne Tobin. Leanne’s artwork reflects the vibrancy and traditional motions of the dragonflies as they move through their journey of life.

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‘I’m tremendously proud of the Centre for Population Health and the strong leadership the team have demonstrated for the District on population health issues. Two initiatives have stood out to me over the past 12 months. First, CPH led a comprehensive mapping and synthesising of all District work related to e-cigarettes and vaping, a serious emerging public health risk. As the Executive Sponsor of the resulting WSLHD E-Cigarette Action Plan I’m looking forward to seeing the collective efforts of staff across the District over the next two years to prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes and assist e-cigarette users to quit. Second, I’m also pleased to see prevention being strongly embedded in our clinical services. This has included CPH’s alignment with maternity service leaders to strengthen prevention in our offerings to pregnant women so that all babies can have the best start to life. I look forward to another great year in 2024.’

Foreword

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About...

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Our community in context

Our team

Strategic Achievements

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Healthy People

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Healthy Places

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Awards, Conferences & Key Presentations, Publications, Professional Qualifications & Grants 30

Jasmin Ellis General Manager, Directorate of Integrated

and Community Health, WSLHD.

Future Directions

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WSLHD Centre for Population Health Year in Review 2023