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3. Chronic disease programs – There will be chronic disease programs operating in allhealth centres and general practices, aiming at early detection and best practicemanagement, and staff will be designated to run these programs. (programs)4. Best practice guidelines – All clients will be offered care based on locally producedand up-to-date best practice guidelines. (clinical)5. Population lists and recall systems – There will be updated population lists in allcommunity health centres and a recall system, either paper-based or computerised,in all community health centres and general practices. (systems)6. <strong>Health</strong> promotion programs – Programs aimed at encouraging healthy living will beoperating in urban, rural and remote communities. They may be run from healthcentres, schools, women‟s centres, community councils or elsewhere, but will besupported by health centre staff taking a primary health care approach and using ahealth promotion model. (prevention)7. Community Control – There will be a greater degree of community control overhealth services, through a variety of mechanisms.8. NGO prevention funding – Non-government organisations in the wider society will befunded to deliver specific preventive programs. (prevention funding)9. ACCHO preventative funding – Aboriginal community controlled health services willbe funded to deliver key preventive programs, and early detection and best practiceclinical management services, to defined segments of the population in specificlocations. (funding)10. Intersectoral action – There will be intersectoral action promoting good nutrition,adequate environmental health standards, greater physical activity, safe alcoholconsumption and non-smoking. (prevention)11. Whole of government approach – Whole of government approach will lead to bettereducational outcomes and improved employment opportunities for the Indigenouspopulation (13) . (workforce)1.3 Summary of factors impacting on the <strong>NT</strong><strong>PCD</strong>S development andimplementationAt the time the <strong>NT</strong><strong>PCD</strong>S was launched in 1999 the Minster flagged that the strategy would needto be dynamic and modifiable (10) . He outlined a number of national and Northern Territoryinitiatives that offered opportunities to integrate the lessons learnt from activities that occurredChapter 1: Introduction – <strong>Evaluation</strong> of the <strong>NT</strong> Preventable Chronic Disease <strong>Strategy</strong> 2007 6

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