State Public Health Plan South Australia

Healthy | Liveable | Connected
2026

Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, presents the State Public Health Plan 2026.

Our Five Priority Areas

Strategic Directions at a glance

A set of strategic directions has been identified for each priority area. This helps partners focus on the collective goals and to work together across our State.

Promote healthy living to reduce chronic disease

Promoting healthy living can help reduce the risk, burden and impact of chronic disease in South Australia.

Improve mental health and wellbeing

Public health action can support mental health and wellbeing, prevent mental ill health, and improve outcomes for South Australian communities.

Prevent and control the spread of infectious disease

Public health action can help prevent, control and reduce the impact of infectious diseases in South Australia.

Reduce the risk, burden and severity of injury

Public health action can help prevent injuries, reduce harm and improve safety for South Australian communities.

Ensure healthy environments for human health

Healthy natural and safe environments can protect health, reduce climate-related risks and support wellbeing in South Australian communities.

Pillars of Public Health Action

Promotion, protection, and prevention are the core pillars of a contemporary public health system, forming the framework for public health actions in South Australia. These pillars are supported by a set of public health enablers.

Promote stronger communities and healthier environments.

Protect against public and environmental health risks and respond to climate change.

Prevent chronic disease, communicable disease and injury.

Enablers support and reinforce the three pillars of public health.

Learn about our enablers

Foundational Public Health Principles

Equity in public health

Addressing equity in public health helps improve health outcomes across South Australian communities.

Determinants of Health

The determinants of health are shaped by many aspects of our daily lives including where we live and work, our relationships, culture, and environment.

Public health principles

Public health principles guide planning, decision-making and action to improve health and wellbeing in South Australia.

Equity in public health

Addressing equity in public health helps improve health outcomes across South Australian communities.

Determinants of Health

The determinants of health are shaped by many aspects of our daily lives including where we live and work, our relationships, culture, and environment.

Public health principles

Public health principles guide planning, decision-making and action to improve health and wellbeing in South Australia.

Our Partners

Public health action depends on a network of partners and relationships, both formal and informal, to achieve public health impact.

Key public health partners

SA Planning Framework

This Plan has been developed in line with the public health planning system established by the South Australian Public Health Act 2011.