Key propositions

• Develop a national charter for health that identifies targets for key risk factors and the determinants of improved health, to be endorsed by federal, state and territory governments and, where appropriate, also by local government and community agencies.

• Have Health Ministers report progress against the national charter every 3 years.

• Increase funding for prevention to 10% of the national health budget by 2015.

• Establish a nationally coordinated preventive health agency to be responsible for evidence synthesis, nationwide campaigns, program coordination, and evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and equity outcomes.