State based advocacy
State based advocacy activity supporting local communities
Every day in each state and territory, we are advocating to government and industry to improve heart health.
We share advocacy materials and resources with the health system, governments and the general community to encourage them to fund, resource and develop policy solutions that will address these disparities.
Current state based activities
Queensland
Election submission
The Heart Foundation has developed a list of heart health policy priorities for candidates and parties to consider ahead of the 2024 Queensland state election.
Other submissions and reports
New South Wales
Election submission
Other submissions and reports
South Australia
Election submissions and budget proposals
Other submissions and reports
Victoria
Western Australia
Election submission
The Heart Foundation has developed a list of heart health policy priorities for candidates and parties to consider ahead of the 2025 Western Australia state election.
Other submissions and reports
Tasmania
Election submissions
As the snap Tasmanian state election approaches, the Heart Foundation is calling for all parties and candidates to commit to three key actions to tackle the state’s biggest killer: heart disease.
According to the Tasmanian Department of Health:
- 1,300 Tasmanians die each year from cardiovascular disease.
- In 2023, 8,850 people were hospitalised for heart related reasons.
- Tasmania has a 13% higher prevalence of heart disease than the national average.
The Heart Foundation is calling for investment in three cost-effective initiatives that will, with support from the next Tasmanian Government, ensure that everyone in the state can have the help they need to prevent, detect and/or manage their heart health.
The initiatives are:
- Prevent: A targeted public awareness campaign for heart health
- Treat: A fully funded and operated Northern Heart Centre
- Manage: An expansion of the MyHeart MyLife digital support program
Other submissions