Peter
Last Tues I posted 2 further updated
versions “as at 1
Oct ’08”of the
Five YELP Business Plans under my above attached covering letter to you dated 3 Sept ’08
which I have amended to point out a few further benefits (in yellow) on my
covering letter – final attachment
above.
I amended my existing
letter of 3 Sept rather than write another as it creates too many separate
letters.
There are no material
changes to the Four Interdependent Business Plans. However, the amendments, which took me
about 50 hours during Sept, render the Five Business Plans more precise with
more navigational references to related Section pages and Definitions.
The above attached,
below listed, htm files are new:
The above attached,
below listed, htm files have been embellished:
Finally,
the 15 Months Pilot which incorporates a 9 months Research Programme could be in
Sydney, Melb or Canberra or two or all three of these cities. Pedal Power ACT is a highly capable
major cycling body which conducts an explicit programme to enable disabled to
ride tandems conducted by Lauren Brand.
I have known one of their stalwart administrators, Greg Cunningham, for
many years.
NB: Since I posted
the above mentioned 2 CDs to you last Tues arvo, I have made about 20 hours more
changes which ‘inter alia’
sanitise a few potentially controversial comments re the Causes of the Fifteen Problems. A central tenant in the
Business Plans is that one can’t reduce the economic cost of large, burgeoning
social problems until one understands the causes and then determines which
causes can be cost-effectively treated, and how best to treat those causes. However, I have to be careful not
to unnecessarily ruffle feathers.
The penultimate above
attachment provides URL to >70 Reference Documents, Health Agencies, Health
Programmes and Websites that
I have reviewed in
Aust and overseas. Alas, very few
of them sought to understand the causes.
Cheers
Phil
Johnston
9114.6689 0434
715.861
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Subject: Five YELP Business Plans - 2 CDs marked "as at 1 Sept '08" posted to you last Wednesday where all
Milestone dates for YELP YELP Holistic First Business Plan have been deferred one calendar
year
Peter
Last
Wednesday I posted to you a more recent version of my Five YELP Business Plans under the above attached covering letter dated 3 Sept
‘08.
These two
CDs and the cases were marked “as
at 1 Sept ’08.”
The
reason for bothering you again with a further updated CD version is because I
have now deferred by one calendar year the dates –
a)
of Milestone for the hub Preventive Health programme, namely the YELP
YELP Holistic First Business Plan, and
b)
in the associated budget costs and financial modelling in Excel
spreadsheets therein.
Some of
these dates are the start date of the:
*
15 Months Pilot; and
*
the associated 9 months Research Programme which involve 50 Volunteers
training under a Local Community Common Bond Support Group for the Two Legendary Cycling
Challenges for the RTV Promotion involving 3 @ 60 minute RTV Series “Hilly Rides
Challenge”.
Last
November when I sent my original submission to Professor Anderson at NHMRC of
Australia, I was hopeful of gaining government interest to commence YELP earlier
this year. Hence, my Milestone
dates rather ambitiously commenced during 2008.
However,
due to the timetable of the Preventive Health Taskforce, and the passing of
the last 9 months, I have now deferred the above Milestones one calendar
year.
The
reason to defer exactly 12 months is to “dovetail’ the timing for 50 Volunteers
in the 9 months Research Programme to commence training for the Two Legendary
Endurance Cycling Challenges which are integral–
*
to prove the economic value of Hypothesis in the Research Programme to
Materially Alter Lifestyle to enthuse Australians to want to lead a Local
Community Healthy Lifestyle which leaves a small Personal Carbon Footprint
because a Rigorous Recreational Exercise Activity within a local District
Recreational Exercise Group which involves a Local Community Common Bond Support Group is Fun
And Addictive; and
*
to gain maximum positive exposure to millions of Australians through the
3 part RTV Promotion Series, now scheduled for early 2010, which publicises the
success of testing the Hypothesis amongst 50 Volunteers, half of which were
drawn from the Disadvantaged and the other 25 drawn from a Specific Industry
Group.
These Two
Legendary Endurance Cycling Challenges are infinitely easier “distractionary
challenges” than running a 42km marathon which the 12 volunteer “jogging
novices” in the PBS “Marathon Challenge” successfully
completed.
I welcome
you letting me know if you do not receive the two CDs titled “Five YELP Business Plans” marked “as
at 1 Sept ’08” under the above
attached covering letter dated 3 September ’08.
Cheers
Phil
Johnston
9114.6689 0434
715.861
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Subject: Five YELP Business Plans with Youthful Exuberance Lifestyle Programme the hub to "governments,
communities, individuals, business and industry all playing a
role"
Peter
I refer to
my above attached e-mail sent to you on Sat 2 Aug 4:39 PM which informed that I
had posted “Three Preventive Health Business Plans” to most of the members of
the Taskforce.
Last
Thurs, 21 Aug, I posted 2 CDs to you and Paul Zimmet titled “Five YELP Business Plans” which –
(i)
carves out Section 3(a) of the CDs that I posted to you on 1 August
titled “Three Preventive Health Business Plans”; and
(ii)
created a Fourth Business Plan titled
Project
"Aussie Green
Team" Accreditation as it
also targets benefits to climate change as well as preventing ill-health whereas
the hub Business plan directly address the terms of reference of the
Taskforce.
The latest
CDs titled “Five YELP Business Plans” more readily enables your
department, and the Taskforce members, to grasp the primary feature of the hub
YELP Holistic First Business Plan, being Youthful Exuberance Lifestyle Programme, which uses
Recreational Exercise Consultants with Eleven Sports Administration Attributes
to perform the Final Three Stages of the Five Basic Stages of Change that GPs
are unable to perform - to the financial detriment of Australia’s GDP and
QOL.
Separately, below is a
press release from Anna Bligh and Qld Minister for Health dated yesterday. I have downloaded “Advancing Health
Action - Making Queenslanders Australia's Healthiest People” reviewed it, and
added it to the other 70+ health programmes and initiatives in my YELP Holistic First Business Plan.
The press
release asserts
"But to get
there, governments, communities, individuals, business and industry all have a
role to play."
YELP is structured as a
JV between government and the private sector under a PPP (4 Govt Depts and 12 of
Australia’s largest companies) under an SPV. The private sector carries 50% of
the Budget Costs which are very low due to Four Low Cost Propagation
Initiatives.
The
benefit to Brand Name and Corporate Social Responsibility of delivering a
project finance transaction to improve the health and QOL of Interested Adults
amongst our 21.6m population to reduce the current >$160 billion annual cost
of Fifteen Problems – led by Recreational Drug Abuse, lack of enjoyable regular
exercise, over reliance on drugs to treat depression etc would be appealing to
the CEOs of Australia’s largest companies.
I welcome
you letting me know if you haven’t yet received the two CDs titled “Five YELP Business Plans”.
Regards
Phil
Johnston
9114.6689 0412
045.224
From: statements@qld.gov.au
Sent: Tue Aug 26 14:46:20 2008
Subject: QLD TARGET TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S
HEALTHIEST PEOPLE Joint
Statement:
Premier
The Honourable Anna
Bligh
Minister for Health
The Honourable Stephen
Robertson
26/08/2008
QLD TARGET TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S
HEALTHIEST PEOPLE
Premier Anna Bligh has launched an all out assault on
five key health challenges, including preventable disease, and has set a goal to
help Queenslanders become Australia's healthiest people.
Ms Bligh joined
Health Minister Stephen Robertson to launch Advancing Health Action - Making
Queenslanders Australia's Healthiest People in a new phase of reform that will
build on the early achievements of Queensland's $10 billion Health Action Plan.
"Queensland needs to deal with the health challenges of today that may
become bigger problems in the future," Ms Bligh said.
"It's part of my
commitment to look over the horizon and take action early.
"Our
hospitals have made a lot of ground since the State Government provided
unprecedented new funding and initiated widespread reform three years ago.
"The job of building a world-class health system isn't finished and our
five-year Health Action Plan will continue over the next two years to build on
those gains.
"But we must also target our next challenges - challenges
that threaten to wind back a lot of the good work achieved in the past few years
to improve our health services."
Advancing Health Action's challenges
are:
• Expanding our health services to treat record numbers of
patients;
• Stemming the devastating tide of preventable disease;
•
Giving mothers and babies the best start;
• Improving mental health care;
and
• Reducing the gap for rural communities and for all indigenous
Queenslanders.
Ms Bligh said it had been her long-held vision to break
the barriers that held back Queenslanders' health over generations, particularly
poor lifestyles and habits.
"I want to see Queenslanders become
Australia's healthiest people by leading healthier lifestyles and receiving
better health care," she said.
"The benefits would be enormous - better
run hospitals that aren't overburdened by preventable disease, a more productive
workforce and a better performing economy.
"But to get there,
governments, communities, individuals, business and industry all have a role to
play."
Mr Robertson said Queensland Health would continue expanding
services to provide better and new forms of treatment in a growing and ageing
population.
"In parallel, much of our focus must also be on prevention
and gearing our system so that it steps in early before illnesses become more
serious," he said.
"However, many illnesses - some serious and lifelong
- could be prevented altogether by individuals making the right choices and
older Queenslanders getting regular check-ups.
"For instance,
•
Around 4,300 Queenslanders die prematurely every year from preventable chronic
diseases, more than one-third of all deaths and this is growing;
• Compared
to other states, Queensland has the highest percentage of men who smoke (29%) ,
are overweight or obese (60%) and who don't undertake regular physical activity
(68%);
• One in five Queensland women smoke and nearly 30% don't exercise
regularly;
• About 206,000 Queenslanders are currently living with type 2
diabetes through a poor diet and lack of exercise. About 50 new cases are
diagnosed every day. It can potentially cripple someone, rob them of their
livelihood and severely impact on their social and family life. A person with a
bad case of type 2 (preventable) diabetes can spend most of their waking hours
on a chair getting treatment in hospital at a cost of up to $6,000 a day;
•
About a decade ago, type 2 diabetes was known only as an adult illness. Now it's
found in Queensland children as young as five years old;
• Queensland has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world.
It's almost entirely preventable through responsible UV exposure, yet it kills
more than 300 Queenslanders every year. Thousands more are diagnosed annually;
• Queensland has one of the worst rates of heart disease and lung cancer in
Australia, both largely preventable conditions that kill thousands of
Queenslanders every year; and
• More than 1,000 Queenslanders die from
prostate and breast cancers each year. Detecting these cancers early through
regular screening would reduce this rate."
Ms Bligh said the good news
was Queenslanders could take massive steps towards reversing these alarming
rates.
"And by working together governments, organisations and
communities can help Queenslanders become Australia's Healthiest People," she
said.
"These are the goals my Government has set for itself and we'll be
rolling out a number of initiatives designed to reach them over the next several
months."
Advancing Health Action - Making Queenslanders Australia's
Healthiest People can be viewed at www.health.qld.gov.au.
26 August,
2008
Contact: Premier's office 3224 4500
Health Minister's Office: 3234 1190