Nossal Institute for Global Health
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Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The University of Melbourne Carlton Vic 3010

(a) Discussion Paper does not announce any "proven community-based disease prevention programs" although Terms Of Reference require "a three year work program by September 2008"

(xiii) accords with Prime Minister's ethos for the 2020 Summit in particular "The Australian Government is committed to promoting a national culture of creativity, innovation and enterprise"

* declare that the YELP First Business Plan lacks integrity and is an impractical "community-based disease prevention program"

a) wrote an earlier version of this letter to 6 of the 7 members of the Taskforce members on 23 July 2008 whereupon one of the members invited the Business Plan Developer to send his R&D to Peter Morris, Population Health Strategy Unit, Population Health Division; and

(A) played sports all his life - completing onerous sporting Challenges like IronMan triathlons which hardened his resolve to handle the stresses of professional life - sport has been more appealing than Recreational Drug Abuse etc; and

(iii) is satisfying to evidence people 'turn their lives around' by developing a dependence on Challenging RREA(s) within a LDRREG.

During the Pilot, Interested Adults may commence one of 9 RREAs and 6 MREAs presently available at 900 existing LDREGs (in the case of NSW) many of which already incorporate a LCCBSG ie. akin to playing outdoors with your mates as most of us did as kids - the genesis of many a local support network:

Detailed analysis entails reading the YELP First Business Plan 'in toto' which the Business Plan Developer has expended well over a thousand hours preparing, employing disciplines used by the likes of Macquarie Bank and Investec to write 'Information Memoranda' for new Greenfield projects which cover every facet of each project and establish they are cost-effective.

(ii) re-introduce outdoor exercise to Materially Alter Lifestyle by commencing a REA because most can recall inquisitively and confidently exploring the great outdoors when pushing the boundaries, often many years ago with local childhood friends.

The Discussion Paper cites a recent US study Prevention for a Healthier America that estimated for every US$1 invested in "proven community-based disease prevention programs" (ie. increasing physical activity, maintaining a Healthy Diet and reducing smoking levels), the return on investment over and above the $1 per head cost of the program would be US$5.60 within five years. Yet the Discussion Paper does not announce any "proven community-based disease prevention programs" although the Terms Of Reference assure "a three year work program by September 2008" which -

(a) draws on "both the health and non-health sectors" and the "development of inter-governmental and public-private partnerships";

(b) know "what works and what doesn’t.........the best buys for government investment in Primary Prevention"; and

(c) extend the life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people living in rural and remote locations

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(iii) reduce sporting accidents in an era when Health & Ageing and Climate Change Agencies are encouraging cycling and walking, in lieu of some motor vehicle transport;

(v) reduce litigation between an injured third party and a negligent participant; and

(vi) reduce insurance premiums for third party and income protection cover for accidents during sporting activities due to improved bicycle training/knowledge which will reduce trauma accidents.

A2 The First Business Plan contends that Outsourcing the Final Three Stages to RECs is highly cost effective, because -

a) very few GPs possess Eleven Sports Administration Attributes in order to -

* Supervise an interested GP's Patient into a RREA; or

* Refer an interested GP's Patient into a MREA,
which involves a lot of time and Liability Risk Management Acumen that the majority of GPs do not have;

b) YELP will Reduce Supplementary Patient Guidance Role of GPs due to Outsourcing the Final Three Stages;

c) RECs would draw on the mammoth information delivery power of the internet using e-Learning and e-Research Techniques not available to GP's on a one-on-one consultation basis; and

d) RTV Promotion similar to PBS' Marathon Challenge, as proposed Hilly Rides Challenge, will -

* profile Interest Adults who have turned their lives around, now preferring their chosen REA in their LDREG and maintaining a Healthy Diet due to enhanced self-esteem and to maximise their physical performance; and

* highlight that a REA is Fun and Addictive.

Q3 "If the Taskforce wants to reduce Lifestyle Related Chronic Diseases, are 32 Pioneer Fit Old Farts equipped to "Fine Tune" the YELP First Business Plan (or declare YELP lacks integrity) which will provide the spin-off benefit of creating a platform for Philanthropy?

A3 The Business Plan Developer considers from -

* a lifetime in sports administration; and

* his Project Development Expertise,

that the optimum way to reduce the Fifteen Problems, which include Climate Change, that cost the Australian economy >$155b annually is to garner the skills of Pioneer Fit Old Farts drawn from 16 Equity Holders to increase Twelve Low Cost Propagation Initiatives because the solitary agency of Health & Ageing has been unable to Materially Alter Lifestyle to 'inter alia' lead a Local Community Healthy Lifestyle which leaves a small Personal Carbon Footprint.

16. Could the Business Plan Developer meet with a member(s) of the Taskforce to discuss YELP?

Pursuant to "we must act now on the basis of what we know, following the best practice and advice available, and learning by doing", the Business Plan Developer is keen to discuss the above Five Business Plans, in particular the YELP First Business Plan, with a member(s) of the Taskforce because each of the four plans is testimony to his lifetime conviction to the physical and mental health benefits of regular, rigorous, Challenging recreational exercise as espoused in YELP, not limited to Improved Personal Health & Fitness, consciously maintaining a Healthy Diet, enhanced QOL and self-esteem, Cognitive Development and greater Sense Of Community for Interested Adults amongst Australia's 22m Human Brownfield Infrastructure which -

* Compresses Morbidity (reduces private and public Health Care Costs) and other fiscal costs and foregone GDP; and

* Increases Productivity,

to reduce the Fifteen Problems which include the Taskforce's Three Public Health Risks.

Section 17(a) "Why YELP is a Business Plan and not solely a Research Programme" explains that the YELP SPV, for the benefit of the 16 Equity Holders, would pay the Business Plan Developer a Peppercorn Fee of $1 for all the I.P. associated with the 18 months R&D to produce the Five YELP Business Plans, where the YELP First "Hub" Business Plan contains 90% circa of the I.P. Pioneer Fit Old Farts developing Return On YELP Capex Software would represent material additional I.P. for the 16 Equity Holders.

The NEXT STEP is to invite Pioneer Fit Old Farts to -

a) watch the Marathon Challenge prototype explained in Section 16(j) and viewable on the Net (or from PBS CDs held by the Business Plan Developer); and

b) review the YELP 'Hub' First Business Plan to -

* 'fine-tune' it and increase Twelve Low Cost Propagation Initiatives and achieve the Milestone Completion Timetable; or

* declare that the YELP First Business Plan lacks integrity and is impractical.

After several years attending Rostrum and Toastmasters in the '70s and '80s, and chairing many loan syndication meetings as an Agent bank, the Business Plan Developer has given several lengthy presentations and made long speeches. Hence, he would have no difficulty presenting YELP to Pioneer Fit Old Farts, gaining their fervour to 'inter alia' increase Twelve Low Cost Propagation Initiatives.