On 7 and 9 October 2026, NSW Government held a two-day summit to identify practical, evidence-based opportunities to strengthen prevention efforts across the state and improve long-term health outcomes for the people of NSW.
In June 2026, NSW Government announced a Preventive Health Summit to focus on improving long-term health outcomes by addressing the preventable disease burden and identifying practical, system-wide actions to strengthen and embed prevention.
Ahead of the Summit, NSW Health prepared a report, Health of the People of NSW 2026, which describes preventable risk factors across the life course. This report formed the basis for targeted roundtable engagements to identify key action areas for the health system and government agencies. Through these engagements, NSW Health met with a broad range of stakeholders to inform key themes and prevention priorities.
The Summit brought together a mix of stakeholders to facilitate robust discussions of the priority areas. This included the health sector, government, academia, non-government organisations, clinical groups, and peak bodies.
The Summit was held at Parramatta, in the heart of Western Sydney, over two days: Wednesday 7 October, which focused on the health system, and Friday 9 October, which focused on cross-government approaches to preventive health.
NSW Health will now prepare a report, which will be presented to the NSW Government.
For summit enquiries, email MOH-Preventive-Health-Summit@health.nsw.gov.au
For media enquiries, email media@health.nsw.gov.au
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