Professor Bill Bellew Resume/ Curriculum vitae Personal Details: Name:

William (Bill) Bellew

Nationality:

Australian/ British (Dual Nationality)

Home Addresses Apartment 12Immeuble "Les Aloes" 5 Rue Utrillo, Motor Pool 98800 Noumea CEDEX Nouvelle Calédonie

4/ 116 Carrington Road Randwick SYDNEY NSW 2031 Australia

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Noumea Tel/Fax (+687) 27 86 37 Mobile (+687) 96 98 30 New Caledonia (+687)

Sydney Tel: (02) 8011 4265 (02) 8003 4265 Australia (+61)

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Languages:

English French Latin

Gaelic

Summary of key strengths and experience in public health: I am Adjunct Professor with the School of Public Health, University of Sydney and Adjunct Professor in Health Promotion with the University of Queensland. A member of the Australian Institute of Management I also hold an honours degree in Education from the University of London. The focus of my work is evidence-informed policy and practice across the spectrum of public health issues and strategies. I have recently delivered major projects for clients including World Health Organisation (European Office), International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Paris HQ, with projects based in Laos, India, Philippines) for the Bloomberg Global Initiative on Tobacco Control, Government of Victoria (Australia), Government of New South Wales (Australia) National Heart Foundation of Australia (Melbourne),The Sax Institute (Sydney), The Healthway Health Promotion Foundation (Perth), NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity (Sydney), The Cancer Council NSW (Sydney) and the National Public Health Partnership (Melbourne). My professional skills include public heath, health promotion, primary health care, and professional education, I have extensive experience working at Senior level with and within Government, the Public Sector, academia and organisations at local, state, national and international levels. My experience in government policy development and research at national and local level in Australia and in the UK spans three decades and includes Directorship of the NSW Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement at NSW Department of Health 1998-2005. I have been involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation of Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization (ACSM) strategies at national level in England, Australia, India and the Philippines for over 20 years.

Resume/ CV Professor Bill Bellew- February 2009

Career highlights at-a-glance •

Technical Adviser for the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease [IUATLD]; July 2007 – October 2008 & ongoing:

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Behaviour Change - Provided strategic guidance for World Health Organisation (European Office) on evidence based behaviour change strategies - 2008

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Adjunct Professor, Public Health, University of Sydney (current)

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Adjunct Professor in Health Promotion, University of Queensland (current)

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Independent Public Health Consultancy Bill Bellew Consulting Associates [BBCA] July 2005;

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Director for Chronic Disease Prevention, NSW Government Department of Health, Sydney September 1998 to June 2005:

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Director of National Unit for Primary Care based Health Promotion – Oxford, UK 1992-1994 Educational Qualifications:

Current

Adjunct Professor Public Health – School of Public Health University of Sydney Adjunct Professor Health Promotion – School of Human Movement University of Queensland

2009

Doctorate in Public Health (current) University of Sydney Australia. Title: “Comprehensive programs for physical activity promotion: evidence based intervention strategies, perceived investment thresholds for effectiveness and factors influencing decisions of policy makers”.

2000

Master of Public Health University Sydney Australia

1991

M.A. education and Community Studies University of London – incomplete due to taking position at Oxford University/Health Education Authority/Oxford RHA

1977

B.Ed (Hons) University of London

1973

GCE ‘A Levels’ – English Literature, Latin London; St Marylebone Grammar School

1972

Leaving Certificate: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Latin, English Literature, History, Gaelic language and literature Dublin; Templeogue College

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Employment Experience: July 2007 – October 2008 & ongoing Technical Adviser for the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Technical Adviser (TA) for the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Paris HQ, with projects based in Laos, India, Philippines. I have undertaken extensive incountry missions, focussed on: • Assessment and gap analysis at country, regional and organisational levels; • Strategy formulation and stakeholder consultation; • Project development and team capacity building; • Strategic Communication and Advocacy Planning’ • Evaluation and performance indicator development; and • Project audit and reporting for funding bodies.

July 2005 – present Director, Bill Bellew Consulting Associates Establishment and leadership of public health consultancy. Clients and projects include: Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) : Overall Strategy Paper and Program Tendering Specifications for the NSW Government implementation of the COAG Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) – Diabetes Prevention, Expert System Chronic Disease Prevention interventions. Policy and evidence review for workplace interventions for Victorian Government, Evidence review and development of discussion papers for physical activity policy – for NSW Government (Premiers Council) Local government planning for population ageing for Gosford City Council), Consensus Workshop and Report: Measurement of physical activity among children and youth for National Public Health Partnership; Getting Research Into Policy & Practice (GRIPP) Project – database specification and policy description for the Sax Institute; Cancer in the Workplace – formative research and development of national resource for The Cancer Council NSW, Review of Research Program – Healthway Health Promotion Foundation (Western Australia). SAX Institute (Sydney) – headline (expert) evidence into policy reviews for NSW Government – specific questions on prevention of Chronic Disease risks including Smoking, Diabetes, Obesity, Diet, Physical inactivity. Development of high level business cases on Social Marketing (3) and National Surveillance for the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

September 1998 to June 2005: Director, Chronic Disease Prevention, NSW Government Department of Health. Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement (formerly Centre for Health Promotion): NSW Health Department; Sydney Australia. Acted in role 1998 onwards and confirmed 2000. Director manages 6 managerial positions directly (and another 30 position indirectly) with annual budget in excess of AU$20M and is responsible to: - provide strategic leadership to facilitate the conceptual and attitudinal changes necessary for prevention of disease and healthy lifestyle choices to become a key focus of the health system and the community; - oversee the development and implementation of initiatives and programs to address major risk factors in the disease burden, in particular use of tobacco, inadequate physical activity, obesity, high blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), dietary imbalance, and injury; - provide high level strategic and technical advice to the Minister, Department and Area Health Services on all matters relating to health promotion, to ensure they are properly

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briefed on issues that are often technically complex, politically and legally sensitive and which may carry substantial resource implications; lead, initiate, implement and review strategic directions, planning and policies for health promotion and contribute to the development and implementation of broader policy and strategic directions for public health in NSW. oversee the development of evidence-based health promotion strategies and the business case for their implementation and advocate these to government and health professionals; oversee the commissioning of medical and health research, in order to add to the public health knowledge base, to explore and assess factors contributing to disease and to develop, benchmark and evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion strategies; provide leadership to staff of the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement and manage the Centre’s resources, budget, projects and staffing to achieve organisational objectives and meet agreed performance, project and budgetary targets plan the provision and distribution of health promotion services and continually monitor and review the quality, nature and efficiency of these services; and monitor a number of Acts to ensure their effective operation and manage the process for NSW Health input into the review, development and amendment of the broad range of legislation and regulation relevant to health promotion.

1994 – 1998 Senior Policy Officer, Health Promotion Branch, NSWHealth, Sydney Australia 1992 – 1994 Director: National Unit for Health Promotion in Primary Health Care – Oxford UK (Oxford University/ Health Education Authority/ Oxford Regional Health Authority). Direct management of national unit, all staff and annual budget in excess of $2.5M

1988 – 1992 Education Officer for England’s National Health Promotion Agency (Health Education Authority), London Management of National Projects (typically University based); contribute to strategic and operational planning; manage school/ youth component on national mass media campaigns in tobacco control, oversee five national project Directors across the UK, directly manage budget in excess of $0.8M.

Publications: Reports, background papers and evidence reviews 2008 Bellew, B., Schöeppe, S., Bull, F., Bauman, A. The rise and fall of Australian physical activity policy 1996 – 2006: a national review framed in an international context. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2008, 5:18doi:10.1186/1743-8462-5-18 [The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/5/1/18] 2007 Background paper: Bellew, B. Social marketing campaigns: what can we learn from recent evidence? A background paper to inform the development of Business Cases on Social Marketing for the National Heart Foundation of Australia. Internal Report, National Heart Foundation of Australia. 2007.

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Brown, W., Ball, K., Bauman, A., Salmon, J., Bellew, B., Olsen, B., Shilton, T., and Cooper, C. Physical activity and energy balance: reference guide for health professionals, 2007, Retrieved 6 September from http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/document/NHF/QRG_PhysAct_EnergyBalance_07_Jul03 _FINAL.pdf Bellew, B. Population Health/Prevention Best Buys: Behaviour Change (Internal report to Senior Executive Advisory Board); NSWHealth.2007 2006 Book: Bellew, B. Working with Cancer: a workplace resource for leaders, managers, trainers and Employees. 2007, Retrieved 25 September from http://www.cancer.org.au/cancersmartlifestyle/workingwithcancer.htm Report: Bellew, B. Monitoring and Surveillance of Physical Activity of Children and Young People: Report of a National Consensus Workshop. Melbourne, National Public Health Partnership.2006. Retrieved 25 September 2007 from http://www.nphp.gov.au/documents/physact_monitoring_young.pdf Bellew, B. What is the evidence about the relative effectiveness of free versus charged for programs in changing diet and physical exercise? Headline Evidence Review; Getting Research Into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Program. Sax Institute, October 2006. Bellew, B. What is the relative cost effectiveness of risk reduction programs delivered by general practitioners or other health professionals in comparison to community educators? Headline Evidence Review; Getting Research Into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Program. Sax Institute, October 2006. Bellew, B. What is the evidence about the extent to which follow up improves the effectiveness of diet and physical activity programs? Headline Evidence Review; Getting Research Into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Program. Sax Institute, October 2006 Bellew, B. Program specifications for ABHI implementation in NSW: Community Based Diabetes Prevention. Report for NSWHealth. October 2006. Bellew, B. Program specifications for ABHI implementation in NSW: Healthy Lifestyle Personal Information Service (telephone and online counselling). Report for NSWHealth. October 2006 Bellew, B. Meeting the needs of an Ageing Population — the Challenges ahead for Gosford City Council. Preliminary research study [internal report]. Gosford City Council. January 2006. 2004 - 2000 Book/Report: Bull, F., Bauman, A., Bellew, B., Brown, W. J. (2004). Getting Australia Active II: An update of the evidence on physical activity for health. National Public Health Partnership. Melbourne, Australia Book: Bauman A, Bellew B, Vita P, Brown W, Owen N. Getting Australia active: towards better practice for the promotion of physical activity. National Public Health Partnership. Melbourne, Australia, March, 2002. ISBN: 0-9580326-2-9 Report: Stephenson J, Bauman A, Armstrong T, Smith B. and Bellew B. The Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia: a preliminary study. Canberra: Public Health Division, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care 2000 Report: Bauman A, Bellew B, Booth M, Hahn A, Stoker L & Thomas M 1996. NSW Health Promotion Survey 1994. Towards best practice for the promotion of physical activity in the areas of NSW. Sydney: NSW Health

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Journal articles Bull FC, Bellew B, Schöppe S, Bauman AE. Developments in National Physical Activity Policy: an international review and recommendations towards better practice. J Sci Med Sport. 2004 Apr;7(1 Suppl):93-104 Bellew B, Dobinson K, Frith J, Henderson M, McKerral J, Mason C, et al. Healthy Transport, Healthy People. Sustainable Transport in Sustainable Cities. Sydney (NSW): Warren Centre, Sydney University; 2002 June Bauman AE, Bellew B., Owen N. and Vita P. Impact of an Australian mass media campaign targeting physical activity in 1998. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2001; 21:41-47 Bauman, A & Bellew, B 1999, Health in the Commonwealth. Sharing solutions 1999/2000, in: Environment and policy approaches to promoting physical activity, Kensington Publications Limited for the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, United Kingdom. Bauman A, Armstrong T, Davies J, Owen N, Brown W, Bellew B, Vita P. Trends in physical activity participation and the impact of integrated campaigns among Australian adults, 19971999. Aust NZ Journal of Public Health 2003;27:76-79 Bauman A, Smith B, Bellew B, Stoker L. and Booth M. Geographical influences upon exercise: evidence of a coastal effect. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 1999; 23:322-324. Bellew, B. Preventive medicine is good for your health. Practitioner 1992 236 (1519)

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