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Strengthening relationships with our community and partners

Our community

Strengthening relationships with our community and partners is a strategic priority or SMHS.

We are committed to:

  • engaging with the community to better define and deliver the services required to meet their health and wellbeing needs
  • optimising existing partnerships and exploring new opportunities for innovative alliances both within and outside of health care.

SMHS community snapshot

The following data offers an insight into the health and wellbeing of members of the SMHS community:

  • The SMHS catchment has an estimated population of 666,781 people, or 25 per cent of WA’s population.
  • The average life expectancy of a person living within the SMHS catchment is 84.5 years.
  • Of our adult population:
    • 17.5 per cent have high blood pressure and 18.3 per cent have high cholesterol
    • 52 per cent have a mental health concern
    • 36 per cent eat fast food at least weekly
    • 9 per cent continue to smoke
    • 25 per cent drink alcohol at levels that will lead to long-term harm
    • 72 per cent are overweight or obese
    • 40 per cent are not active enough
    • 53 per cent eat less than 2 serves of fruit daily
    • 91 per cent eat less than 5 serves of vegetables daily.

Read our latest Annual Report to learn more about the community SMHS serves.

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