The Naorlunga project in Australia aimed to create healthier cities through an 18-year sustainability initiative. Key aspects of the initiative's success included its visionary leadership, adaptive model, community engagement, recognition among organizations, and links with universities. The project began in 1991 as a way to implement the World Health Organization's health promotion strategies at the city level. It started as a pilot and expanded with additional funding. The suburb of Noarlunga in Adelaide, South Australia was a focus area for projects addressing community safety, drugs, and domestic violence. Evaluations found the initiative helped raise healthy activities and was sustainable over its 25 projects from 1987 to 2005 by targeting social factors, showing supportive leadership, adapting its approach, balancing short and long

1. Healthy cities in AustraliaNaorlunga project(HCN)

2. SustainabilityThe main feature of this initiative is its 18 year sustainability which are due to:VisionLeadershipAdaptive modelManipulativeEngagementRecognitionUni linksOpennesA project to an approach1991 HCN as NGO

3. Initiative (HCN)Adopted from the European healthy citiesAdapted to Australian citiesA way of channeling WHO HP into citiesStarted in April 1987The first 3 years were pilotAnother funded 2 years made the conclusion as good results which need improvement

4. Noarlunga Suburb in Adelaide of SA

5. WHO STEPSSTARTEDORGANZEDACTIONS

6. HCN projectsNoarlunga Towards a Safe Community (NTSC)Noarlunga Com-munity Action on DrugsOnkaparinga Collaborative Approach for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

7. EvaluationChllegeable, yet there are some ways:The rise of healthy activity in a cityIts sustainability

8. FindingsFrom 1987 to 2005 >>> 25 projects

9. Social Health VisionIllness lies in socioeconomic factorsTaregt: raise awareness and participation by organizations and communities through workshops.Government focused on inequeties

10. Inspirational LeadershipDecision makers showed consistent and supportive role throughout the period of the project.Most of them remained unchanged all over the period of study..

11. Adaptive modelThe model was successfully adapted from locally based –as in Europe- to state-based.Appear loose but robust and encouraging

12. Juggling competing demandsAchieve short-term goals and work on long-termMediating between local government and community members regarding priorities.

13. Strongly supported community actionsSupport of community members and empowering them to participate more

14. HCN recognitionInvolvement of many organizations on different levelsState found the HCN easing its job B/O cross-sector networks and public participation

15. University linksHCN was linked to Flinders uni from the start and the link maintained and developed through training more staff expanding the network of acknowledgeable people about the project.

16. International linksInward and outward focusMeeting people and sharing the experiences about the projectSupporting other projects especially

17. Transition from project to approachthe project was meant to be time-limited and converts into approach of addressing issues

18. ImpactsOn membersOn organizationsOn sectorsOn networksOn the whole community