CSIRO PUBLISHING - New South Wales Public Health Bulletin

Public health planning for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games in metropolitan area health services

Catherine Bennett, Mark Bartlett, Graham Burgess and Brian Spooner

Abstract

In addition to an increase in visitors to Sydney and movement to and from Olympic venues, many activities and attractions are planned throughout the Sydney metropolitan area for the period of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Public health planning and strategy development has been conducted at the NSW Department of Health, area health service, public health unit, and local government levels to ensure that all possible steps have been taken to mitigate public health risk.