{"id":1741,"date":"2024-04-10T11:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T02:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/alumni-stories\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2024-04-10T11:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T02:19:51","slug":"sally-modystach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/alumni-stories\/2024\/04\/10\/sally-modystach\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriving on the diversity that environmental health offers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSally Modystach (BAppSc(EnvHlth) \u201996) works to promote health, wellbeing and environmental sustainability around Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She established Healthy Environs<\/a> in 2011 and now leads a team of professionals who work with clients promoting healthier communities and workplaces.\u00a0These include corporate organisations and local councils who are focused on building healthy and vibrant communities.<\/p>\n

Sally had previously worked in the local government and consultancy sectors before she established Healthy Environs. After graduating from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Applied Science and Environmental Health, she became an environmental health officer in a\u00a0metro\u00a0Adelaide council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Environmental Health degree was fascinating,\u201d Sally says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked at the relationships between humans and their environment with a focus on human health.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy role in councils was to educate, and enforce legislation aimed at ensuring that we had a safe and sanitary environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat captured food safety, cooling towers and Legionella control, elements of waste management, environmental management systems and more. Early in my career I transitioned into policy areas within local government in the areas of waste management and sustainability sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking in local government was great, I was really fortunate to work on some hands-on projects tackling waste minimisation and sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

After several years in local government and further studies in public health, Sally shifted into consultancy firms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was keen to try something different,\u201d Sally says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I got into the consulting side, I knew it was for me because I like the phases of scoping, delivering and closing out a project. And you never know what challenge or project you\u2019re going to have around the corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy working with different people in different places, the diversity of sectors you get to work across \u2013 you gain great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since establishing Healthy Environs in 2011, Sally still thrives on the project management side of her work as well as the diversity.<\/p>\n

Healthy Environs now works collectively with communities to strengthen wellbeing and\u00a0resilience through policy, projects and community development approaches. The team, all based in South Australia, take an integrated approach to projects focussed on improving sustainability and community\u00a0wellbeing\u00a0outcomes, with experience\u00a0across\u00a0a range of areas including\u00a0health\u00a0protection and promotion,\u00a0sustainability and climate change adaptation,\u00a0healthy and active aging and Aboriginal\u00a0and\u00a0Torres\u00a0Strait\u00a0Islander\u00a0health.<\/p>\n

Through a social investment partnership with BHP, the company manages the Roxby Community Hub, a welcoming space designed to support community connections and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cEssentially, we\u2019re a social purpose business with a vision to build resilient communities together with our clients. We\u2019ve consulted on lots of satisfying\u00a0projects\u00a0around Australia,\u201d Sally says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love meeting people and working with communities around the country, including some quite remote areas of Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe projects we\u2019re engaged in are often backed by committed people in the community, including local workers and community volunteers. It\u2019s terrific to be part of those partnerships and to promote health, wellbeing and environmental sustainability within local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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