Australian Health Promotion Association
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The Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA®) is Australia's peak body for health promotion, and the nation's only professional association for people working and interested in the field of health promotion.
AHPA seeks to advance the health of all people in Australia. Our vision is for a healthy, equitable Australia. We are committed to health equity, innovative and evidence-informed approaches, ethical practice, and collaboration.
For over 30 years AHPA has provided strategic and operational leadership for health promotion and prevention in Australia. Together with over 1,000 members and subscribers from a broad range of sectors, AHPA delivers leadership, advocacy and workforce development for health promotion practice, policy, research and teaching.
The Association:
- Has branches in every State and Territory and a wide range of working groups and committees
- publishes the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
- is the National Accreditation Organisation for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in Australia and manages workforce registration.
AHPA seeks to advance the health of all people in Australia. Our vision is for a healthy, equitable Australia. We are committed to health equity, innovative and evidence-informed approaches, ethical practice, and collaboration.
For over 30 years AHPA has provided strategic and operational leadership for health promotion and prevention in Australia. Together with over 1,000 members and subscribers from a broad range of sectors, AHPA delivers leadership, advocacy and workforce development for health promotion practice, policy, research and teaching.
The Association:
- Has branches in every State and Territory and a wide range of working groups and committees
- publishes the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
- is the National Accreditation Organisation for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in Australia and manages workforce registration.
Why us
The Association has its origins in the ANZAAS Congress held in Perth in 1983. The planning committee for the Health Education Section of the Congress recognised the need for an organisation that could unify the growing number of people involved in health promotion and health education throughout Western Australia and promote liaison between them. This resulted in the formation of the Western Australian Professional Health Educators' Association (WAPHEA) in 1985.
In response to interest shown in the organisation from health promotion professionals throughout Australia, WAPHEA changed its name, and in 1990 was nationally constituted as the Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals. Western Australia was the first Branch and was formed in 1992. There are now Branches representing all states and territories.
In May 1999 members voted to change the name of the Association to the Australian Health Promotion Association thereby reflecting the more inclusive and broader approach to its work. A new mission statement, objectives, and a new membership structure were developed to reflect the change in direction.
Today the Australian Health Promotion Association continues to evolve to be a contemporary professional body representing the health promotion profession and its members Australia wide. It upholds the highest of governance standards and collaborates at a National and State and Territory level to provide strategic and operational leadership for health promotion in Australia. In 2022 AHPA received Commonwealth Government funding under the Health Peak Advisory Body Program and is proud to be the peak body for health promotion in Australia.
In response to interest shown in the organisation from health promotion professionals throughout Australia, WAPHEA changed its name, and in 1990 was nationally constituted as the Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals. Western Australia was the first Branch and was formed in 1992. There are now Branches representing all states and territories.
In May 1999 members voted to change the name of the Association to the Australian Health Promotion Association thereby reflecting the more inclusive and broader approach to its work. A new mission statement, objectives, and a new membership structure were developed to reflect the change in direction.
Today the Australian Health Promotion Association continues to evolve to be a contemporary professional body representing the health promotion profession and its members Australia wide. It upholds the highest of governance standards and collaborates at a National and State and Territory level to provide strategic and operational leadership for health promotion in Australia. In 2022 AHPA received Commonwealth Government funding under the Health Peak Advisory Body Program and is proud to be the peak body for health promotion in Australia.
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