The Australian Health Promotion Association recognises and rewards excellence and innovative thinking and is committed to progressing contemporary, evidence, informed, equitable and ethical health promotion practice, research and policy.
The AHPA Thinker in Residence recognises and support outstanding thinkers in health promotion who are undertaking novel and transformative work that has the potential to profoundly impact and / or transform a broad area of practice or policy.
The award:
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affiliates an outstanding thinker with the Association for a specific period of time.
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is presented biennially.
- is bestowed on an individual with bright adventurous ideas.
- recognises an individual who is a national or international leader and exemplar in the health promotion field.
- focuses on contemporary, complex challenges, recognised as important to the future of the health promotion locally and internationally.
- nominally be for 12 months however activity may be spread throughout the year or concentrated to a short, intensive period.
For an international Thinker, the residency can be virtual/remote.
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