AHPA 2020 AGM

The 2020 AHPA Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 12th June at 12 noon AEST.

The AGM will be via ZOOM. You can REGISTER HERE. AGM papers will be sent out prior to the meeting.

AGM Guest Lecture “Health promotion – After 30 years, where have we been, what have we learned, and where are we going?’ with Adjunct Professor Trevor Shilton

As part of our 30^th year, the AHPA Board is delighted to host a presentation at the Annual General Meeting by inaugural founding National AHPA President and Life Member, Trevor Shilton. Trevor will reflect on the past three decades of health promotion and consider what the future might hold for our profession and discipline.

About Trevor

Trevor is National Director Active Living at the National Heart Foundation of Australia. He is also Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health at Curtin University and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Sport Science Exercise and Health, the University of Western Australia.

Internationally Trevor Chairs the Advocacy Council of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). He is also Global Vice President for Advocacy with the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), and a member of the WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs, and the World Heart Federation’s Advocacy Committee.

Trevor’s principal research and health promotion interests are in chronic disease prevention, advocacy, policy, equity and programs relating to physical activity and obesity, tobacco control and social marketing. He has directed major community-wide initiatives, including social marketing campaigns in obesity, physical activity and tobacco, as well as state-wide and national initiatives in workplace health and school health.

Trevor’s main passion is advocacy, and this is because there is nothing else, done well, which can provide a better return on investment.

Trevor has over 30 years’ experience in health promotion practice, policy and research and has published book chapters and over 70 papers in peer reviewed journals. He has given many national and international conference presentations and workshops. He has participated in guideline and policy development in Australia, Canada, Asia and the United States and at global level with the WHO and leading civil society organisations.