Resources

Climate Change and Health Promotion Position Paper
Australia is one of the healthiest countries in the world. This is largely because of effective public health and its core services – protection, prevention and health promotion which includes action to create and support the ecological conditions that enable Australians to enjoy a healthy and happy life. Health promotion’s role has never been so significant. This position paper reaffirms commitment by AHPA to planetary health and the critical role of health promotion in addressing climate change impacts. It was prepared by Kate Lowsby and Gabriela Martinez, with input from Teresa Capetola.

Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Policy Position Statement
The Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) and the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) have jointly updated their national policy statement on Promoting Health and Preventing Illness. The revised and endorse AHPA and PHAA Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Policy Statement 2021 is available here. The Policy clearly positions health promotion and illness prevention as key contributors to population health and wellbeing and it forms the foundation of our advocacy for greater investment in Health Promotion and Illness Prevention now and in the lead up to upcoming state and federal elections. We hope that you find the updated Policy a useful tool in your work. The Position Statement was informed by a Background Paper commissioned in March 2018 by AHPA and PHAA and prepared by Dr Toni Delaney-Crowe at Flinders University South Australia.

Investing in health promotion is a smart strategy. It keeps people out of hospital, reduces the burden on overstretched health services and allows people to live healthier, more productive lives. Health promotion and illness prevention saves lives, money and deliver the best public return on investment in health. Every dollar invested in health promotion and prevention goes on to save $14. In the lead-up to the Federal Budget 2023, AHPA calls on the Australian Government to get serious about promoting health and to commit at least 5% of the health budget to Health Promotion and Illness Prevention, in line with the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2023.

As part of this campaign, AHPA developed an updated infographic. Download the full version here. AHPA can provide members with the individual tiles contained in the infographic for use in their work. Tiles are available in JPEG or PDF formats and include: health promotion, health equity, smoking, overweight and obesity, alcohol use, climate change, and healthy built environments. Please email requests to the AHPA Secretariat:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Acknowledgements
AHPA’s 2023 Infographic was compiled by a project team consisting of Rebecca Zosel, Suzanne Gleeson, Gemma Crawford, Melinda Edmunds and Michele Herriot. We acknowledge and thank the following organisations for their expert content review:

• Cancer Council Victoria
• Food for Health Alliance (previously Obesity Policy Coalition)
• Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)
• Centre for Urban Research, RMIT.

Funded by Sydney Local Health District.

The Australian Health Promotion Association and Wellbeing SA worked in partnership to undertake an evidence-informed review to understand good practice approaches being conducted across Australia, and beyond, to inform the development of the South Australian Health Promotion Workforce Strategy.

View the report

Registration Resources

• Health Promotion Registration Application Checklist
• Registration overview and application requirements
• Application tips and overview of the online application system
• How to use the online application system
• Online registration application template (word document to support drafting of application offline)
• IUHPE core competencies
• IUHPE ethical values and principles
• Work examples against core competencies – short version 
• Work examples against core competencies – long version 
• Core competency examples for academics
• Example of completed registration application for early career practitioners
• Example of completed registration application for mid career practitioners
• Register of Registered Health Promotion Practitioners 
• 10-minute video from a 2023 AHPA event where Lucy Wickham provides an overview of the Australian health promotion registration system
• Registration webinar (May 2020)
• Case study: Registration partnership between AHPA and Preventive Health SA
• IUHPE conference poster: The registration of health promotion practitioners

Registration Renewal Resources

• Example of a completed reregistration application 
• Example of a completed CPD tracking spreadsheet 

IUHPE Course Accreditation

• List of accredited courses
• Information on how to apply for course accreditation
• IUHPE Health Promotion Accreditation System NAO Handbook

For more information, contact:
Lucy Wickham, Chair, AHPA NAO Management Committee
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