🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

⚡ OUT NOW ⚡ The 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Facing record-breaking threats from delayed action. Read the latest assessment of the links between health and climate change: thelancet.com/journals/lance… #LancetClimate24

"Socioeconomic status and adherence to COVID-19 preventative measures in Australia: A national cohort study" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hp… Findings highlight the importance of considering socioeconomic status when designing programs or campaigns in times of crisis.

🆕 Policy Brief for Australia 🇦🇺 Building on the MJA–Lancet Countdown 2023 Report, this Policy Brief outlines 2️⃣ key recommendations for action in the face of the health ramifications of climate change ⬇️ Read the full brief: lancetcountdown.org/country-resour…

Another fantastic #AHPAevent: Internships & Resume Building for Health Promotion Workshop! View the recording: healthpromotion.org.au/news/ahpa-upda… Kudos to AHPA's Student and Early Career Practitioner Practice Group for their incredible work throughout the year—well done & thank you, team!

Edition 24 of AHPA's National Job Bulletin is live. Containing 79 health promotion roles across Australia. Members, log-in to view: healthpromotion.org.au/news/national-…. Thanks AHPA members Funmilayo Okeowo, Jane Pirouc and Kirsty Lawson. #healthpromotion #jobopportunities #memberbenefit

This insightful article in The Lowitja Journal explores how the Indigenous health sector responded to COVID-19 in urban Indigenous communities in Australia. Read more about how Indigenous communities led their own responses during the pandemic: hubs.li/Q02RYKRr0

Every year in Australia, millions of years of healthy life are lost due to injury, illness, or premature deaths. This loss of healthy life is called the 'burden of disease'. Read more in the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024, released today 👉 brnw.ch/21wPlZ7

On 30 October 2024, AHPA NSW-ACT Branch President Dr Jo Chau and Dr Dimitri Batras, AHPA Board Director, participated in an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) consultation about the use of health data. Read more: healthpromotion.org.au/news/advocacy/…

Today the AIHW has published a new, interactive monitoring dashboard to track progress against targets of two key strategies designed to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians. View the dashboard 👉 brnw.ch/21wPm4C

In November, AHPA signed a joint letter to the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand Board regarding P1049 (sugar and carb claims), led by Alcohol Change Australia. Read the full letter on AHPA's website: healthpromotion.org.au/news/advocacy/…

Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive season! Please note that the AHPA Secretariat will be closed from 20 December 2024 to 6 January 2025. We look forward to working with you all in 2025! healthpromotion.org.au

Our central recommendation in our @MarmotIHE Building Health Equity report is to put equity of health and wellbeing at the heart of housing policy bmj.com/content/388/bm…

NEW: Today, I’m releasing a Surgeon General’s Advisory on the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol is the 3rd leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., contributing to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year.

✍️ New year, new manuscript category! We are excited to announce that Health Promotion Journal of Australia, under the leadership of EIC Carmel Williams, will introduce a new manuscript category in 2025: Research to Policy Translation Paper. Keep an eye out for more details! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/220116…

On 12 February 2025, the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition in Mental Health launched their pre-election submission, Transforming Australia's approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing. AHPA is a proud member of the coalition. Read it here: healthpromotion.org.au/news/advocacy/…

Just noting that Australia did have a national health workforce agency before it was abolished in the 2014 budget that was so devastating for health and Indigenous programs legislation.gov.au/C2014A00103/la…

🔸 Join us on March 21st for a historic moment in AHPA's journey—the launch of our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)! 🔹 Hear from keynote speaker Prof. Michelle Dickson. 🔸Register here: healthpromotion.org.au/events/nationa… cc Reconciliation Australia

Want to know how to write a great #HealthPolicy Brief? Join us to learn key elements, common pitfalls, and gain practical tips from our speakers. 📅 Wed, 16 April 2025 ⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM ACST | 7:00–8:00 PM AEST | 5:00–6:00 PM AWST 📍 Online 💲 Free 🎟 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3b2682b9…

Join AHPA and Our Watch for a free online event in May: Changing the landscape and the story. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 6th May 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:00-1:00pm AEST 🔗 Register here: healthpromotion.org.au/events/nationa… Designed for health promotion practitioners. AHPA members & non-members welcome.

Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity croakey.org/chaos-under-tr…