Positioning health promotion as a policy priority in Australia
James A. Smith A B C D and Michele Herriot C
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- Author Affiliations
A Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Leadership, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
B Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
C Australian Health Promotion Association, 38 Surrey Road, Keswick, SA 5035, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: James.Smith3@cdu.edu.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 28(1) 5-7 https://doi.org/10.1071/HEv28n1_ED2
Published: 16 March 2017
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