
%0 Journal Article
%A Smith, James A. 
%A Gleeson, Suzanne 
%A White, Ian 
%A Judd, Jenni 
%A Jones-Roberts, Andrew 
%A Hanzar, Tania 
%A Sparks, Micheal 
%A Shilton, Trevor 
%A Shand, Meagan 
%T Editorial - Health promotion: essential to a national preventative health strategy
%J Health Promotion Journal of Australia
%D 2009/04/01
%V 20
%N 1
%P 5-6
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HE09005
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HE09005 
%X "In April 2008 the Australian Government announced the establishment of a National Preventative Health Taskforce (NPHT) with the primary function of developing a national preventative health strategy. In October 2008 a discussion paper and three technical reports1 were released with a call for input from individuals and organisations, professional and consumer groups. This editorial outlines four key issues from the Australian Health Promotion Association’s (AHPA) submission: • the importance of a broad social determinants of health approach; • clear explanations of ‘prevention’ and ‘health promotion’; • establishing health promotion high on the political agenda; and • building the capacity of Australia’s highly skilled health promotion workforce to strengthen health promotion action across Australia." 
