AHPA short course: Health Promotion Advocacy: Strategies for Change

This course has now reached capacity. Please keep a lookout for future opportunities.

This four-week online course will run from 2nd to 27th June 2025 and includes self-paced online modules with video tutorials, case studies, podcasts, reading materials, and discussion forums, allowing you to engage at your own pace within a community of health promotion professionals.

Participants should expect to spend 3-4 hours each week reviewing course materials and engaging in practical and interactive tasks across the four weeks.

This is the second of two courses delivered by Curtin University on behalf of AHPA to support the Australian health promotion workforce. The first course, Politics and Power for Promoting Health, was delivered in 2024. Successful completion of both courses will be recognised as the equivalent of a unit in Curtin’s postgraduate public health degrees.

Overview

Health promotion advocacy is essential for achieving health equity and tackling the broader determinants of health. Advocacy helps ensure that the voices of communities and health promotion practitioners are heard in policy, funding, and decision-making spaces.

This course explores practical frameworks and strategies to influence policy and structural change for better health outcomes. It draws on real-world examples from across Australia and internationally, equipping participants with tools to design, implement, and evaluate advocacy initiatives that make a difference.

Through this course, you will develop your understanding of how to frame messages, build coalitions, engage stakeholders, and navigate policy processes to advance health promotion goals.

Join us as we build the skills and confidence to advocate for health equity and social justice.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for Australian health promotion practitioners and specialists. It is especially valuable for early- and mid-career practitioners seeking to strengthen their practical advocacy skills and strategic thinking.

Facilitator

Associate Professor Jonathan Hallett, School of Population Health, Curtin University

Learning Objectives

1. Define advocacy in the context of health promotion and describe its key components.
2. Identify and apply frameworks for developing health promotion advocacy strategies.
3. Critically analyse examples of successful advocacy campaigns in Australia and internationally.
4. Develop skills in framing messages, engaging the media, and using evidence to support advocacy efforts.
5. Explore the role of partnerships, coalitions, and community engagement in advocacy.
6. Plan and evaluate advocacy strategies aligned with health promotion goals and values.

Cost

• AHPA members: $95
  Cost is subsidised by the Australian Government’s Health Peak and Advisory Bodies Program Grant 2022–2026 funding.
• Non-members: $220

Enrol

Participant numbers are capped at thirty (30). Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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