National

Tues 10 November | 1:00-2:00PM AEDT 

Debt, financial stress, and poverty contribute to low mental wellbeing and mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. Tackling these issues through fair income support and other measures is more important than ever in the wake of the economic hardships wrought by COVID-19. This webinar will provide an overview of the relationship between income inadequacy and mental health and outline the types of government policies that are needed to enable all Australians to meet their basic needs and live with dignity, and prevent an increase in mental ill-health across the community in the months and years ahead. Register here.

Wednesday 11 November | 1-2pm AEDT

The COVID-19 crisis forced us all to retreat from many of the networks and connections that give meaning to our lives. Organisations shut their doors, sporting seasons were suspended, community events postponed. How do we reconnect in this climate of crisis? Radio host Lisa Leong treasures meaningful conversations and understands their profound importance in today's digitally dominated world. In this webinar, Lisa will draw on her experience of on-air community building to offer insights on reconnecting your community. Lisa will be joined by four prominent leaders from the not-for-profit sector. Register here.

Thursdays 12, 19 and 26 November, 3 and 10 December | 12:30PM GMT

Hosted by the College of Medicine and Health at the University of Exeter, this conference will bring together students and experts across the healthcare sector for a day of learning, reflection and discussion surrounding the role of the healthcare sector in engaging with planetary health and sustainability. These webinars will continue to take place each Thursday throughout November and December. Register here.

Tuesday 17 November | 09:00-10:15AM AEDT

The Centre for Public Impact team will host a workshop on Thinking in Systems. The COVID pandemic has revealed, in the starkest of terms, the interconnectedness of things. It has demonstrated how a virus, which affects the human respiratory system, can bring the global economy to its knees. The COVID response has demanded a new, more collaborative form of government, and has revealed the inadequacy of siloed approaches in a complex world. We invite you to join five thought leaders who are putting systems thinking into practice in their daily work to share their insights on why it is so important for governments to think in systems, and why this is the case now more so than ever. Participants will then break into five groups, hosted in a conversation by one of the thought leaders. Conversations will focus on what needs to happen to move from ideas to action. Register here.

The Health Promotion Ethics Project (HPEP) Working Group is pleased to invite AHPA members to attend the critical health promotion practice webinar series. 

Presented by A/Prof Jane Taylor (University of the Sunshine Coast) and A/Prof Lily O’Hara (Qatar University), this webinar series is the first of a number of opportunities aiming to advance critical health promotion practice and build AHPA’s capacity to lead conversations about ethical practice in Australia. Questions regarding this webinar series can be directed to Dr Krysten Blackford, HPEP Chair: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 08 9266 2751.

Webinar 1: Critical health promotion – ethical, ecological practice
18 November 2020, 4-5:30pm AEDT

Webinar one aims to facilitate conversation on critical health promotion practice using a set of 12 values and principles incorporated in the Red Lotus Critical Health Promotion Model as a foundation for critical practice. 

Thu 19 November 2020 | 9:00-10:30 AM AEDT

It's likely that in 2021 there will be over a million people on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance payments for over a year. This includes people who are experiencing long term unemployment and those who had their employment status impacted by the pandemic, including a percentage of young people. This event will address key concerns surrounding how COVID-19 has affected unemployment, and ways we can act to reduce these negative impacts. Register here.

Thursday 26 November I 12PM AEDST

In partnership with the Climate and Health Alliance, AHPA is hosting an important event exploring the role of ecological determinants in health promotion. This online event will showcase health promotion research and thinking on the link between climate change, mental health and nature; bring forward the voices of key people intimate with the issues of ecological grief and mental wellbeing promotion; and support a timely conversation among AHPA and CAHA members and friends about ecological determinants of health and nature as a setting for health promotion and climate action. Speakers and program to come. Register here.

Monday 30 November  | 12:30-1pm AEDT / 9:30-10am WST

AHPA is the National Accreditation Organisation (NAO) for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in Australia.  Health Promotion professionals across Australia now have the opportunity to apply to earn the title IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. Find out more here.

Do any of these sound like you?

• Thinking about applying for registration and needing a kick start or advice
• Part way through writing an application and got stuck
• Almost ready to apply but want to check in on some final details.

Join on the day here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83758658691. 

Please note Queensland is one hour behind AEDT; SA is 30 minutes behind and NT is 1.5 hours behind AEDT.

Monday 30 November  | 5-5:30pm AEDT / 2-2:30pm WST 

AHPA is the National Accreditation Organisation (NAO) for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in Australia.  Health Promotion professionals across Australia now have the opportunity to apply to earn the title IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. Find out more here.

Do any of these sound like you?

• Thinking about applying for registration and needing a kick start or advice
• Part way through writing an application and got stuck
• Almost ready to apply but want to check in on some final details.

Join on the day here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89196616722. 

Please note Queensland is one hour behind AEDT; SA is 30 minutes behind and NT is 1.5 hours behind AEDT.

Tuesday 01 December | 8-8:30pm AEDT / 5-5:30pm WST     

AHPA is the National Accreditation Organisation (NAO) for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) in Australia.  Health Promotion professionals across Australia now have the opportunity to apply to earn the title IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. Find out more here.

Do any of these sound like you?

• Thinking about applying for registration and needing a kick start or advice
• Part way through writing an application and got stuck
• Almost ready to apply but want to check in on some final details.

Join on the day here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82744621507. 

Please note Queensland is one hour behind AEDT; SA is 30 minutes behind and NT is 1.5 hours behind AEDT.

The Health Promotion Ethics Project (HPEP) Working Group is pleased to invite AHPA members to attend the critical health promotion practice webinar series. 

Presented by A/Prof Jane Taylor (University of the Sunshine Coast) and A/Prof Lily O’Hara (Qatar University), this webinar series is the first of a number of opportunities aiming to advance critical health promotion practice and build AHPA’s capacity to lead conversations about ethical practice in Australia. Questions regarding this webinar series can be directed to Dr Krysten Blackford, HPEP Chair: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 08 9266 2751.

Webinar 2: Critical health promotion – reflecting on your practice
2 December 2020, 4-5:30pm AEDT

Webinar two builds on the critical health promotion conversation from webinar one. Participants will be invited to share their experiences of using the health promotion values and principles heuristic to reflect on their own and/or their organisation’s current practice to determine the extent to which the practice aligns more with critical or selective approaches.

The Association is pleased to invite you to join us for an end of year virtual event where we will present our Health Promotion Journal of Australia Awards, announce our 2021 Thinker in Residence and deliver the 2020 Eberhard Wenzel Oration. 

Register here

2020 Eberhard Wenzel Oration

The memorial oration serves to stimulate a culture of critical and reflective discussion for the advancement of health promotion in Australia. We look forward to you joining us to hear from this year’s Orators, from the Centre for Social Impact UNSW, A/Professor Gemma Carey and A/Professor Graham Brown. 

For more information about Dr Eberhard Wenzel click here.

Join some of Australia's leading public health consultants as they reflect on their journey to self-employment.

A free webinar presented by the Australian Public Health Consultants Network.

Tuesday 2 February 2021 6-7pm AEDT via Zoom. Hosted by network Co-Founders Rebecca Zosel and Kristy Schirmer.

Places are limited so register now to avoid disappointment: https://events.humanitix.com/planning-to-pivot  

March 12-14, 2021 | Register here. 

Uncertainties and ambiguities have always played a role in our lives. Clearly over the last year or so we have in varying individual degrees experienced an acute dose of it. Becoming emotional fit means we learn how to become even more emotionally flexible and adaptable. Becoming emotional fit means we gain a deeper sense of clarity of who we are, what matters,what doesn’t matter and what shouldn’t matter.

At #DefiningEquity2021, GEN VIC brings together local and global experts to talk about how we can harness this defining moment to create lasting, generational change.  
 
If you are a gender equity advocate, practitioner, researcher or policy maker in Victoria, #DefiningEquity2021 is designed for you! 

For more information click here.

Gain expert advice from experienced practitioners, early career professionals, and employers such as the Department of Health.

For more information click here.

Interact with and be inspired by climate champions across all corners of society and the economy and plan how, by working together, a better futures for us all can be created. Decision makers will be engaged to support ambitious national climate action. 

Three online sessions will run each day at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM AEST/Sydney time

For more information click here.

Building on the findings from the ACOSS and UNSW joint report, Work, income and health inequity: A snapshot of the evidence, this webinar will explore:

• What exactly does the data show about the relationship between health and socio-economic circumstance?
• How could we improve the data in order to increase equitable access to health?
• How can the policy choices we make now help improve the health outcomes for vulnerable Australians?
• Importantly, how are the choices we are making now about COVID-19 impacting health outcomes for those with the least during this pandemic?

For more information click here.

Various delegates and speakers from around the country will discuss challenges and share knowledge and experiences in raising happy, healthy and confident children in our communities.

A must attend conference for anyone working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and family services.

Various sessions scheduled daily. 

For more information click here.