Investing in health promotion is a smart strategy. It keeps people out of hospital, reduces the burden on overstretched health services and allows people to live healthier, more productive lives. Health promotion and illness prevention saves lives, money and deliver the best public return on investment in health. Every dollar invested in health promotion and prevention goes on to save $14.
In the lead up to the Federal Budget 2023, AHPA calls on the Australian Government to get serious about promoting health and to commit at least 5% of the health budget to Health Promotion and Illness Prevention, in line with the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2023.
Download AHPA's infographic here.
AHPA can provide members with the individual tiles contained in the infographic for use in their work. Tiles are available in JPEG or PDF formats and include: health promotion, health equity, smoking, overweight and obesity, alcohol use, climate change, and healthy built environments. Please email requests to the AHPA Secretariat: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Acknowledgements
AHPA’s 2023 Infographic was compiled by a project team consisting of Rebecca Zosel, Suzanne Gleeson, Gemma Crawford, Melinda Edmunds and Michele Herriot.
We acknowledge and thank the following organisations for their expert content review:
- Cancer Council Victoria
- Food for Health Alliance (previously Obesity Policy Coalition)
- Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)
- Centre for Urban Research, RMIT.
Funded by Sydney Local Health District.