Shaping the future of health promotion

Health Promotion

Business

Collaboration Action Plan

 

Communication and involvement of the workforce

  • Database of more than 500 staff- get involved now!
  • Regular e-bulletins
  • Three annual conferences – 2006, 2007, 2009
  • Stakeholder Forums and seminars two to three times a year
  • Encouragement and support of the development of regional networks
  • Publication of papers and articles in related journals and newsletters
  • Proposals to develop a Health Promotion Champions’ Network
Development of briefing materials
The NGO Forum

The Forum was established to help improve public health and reduce health inequalities across the UK. It does this by bringing together public health experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government policy makers. Those working in the field can use their expertise to influence and contribute to government public health policy.

Project on Commissioning and Health Promotion

This is funded by the Department of Health England and led by Richard Shircore, to help NHS organisations to commission health promoting activity as effectively as possible. World Class Commissioning presents an important opportunity for health promotion –but commissioners need to be able to scope programmes well and set appropriate standards for the workforce.
 
UK Public Health Register
Offers registration for defined specialists in health promotion through retrospective portfolio assessment; retrospective registration for practitioners is expected to open in late 2010.

Faculty of Public Health
Membership of the Practitioner Development Working Group which is mapping the education and training that exists for public health practitioners; identifying gaps in provision; developing proposals for continuing professional development; and developing a prospective assessment framework for accreditation. 
 
Health Promotion and Community Well-Being Organisation and Partnership Awards

In 2008, the Royal Society for Public Health, in partnership with other members of the Shaping the Future collaboration, launched the Health Promotion and Community Wellbeing Organisation and Partnership Awards. The purpose of the Awards is to recognise organisational excellence in health promotion and community wellbeing. 

International Union of Health Promotion and Education

We maintain close links with the IUHPE including participation in the development of the Global Consensus Statement on Domains of Core Competency in 2008.