Who we are
Established in 2024 by Associate Professor Nicole Nathan, the National School Health Promotion Collective brings together state and territory departments of health and education and leading health promotion agencies.
Members of the Collective are:
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation NSW
Queensland Department of Education
Tasmanian Department of Health
Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People
What we do
Chronic disease is responsible for ~80% of premature deaths in Australia and costs more than $20 billion [1]. Targeting risk factors during the time that health behaviours are developed (childhood and adolescence) is critical to preventing the development of chronic disease.
Our focus is therefore effective and cost-effective evidence-based health promotion programs in schools across the following priority areas:
- Vaping prevention and cessation
- Physical activity enabling school uniforms
- Physical activity programs
- Healthy canteens
- Mobile phone restrictions
How we do our work
Working in partnership we will generate evidence and guidance to support chronic disease prevention and health promotion efforts nationally.
1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions: reporting framework, catalogue number PHE 298, AIHW, Australian Government.