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Overview
Founded in 1999, the International Network of Health Promotion Foundations (INHPF) was established to advance the work of health promotion foundations around the world. To accomplish this, INHPF engages in two core activities. The first core activity is enhancing the performance of existing Health Promotion Foundations (HPFs) through exchange, mutual learning and joint action. The second core activity is to mentor and support the establishment of new HPFs.
INHPF comprises organizations from around the world involved in funding health promotion activities. All full members are established as a result of an Act of Parliament; have an independent Board of Governance; and have long-term and sustainable funding for health promotion. Members of the Network liaise on a regular basis with email discussions, two to three teleconferences per annum and a face-to-face meeting once per annum (planned to coincide with a major health promotion conference).
As organizations, INHPF members are unique with only five full members worldwide. However, interest in establishing a HPF is growing as countries and regions recognize the benefits of having long-term sustainable funding for health promotion and that HPFs are a successful way of meeting Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) commitments. As of August 2005, there are 15 countries in various stages of establishing an HPF.
INHPF at a glance
| Founded: |
1999
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| Mission: |
To strengthen the capacities of countries to
promote the health of populations through Health Promotion Foundations at
national and sub-national levels.
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Core
Activities: |
1. Enhance the performance of existing Health
Promotion Foundations through exchange, mutual learning and joint action. 2.
Mentor and support the establishment of new Health Promotion Foundations.
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Founded
Members: |
Austrian Health Promotion Foundation
Health Promotion Switzerland
Health 21 Hungarian Foundation
Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), Thailand
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), Australia
Western Australia Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway), Australia |
Principles
INHPF is underpinned by the following principles:
Mutuality
Members are committed to sharing information and experience based on common interests and synergies in providing health promotion leadership and sustainable structures for promoting population health.
Mutuality is maintained through open and transparent communication between members and based on a culture of cooperation and trust.
Distributive Leadership
INHPF has a non-hierarchical structure where leadership is shared between members and consensus decision-making is adopted. Recognition is given to the core competencies of each member to provide technical support within the organization and to associate members.
This principle is supported by sharing responsibilities, risks and resources on agreed areas of collaboration.
Promoting Health
INHPF adopts the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion as the guiding framework for health promotion action. The actions of INHPF are based on the understanding that population health is influenced by fundamental social, political, economic, cultural and environmental factors along with the skills and understanding of individuals and groups.
INHPF acknowledges that a long-term perspective is required for achieving changes in these codeterminants of health and population health gains.
Strategic Plan
The Network has recently completed a strategic plan which highlights the actions
and directions of the Network for the coming years.
Strategic plan 2006- 2009
Historic Timeline
| 2006 |
6th INHPF Annual Meeting to be
hosted by Health Promotion Switzerland is planned to coincide with the EUPHA
conference in November.
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| 2005 |
5th INHPF Annual Meeting hosted
by ThaiHealth and attended by VicHealth, Healthway, Healthpact, Health
Promotion Switzerland, Austrian Health Promotion Foundation, representatives
of the South African Health Promotion Initiative, Soros Foundation and
UNESCAP.
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| 2004 |
4th INHPF Annual Meeting hosted
by VicHealth and attended by ThaiHealth, Healthway, Healthpact, Health
Promotion Switzerland, Austrian Health Promotion Foundation, representatives
of the South African Health Promotion Initiative, Korean Health Promotion
Fund, Health 21 Hungarian Foundation, Malaysian Health Promotion Foundation
Initiative, WHO and IUHPE.
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| 2003 |
3rd INHPF Annual Meeting hosted
by Health 21 Hungarian Foundation and attended by ThaiHealth, VicHealth,
Healthway, Health Promotion Switzerland, Austrian Health Promotion
Foundation, representatives of the South African Health Promotion
Initiative, Korean Health Promotion Fund, Malaysian Health Promotion
Foundation Initiative, Health Promotion Foundation Poland, New Zealand
Health Sponsorship Council and WHO.
A workshop for countries interested in the creation of health promotion
foundations and/ or the introduction of an earmarked tax on tobacco or other
products was also hosted by INHPF and attended by delegates from: Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Romania, Russia and Canada.
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| 2002 |
2nd INHPF Annual Meeting hosted
by ThaiHealth and attended by VicHealth, Healthway, Health Promotion
Switzerland, Austrian Health Promotion Foundation, representatives of the
South African Health Promotion Initiative, Korean Health Promotion Fund,
Health 21 Hungarian Foundation, Malaysian Health Promotion Foundation
Initiative, Ministry of Health Thailand, Ministry of Health Indonesia,
African Medical Research Foundation and WHO.
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| 1999 |
Representatives of Health
Promotion Foundations and countries interested in establishing Health
Promotion Foundations attend a workshop in Melbourne to draft a preparatory
paper, “Securing an Infrastructure for Health Promotion,” for the 5th Global
Conference on Health Promotion in Mexico in 2000. As a result of the
interactions at the workshop, the International Network of Health Promotion
Foundations (INHPF) is formed.
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