Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation
46 Parliament Place
West Perth, Western Australia
P.O. Box 1284, West Perth, WA 6872
(08) 94767000
WA Statewide 1800 198 450
Facsimile (08) 9324 1145
Email: healthway@healthway.wa.gov.au
Internet: www.healthway.wa.gov.au

About Healthway
The Western Australian Health promotion Foundation (Healthway) was established in 1991 under the Tobacco Control Act 1990 as a statutory body with objectives to:

• fund activities that promote health, particularly that of young people, and provide research grants to organisations engaged in health promotion programs and research; and
• offer sports, arts and racing:
(i) a replacement source of funding for those activities which were sponsored by the tobacco industry; (Tobacco sponsorship and advertising in Western Australia was phased out by 1992).
(ii) sponsorship support for sport, arts and racing activities which encourage healthy lifestyles and provide opportunities to promote health.

Vision
A Healthy WA

Mission
To improve the health of Western Australians by working through
partnerships and supporting targeted programs, which:
• Promote and facilitate healthy lifestyles, policies and environments.
• Build the capacity of individuals, groups and communities to be healthier.

Programs
To meet its objectives, Healthway has developed a range of funding programs which include:
• Health Promotion Projects
• Health Promotion Research
• Sport Sponsorship
• Arts Sponsorship
• Racing Sponsorship

Healthway Structure
The Minister for Health, the Hon Jim McGinty B.A, B Juris (Hons), LLB, JP,MLA, is the Minister responsible for Healthway.

The Tobacco Control Act 1990 established the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation.

The enabling legislation has now been replaced with the Tobacco Products Control Act 2006, which perpetuates the establishment of the Foundation and a Board of Management under S59(1) and S61(1) respectively of the new Act.

The Act defines the role of Healthway in terms of its functions, objectives and powers.

Annual Resources
Healthway provides grants to health and research organisations as well as sponsorships to sport, arts, racing and community groups which encourage healthy lifestyles and advance health promotion programs.
Healthway distributes approximately AU$17.6 million annually in health promotion grants and sponsorships.  Of this, approximately $5.9 million is allocated to health promotion projects, health promotion research grants and program and project evaluation.  Additionally Healthway provides more than AU$9.5 million per year for sponsorship of sport, arts and racing programs and AU$1.9 million to support sponsorships.  A further $300,000 supports a range of special projects.