About AHPSA

The Australian Health Promoting Schools Association was established in 1994.

It developed out of the Australian Association for Healthy School Communities (AAHSC) and the Network for Healthy School Communities.

The Aims of the Association are to:

• initiate and support ways of establishing in schools a broad view of health consistent with the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.

• promote nationally the concept of health promoting schools.

• encourage collaboration among existing agencies, professional associations, government departments and student and parent groups.

• advocate and strengthen participation in school health activities and national and state policy development.

• work towards the sustainability of health curricula together with other social and environmental issues in the total program of educational institutions.

• establish a mechanism for the exchange of information, expertise and resources between states and jurisdictions.

• act as an advocate for a comprehensive approach to health issues in school communities.

• support research related to health promoting schools.

Vision Statement

View the AHPSA Vision Statement (PDF file)

Constitution

View the AHPSA Constitution (PDF file)

National Council Members

Executive

Position		Contact details
President	Danielle Maloney	Mobile: 0433305169 3maloney@optusnet.com.au
Vice President	Associate Professor Bernie Marshall	Ph:  + 61 3 9244 6822 Fax: +61 3 9244 6017 bernie.marshall@deakin.edu.au
Secretary	Liza Culleney Project Manager - Youth Initiatives Black Dog Institute Prince of Wales Hospital,	Ph: +61 2 9382 8320 Fax: +61 2 9382 8208 l.culleney@blackdog.org.au
Publicity	Natalie Russell	Ph: +61 3 9635 5296 Fax: +61 3 9635 5260 natalie.russell@cancervic.org.au
Membership Secretary	Rhonda Nicholson	Ph:  +61 3 9835 1777 Fax: +61 3 9836 0752 rln@cgs.vic.edu.au
Treasurer	Tony Straccia	Ph:  +61 8 8161 7777 Fax: +61 8 8161 7778 tony.straccia@health.sa.gov.au
Newsletter	Jo Gardner	P: +61 2 9876 1300 F: +61 2 9876 1471 jo@schoolcanteens.org.au
Indigenous	Kanat Wano	kanat.wano@pa.edu.au
State/Territory Representatives
State	Name
Queensland	Lisa Beccaria	Ph: 07 4631 2753 beccaria@usq.edu.au
Victoria	Elizabeth Seniorl	Mobile: 0430363395 nataliejrussell@hotmail.com
South Australia	Evie Ledger	Ph:  +61 8 8161 7777 Fax: +61 8 8161 7778 evie.ledger@health.sa.gov.au
Western Australia	Sue Dimitrijevich	Ph:  +61 8 9354 5108 Mobile: 0403013045 sue@wahealtheducation.com.au

"Encouraging school communities to take action for their own health and well- being and that of others

Better health, better learning!"