Issue addressed This paper examines recent Australian health reform policies and
considers how the primary health care (PHC) workforce experiences subsequent change …

INTRODUCTION: Reconciling the primary care sector's traditional concern for individual
health outcomes with a population health approach is integral to the implementation of New …

Introduction: Reorienting work practices to include health promotion and prevention is
complex and requires specific strategies and interventions. This paper presents original …

Policy contexts for health promotion (HP) are often reported to be unsupportive. However, in
South Australia, there is a long history of support. This paper reports on the research …

Objectives: Health promotion is a core function of public health services and improving the
effectiveness of health promotion services is an essential part of public health service …

Issue addressed Over the last three decades there has been an incremental investment in
health promotion and prevention across Australia; yet, the Commonwealth Government and …

Summary Introduction/Background Globally, health reforms continue to be high on the
health policy agenda to respond to the increasing health care costs and managing the …

This paper reports on the health promotion and disease prevention conducted at Australian
multi-disciplinary primary health care (PHC) services and considers the ways in which the …

With new funding for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to
provide an evidence base for policy and practice reform, it is timely to revisit Australia's …

The language of health promotion has been used increasingly under Australia's Labor
Governments of the 1980s. Most health-related governmental and community groups …