Australian Health Promotion Association:
The AHPA shares knowledge on health promotion work in Australia
and internationally through their journal and networking, and promote or create professional development
opportunities in health promotion, including through their national conference. It has several state and territory
branches.
http://www.healthpromotion.org.au
Australian Health Promoting Schools Association:
This official website provides information on health promoting schools
in Australia, including key contact people in the association.
http://www.ahpsa.org.au/
Chiropractors' Association of Australia: The CAA has
sponsored Healthy Spines as a community service initiative
so it can help improve the spinal health of a wider number
of Australians.
http://www.chiropractors.asn.au/
Chiropractic Journal of Australia: Healthy Spines is
focused on spinal health, not chiropractic. If you are
interested in the work of chiropractic then the articles
in the journal may help, along with information on the
CAA site.
http://www.chiropractors.asn.au/cjournal/cjamain.htm
Kidsafe: The Kidsafe Australia is the child accident prevention foundation of Australia. It has
an office in each state and territory with separate websites, all accessible by this link. Kidsafe provides information on creating safer
environments for children - home, playground, road and water - and provides services on injury prevention. For example, the Playground
Advisory Unit conducts assessments of playground safety and provides recommendations on how to achieve the Australian National Playground Safety Standards.
http://www.kidsafe.com.au/
NSW Playground Advisory Unit, KIDSAFE NSW Inc: The Playground Advisory Unit is the principal agency for playground safety and development in NSW and is ready to assist schools in the development and maintenance of safe, creative play environments in order to promote healthy participation in recreational activities. Child safety is an issue of vital importance – make your school and NSW a safer place for children. www.kidsafensw.org
Spinosaurus: The Spinosaurus website has information and
teaching materials from the Spinosaurus program for primary schools, started by
Dr Dein Vindigni in Victoria. Spinosaurus is a fictional
character, like a Dinosaur, who promotes good spinal
health with the help of his young friends, Nic and Fiona.
Healthy Spines uses some of the Spinosaurus materials in the classroom program.
http://www.spinosaurus.com.au/
World Health Organization (WHO): WHO has played
an important role in bringing health professionals
from across the world together to discuss and explain
what they mean by health promotion and to make commitments
that help guide the health promotion work of all countries.
This is their home page.
http://www.who.int/en/
World Health Organization - Health Promoting Schools:
This webpage provides some background on the
health promoting schools concept developed through WHO.
http://www.wpro.who.int/themes_focuses/theme2/focus2/themes2_focus2a4.asp