Creating a sustainable health promotion workforce in Australia: a health promoting approach to professionalisation
Andrew Jones-Roberts A B C F , Janine Phillips A B D and Kirsty Tinsley B E
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A Australian Health Promotion Association, c/o 38 Surrey Road, Keswick, SA 5035, Australia.
B Career Structure and Development Committee, Australian Health Promotion Association.
C Royal District Nursing Service, 31 Alma Road, St Kilda, Vic. 3182, Australia.
D Women’s and Children’s Health Network, SA Health, 295 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
E Preventive Health Unit, Queensland Department of Health, PO Box 2368, Fortitude Valley, Qld 4006, Australia.
F Corresponding author. Email: ajones@rdns.com.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25(2) 150-152 https://doi.org/10.1071/HE13076
Submitted: 13 September 2013 Accepted: 6 May 2014 Published: 16 July 2014
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