INHPF Profile

The International Network of Health Promotion Foundations (INHPF) was established in 1999 to advance the work of health promotion foundations around the world. INHPF acts to achieve this through two core activities:

• Enhancing the performance of existing Health Promotion Foundations (HPFs) through exchange, mutual learning and joint action.
• Mentoring and supporting the establishment of new HPFs.

INHPF comprises organizations from around the world involved in funding health promotion activities. As organizations, INHPF members each have unique characteristics. Interest in establishing Health Promotion Foundations is growing as countries and regions recognize the benefits of having long-term sustainable funding for health promotion. Also, HPFs are a successful way of meeting Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) commitments.

Members liaise on a regular basis with email discussions, three to four teleconferences per annum and a face-to-face meeting each year (planned to coincide with a major health promotion conference).

Membership

Full members: are established as a result of an Act of Parliament; have an independent Board of Governance; and have long-term and sustainable funding for health promotion.
Austrian Health Promotion Foundation
Health Promotion Switzerland
Korea Health Promotion Foundation   

Malaysian Health Promotion Board (MySihat)
Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)

Tonga Health Promotion Foundation (TongaHealth)

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway)

Associate members:
British Columbia Coalition for Health Promotion BC, Canada
Health 21 Hungarian Foundation
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India
Mongolian Health Promotion Foundation
Oman Health Promotion Initiative
Polish Health Promotion Foundation

Network partner organizations:
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
The Nossal Institute for Global Health

Network affiliates:
Mag Christoph Hörhan
Dr Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Rob Moodie
Dr Barbara Mouy
Dr Bertino Somaini

Secretariat

Secretariat duties rotate between member organizations. This role was undertaken between 2004-2008 by ThaiHealth and from 2008-2011 by Healthway.

Noni Walker INHPF Secretary General (2009-2011)