AHHA Health Forum
Welcome to the AHHA’s Health Forum page to communicate with our Networks
The AHHA establishes Membership Networks to:
• ensure expert input to our health policies, research and advocacy programs
• create stimulating forums for learning through knowledge sharing, analysis and review.
Our Networks bring together members with a common interest in a particular sector and/or or policy. It is through sharing information and experiences with these groups that the AHHA ensures our policies reflect your views.
At the same time, members benefit from the opportunity to learn from each other and to develop both professionally and personally.
Network collaboration involves phone hookups, face-to-face Policy Think Tanks and through our ‘AHHA Health Forum’ website page.
The AHHA Secretariat convenes all Networks and keeps members updated on activities and relevant information. Networks nominate a Chair and, if required, a small working group to assist in drafting policy position papers and in ongoing advocacy.
Join a Network to:
• directly shape AHHA’s health policy through identifying visionary ideas and providing the evidence to underpin research proposals and position papers
• learn from colleagues - sharing ideas, theories, models and strategies across settings and professions
• participate in a high–level advocacy and media strategies promoting implementation of our policies at state and national levels
• work collaboratively with other Associations and stakeholders.
Current activities being undertaken by our standing Sector Networks are:
• Acute care – working with hospitals and Hospital Networks on National Health Reform financing changes, performance standards and measures and integrated models of care
• Community and Primary Healthcare - working with Medicare Locals and Community Health Services on ensuring sustainability and integrated models of care (in collaboration with the Australian Medicare Local Alliance)
• Rural and Remote Health - working to ensure sustainability (in collaboration with the National Rural and Remote Health Alliance)
Current activities being undertaken by our Policy Networks are:
• Greening Healthcare and Hospitals Services - working on cost-effective environmental initiatives (in collaboration with the Climate and Health Alliance). This Network is also involved in developing a research proposal with the University of Canberra through the AHHA’s Deeble Institute
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare – working to ensure better hospital care for Indigenous people with Acute Coronary Syndrome (in collaboration with the Heart Foundation). This network is also establishing a Hospital Demonstration Project to foster and disseminate expertise and knowledge about cultural safety and awareness
• Refugee Employment in Health - working to support employment of refugees in health services (in collaboration with AMES)
• Oral and Dental Health - working to ensure better oral and dental health in Australia including implementation of the newly announced Commonwealth Government initiatives
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