Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC)
Victoria University leads the Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC), an initiative that brings together over 50 leading health organisations and 70 chronic disease experts to drive progress in preventing and reducing chronic disease.
About the AHPC
The Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) brings together leading population health and chronic disease experts to translate rigorous research into evidence-backed policy for better health. We work through a nationally focused consensus-building process with topic-expert academics, clinicians, advocates and consumers. We provide government, health services and professionals with clear and simple guidance on options for policy and practice strategies and initiatives to:
- reduce preventable chronic conditions, and
- improve the treatment and management of established chronic conditions.
The AHPC method
- Recruit: Bring together leading experts in the field to co-chair expert working groups.
- Brief: Develop briefing papers & policy options related to each priority area, co-authored by expert working group.
- Convene: Convene expert working groups, made up of health professionals, consumers, academics and policy experts.
- Agree: Reach consensus with each expert working group on what policy options should be the top priorities for action.
- Finalise: Produce the final version of the publication and disseminate it to various stakeholders.
- Advise: Inform and influence policy and practice.
