The Institute’s Board, in conjunction with leading experts, has developed position statements which provide an informed and authoritative perspective on topical issues in the in the field of health promotion and education.
These statements are a highly valued tool and resource for interested health promotion specialists, health professionals, politicians, policymakers, and media professionals for advocacy, policy or communication purposes.
They are rigorously and strategically developed, utilising evidence based best practice, with the objective of strengthening a perspective or opening up debate and discussion on a particular issue facing health promotion specialist and health professionals.
Key IHPE Statements on Food and related issues (February 2025)
IHPE Position Statement: Road Safety (Sept 2024)
IHPE Position Statement: School Nursing (July 2024)
IHPE Position Statement: Arts and Health (May 2024)
IHPE Position Statement: Manifesto (May 2024)
IHPE Position Statement: Homelessness (November 2023)
IHPE Position Statement: Alcohol (September 2023)
Health Promotion and Mindfulness. A joint paper from the Mindfulness Initiative and the IHPE (June 2023)
IHPE Position Statement: Ethics and Health Promotion (November 2022)
IHPE Position Statement: Safe Use of Medicines (November 2022)
IHPE Position Statement: Autism (October 2021)
IHPE Position Statement: Health Promotion (May 2021)
IHPE Joint membership of the Inequalities in Health Alliance (November 2020)
IHPE Joint representation on local public health funding to HM Treasury (October 2020)
IHPE Second Joint Statement to the Government on Public Health Reorganisation (September 2020)
IHPE Position Statement: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - Face Masks (March 2020)
IHPE Position Statement: Mindfulness (December 2019)
IHPE Position Statement: Air Pollution (December 2019)
IHPE Position Statement: PSHE (October 2019)
IHPE Position Statement: Child Home Accidents (June 2019)
IHPE Position Statement: FGM (December 2017)
IHPE Position Statement: Breastfeeding (August 2017)
IHPE Position Statement: PSHE in Schools (brief version) (September 2015)
Safety Education – A Manifesto (May 2015)
IHPE Position Statement: Electronic Cigarettes (September 2014)
IHPE Position Statement: PSHE in Schools (May 2014)
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