Iranian Health Education & Promotion Association

Inequalities in health status are increasing in accordance with increasing inequalities in socio-economic status. The IAHEP can make a significant contribution to advocacy and action to redress the growing imbalance in the distribution of the natinal's resources between high-income and low- and middle-income cities, as well as among different population groups. The burden of poor health cities to fall disproportionately on lower income cities and the most vulnerable populations.

The vision of the  IAHEP is a national where all people achieve optimum health and wellbeing.

The values critical to the achievement of this vision include:

• Respect - for the innate dignity of all people; for cultural identity; for cultural diversity; and for natural resources and the environment;

• Inclusion and involvement of people in making the decisions that shape their lives and impact upon their health and wellbeing;

• Equity in health, social and economic outcomes for all people;

• Accountability and transparency– within governments, organisations and communities;

• Sustainability;

• Social justice for all people; and

• Compassion and empowerment.

The  IAHEPE’s mission is to promote global health and wellbeing and to contribute to the achievement of equity in health .

The  IAHEP fulfills its mission by building and operating an independent, global, professional network of people and institutions to encourage the free exchange of ideas, knowledge, know-how, experiences, and the development of relevant collaborative projects, both at natinal and regional levels.

The IUHPE aims to achieve the following goals:

• Greater equity in the health of populations

• Effective alliances and partnerships to produce optimal health promotion outcomes;

• Broadly accessible evidence-based knowledge and practical experience in health promotion; 

• Excellence in policy and practice for effective, quality health promotion; and

• High levels of capacity in individuals, organisations and countries to undertake health promotion activities.

To achieve its goals the  IAHEP will pursue the following objectives:

• Increased investment in health promotion by governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, academic institutions and the private sector;

• An increase in organisational, governmental and inter-governmental policies and practices that result in greater equity in health

• Improvements in policy and practice of governments at all levels, organisations and sectors that influence the determinants of the health of populations;

• Strong alliances and partnerships among all sectors based on agreed ethical principles, mutual understanding and respect;

• Activities that contribute to the development, translation and exchange of knowledge and practice that advance the field of health promotion;

• The wide dissemination of knowledge to health promotion practitioners as well as to policy-makers, government officials and other key individuals and organisations;

• A strong and universally accessible knowledge base for effective, quality health promotion;

• Improved mechanisms for the exchange of ideas, experience and knowledge that promote health and wellbeing;

• A global forum for mutual support and professional advancement of members; and

• Capacity-building opportunities for individuals and institutions to better carry out health promotion initiatives and advocacy efforts.