Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE)

What Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE) does

The Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE) is a UK registered charity (Charity No. 1156738; Company No. 08476077) and professional membership association founded in 1962, headquartered in Birkenhead, England. It serves health promotion specialists, students, allied health professionals, and corporate members through a collective membership model, delivering the peer-reviewed International Journal of Health Promotion and Education (published via Taylor & Francis), evidence-based position statements, a CPD programme, the Masterclass Series run in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, webinars, an electronic newsletter, BMJ rapid responses, and formal consultation submissions to UK public health policy processes.

The organisation is governed by a Board of Charitable Trustees, led by President Pat Owen, and draws on Honorary Vice President Prof Stephen Palmer and Honorary Treasurer Sylvia Cheater MBE among its senior leadership. Its strategic agenda is set out in a 2023-2028 Strategic Framework and a 2024 manifesto covering ten priority issues including mental health at work, food, physical activity, FGM, young carers, road safety, school nursing, arts and health, homelessness, and alcohol. The 60th anniversary was marked at the House of Commons in June 2023 with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer as speaker, reinforcing IHPE's positioning as a recognised voice in UK public health advocacy.

IHPE is not a technology company and operates no AI, API, or platform products. Revenue is derived from individual, student, and corporate membership subscriptions and from donations, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on its website, newsletter, X/Twitter and LinkedIn presence, a Spotify podcast channel, webinars, university-hosted events, and BMJ earned media to reach members and the wider health promotion community. Distribution of its journal is handled by Taylor & Francis, giving the publication global academic reach.

Name

Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE)

Legal name

Institute of Health Promotion and Education

Website

https://ihpe.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE) is a UK registered charity and professional membership association, founded in 1962, serving health promotion practitioners, students, allied health professionals, and corporate members through a peer-reviewed journal, CPD programmes, position statements, masterclasses, webinars, and public health policy advocacy.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Birkenhead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IHPE generates revenue through various membership options including individual membership, student membership, and corporate membership. Members receive benefits such as access to the International Journal, newsletters, position statements, webinars, and opportunities to contribute to consultations.
2. Donations: As a registered charity (Number: 1156738), IHPE accepts donations to expand its reach and reinforce the role of health promotion and education professionals in tackling social determinants of health and reducing inequalities.

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Core offering

IHPE is a registered charity and professional membership association for individuals and organizations engaged in health promotion and health education. Its core offerings include tiered membership subscriptions (individual, student, corporate), a peer-reviewed International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, evidence-based position statements, CPD-accredited masterclasses and webinars, consultation responses, newsletters, and advocacy resources addressing public health inequalities.

Product overview

IHPE offers a suite of professional membership services including the peer-reviewed International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, position statements on key health topics, CPD programs, masterclasses in partnership with the University of Nottingham, webinars, newsletters, and consultation responses. The organization functions as a professional association providing continuing education and advocacy resources for health promotion practitioners rather than a commercial technology product company.

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Brands

• International Journal of Health Promotion and Education (IJHPE): A peer-reviewed journal published by IHPE covering health promotion and education topics, published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Institute.

Products and services

• International Journal of Health Promotion and Education (IJHPE) A peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of IHPE, covering research in health promotion and education. Members receive access to the journal as a core benefit of IHPE membership.
• IHPE Membership (Individual, Student, and Corporate Tiers) Tiered membership subscriptions (individual, student, corporate) providing access to the International Journal, newsletters, position statements, webinars, masterclasses, consultation opportunities, and a community of practice for health promotion and education professionals.
• IHPE Position Statements Authoritative perspective statements on topical issues in health promotion and education, developed by the IHPE Board in conjunction with leading experts. Topics include Physical Activity, Food, Mental Health at Work, FGM, Young Carers, Road Safety, School Nursing, Arts and Health, Homelessness, Alcohol, and COVID-19.
• IHPE Masterclass Series A series of free interactive masterclasses offered in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, covering key health promotion topics including parkrun, mental health in the workplace, obesity prevention, health promotion in urgent care settings, and breast cancer inequalities.
• IHPE Webinars
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• IHPE Newsletter
• IHPE Consultation Responses
• BMJ Rapid Responses

Quantifiable outcome

• IHPE advocates focus on reducing health inequalities and improving population health outcomes across ten key issues identified in their manifesto
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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• University of NottinghamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2025IHPE collaborates with the University of Nottingham on the Masterclass Series, with Professor Holly Blake (IHPE Trustee and health psychologist) hosting sessions. Also collaborated on student webinars regarding Determinants of Health and child injury prevention research (Small Steps Big Changes Programme).
• University of Nottingham (Small Steps Big Changes Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2025Collaboration between IHPE, University of Nottingham, Nottingham's Small Steps Big Changes Programme, and CAPT (Child Accident Prevention Trust) for child injury prevention webinar on home safety promotion.
• British Society for Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2024IHPE and BSLM jointly hosted a webinar on Reducing Inequalities through Healthcare Practice, bringing together panels of health professionals to discuss work with disadvantaged and marginalised communities.
• House of Commons (Karen Buck MP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2023IHPE's 60th Anniversary celebration hosted at the House of Commons by Karen Buck MP, with Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy (Deputy Chief Medical Officer), Abdul Razaq (Director of Public Health), and Mark Dooris (Emeritus Professor) as speakers.
• Mindfulness InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Joint paper on Health Promotion and Mindfulness published as a collaborative position statement between IHPE and the Mindfulness Initiative.
• Coventry UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2019IHPE Conference 2019 held at Coventry University with theme 'Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing: Current Evidence and Practice'.
• Liverpool John Moores UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2018IHPE supported the 2nd Alcohol and Drugs Education in Schools Conference at Liverpool John Moores University, organized by Alcohol Education Trust and Mentor.
• Taylor & Francis (Routledge)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIHPE's International Journal of Health Promotion and Education is published by Taylor & Francis, providing global distribution of peer-reviewed research.
• World Health Organization (WHO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHPE aligns with WHO publications and initiatives, referencing WHO data on environmental health and global health topics in position statements and publications.
• British Medical JournalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHPE provides BMJ Rapid Responses featuring letters and responses on key health promotion topics, with some published in the BMJ itself.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Faculty of Public Health (FPH): FPH is the UK professional standards body for public health specialists, providing membership, training, examinations, and policy influence. It is a comparable professional association serving overlapping audiences (public health practitioners and educators) with a stronger regulatory-exam function and broader remit than IHPE.
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH): CIEH is a UK professional body for environmental health practitioners, offering membership, CPD, qualifications, and policy engagement. It overlaps with IHPE where health promotion intersects with environmental health (e.g., IHPE's clean air advocacy), but CIEH focuses on regulatory/environmental health rather than general health promotion.
• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA): WFPHA is the global umbrella body for national public health associations, convening members worldwide and advocating on global health policy. It is comparable to IHPE as a peer professional association structure in health promotion, though WFPHA's role is federation/coordination rather than direct member services.
• American Public Health Association (APHA): APHA is a large US-based professional association for public health professionals, publishing the American Journal of Public Health and running an annual conference. It is comparable to IHPE as a membership association with a flagship peer-reviewed journal and policy advocacy function, but operates at substantially larger scale and US-centric geography.
• Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH): RSPH is a long-established UK charity and membership body for public health practitioners, offering qualifications, CPD, journal publications, and policy advocacy. It overlaps directly with IHPE's health promotion mandate and competes for the same UK professional audience, but operates at a larger scale and broader scope (covering environmental health, food safety, and wider public health).

Regional players

• European Public Health Association (EUPHA): EUPHA is a Europe-wide umbrella organization for public health associations, publishing the European Journal of Public Health and running the annual European Public Health Conference. It is comparable to IHPE in mission (advancing public health and health promotion) and association structure, but operates at continental rather than national scale.
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): SOPHE is a US-based professional association dedicated to health education specialists and the publication Health Education & Behavior. It is a near-direct peer to IHPE in mission, journal publication, and membership structure, but serves a US audience rather than UK/European.

Others

• British Medical Association (BMA): BMA is a UK-wide professional association and registered trade union for doctors, publishing the BMJ and providing CPD, policy, and member services. It is comparable to IHPE as a UK professional body with peer-reviewed publication and policy advocacy, though BMA operates at vastly larger scale and serves physicians specifically rather than health promotion specialists.
• Royal Society of Medicine (RSM): RSM is a UK learned society providing CPD, events, and publications across medical specialties, including public health. It is comparable to IHPE in providing CPD and educational events to health professionals, but at significantly larger scale and broader specialty coverage.

Direct peers

• UK Health Forum: UK Health Forum is a UK charity alliance working on public health policy and health inequalities prevention — closely aligned with IHPE's mission of reducing health inequalities and advocating for prevention. It serves overlapping stakeholders (public health professionals and policymakers) with a similar advocacy-led model, though it operates more as an alliance than a membership association.

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Key risks5 records

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Profiles7 records

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