Health Promotion Journal of Australia Volume 14, Number 1, April 2003 The Health Promotion Journal of Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of the Sunshine Coast in the production of the Journal. Contents Editorial office Please address all editorial correspondence, including original contributions to: The Editor Health Promotion Journal of Australia PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia Phone: (03) 9329 3535 Fax: (03) 9329 3550 E-mail: hpja@substitution.com.au Guidelines for authors are available in each issue of the Journal . Editorials Advancing health promotion through professional development 3 Chris Rissel, Marilyn Wise, Adrian Bauman The health promotion workforce and workforce development 4 Marilyn Wise Leadership development in health promotion 6 Noni Walker Articles Professional development activities and qualifications of health promotion practitioners in Australia 8 Sandra C. Jones and Robert J. Donovan Variations in perceptions of urban and rural health promotion competencies 15 Trevor Shilton, Tony Lower, Peter Howat and Ray James Attitudes and beliefs of oral health professionals regarding their role in health promotion 19 Emily Proctor, Cathy Turner, Sandi Pirozzo and Paul Wood Perceptions of credentialling for health promotion practitioners in Australia 25 June Redman and Lily O’Hara Progressive resistance training for seniors in a community setting – a process evaluation 32 Claudine Barrett and Peter Smerdely Development of a skin education program for secondary schools 37 Kate Merlin, Jan Campbell, Anne Plunkett, Loretta Konjarski and Robin Marks Unintended effects of health advertising to women 42 Andrea Shoebridge, Ilse O’Ferrall, Peter Howat and Helen Mitchell Laramba Diabetes Project: an evaluation of a participatory project in a remote Northern Territory community 48 Marg Tyrrell, John Grundy, Pamela Lynch and John Wakerman Using a participatory action research approach as a process for promoting the health of older people 54 Jan Ritchie, Diana Bernard, Franziska Trede, Brenda Hill and Barbara Squires A population perspective of osteoporosis. How common? What impact? How modifiable? 61 Anne Taylor, Tiffany Gill, Pat Phillips and Gillian Leach Using popular children’s characters to help parents protect their young children from the sun 66 Liane McDermott and John B. Lowe