Natural Health Care Alliance

The NHCA Inc. is a national non-profit alliance, designed to represent the entire broad spectrum of Natural Healthcare in Australia.

It's comprised of a mix of practitioners, manufacturers, educators, researchers and advocates, in the area of Natural Healthcare, and has a broad spectrum of skills and extensive experience as a result.

It was never designed to replace existing practitioner associations, but rather to act as a national umbrella organization for effective lobbying to the Government, and more importantly, to bring together what is perceived to be a fractured and divisive industry.

Members of the public are also welcome to join through the Friends of NHCA.

Why the need for the NHCA?

In light of the proposed TGA legislative changes arising from the Expert Committee recommendations, the impending Trans Tasman Harmonization with New Zealand, the confusion of Codex and the unknown implications of the Free Trade Agreement, there has never been a greater need for our industry to have a UNITED voice.

And the Government has expressed a desire to be able to communicate with just ONE representative group on issues related to Natural Healthcare, rather than the present myriad of groups that exist.

Objectives of the NHCA

• promote Natural Health Care (NHC) in Australia in a positive and professional light and protect the uniqueness and diversity of NHC within the framework of evidence based medicine (EBM)
• provide a single reliable contact point for media, regulators and Government on all issues relating to NHC and establish positive working links to all relevant areas of the industry
• educate media, government bodies, the orthodox medical industry and the public about NHC as a sustainable and affordable way of improving the health of all Australians
• lobby government at all levels to influence national health policy by incorporating NHC as a safe alternative with the focus remaining on patient well being

What have the NHCA been doing?

Positive PR campaign for over 2 years now, utilizing radio, newspaper and TV/ Maintaining a web site for grassroots campaigns and spreading information /Regularly meeting with Government groups and politicians to keep a range of current health care issues in the limelight, such as:

• further research funding

• a Wellness model that rewards consumers for taking responsibility for their health

• support for GP's integrating natural healthcare practices vs. harassment

• the need for a privately funded dedicated National Centre of Complementary and Alternative Healthcare that is independent from the Government

• the need for recognition of the existence of an already present, highly trained health care force i.e. Natural Healthcare practitioners