Welcome to Stoneham and Associates
Public Health and Advocacy Consultants
Stoneham and Associates is a vibrant company providing research, public policy and advocacy services in public health, health promotion and environmental health. Our expertise covers a range of issues with a particular focus on prevention, public health policy and strategies, advocacy and local government.
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Research and Evaluation |
Advocacy |
We provide tailored services to identify your organisation's or community's needs. Our research extends from needs analysis through to literature reviews and recommendations on public health issues or settings. We know that evaluation matters and can assist you in designing or conducting an evaluation of your policies, programs or services.
Health Promotion and PreventionStoneham and Associates will support your organisation to engage with people and communities in an effort to promote healthy behaviours. We achieve this through a holistic approach including health communication, education and awareness raising, policy initiatives and environmental change.
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Effective advocacy enables your organisation to be a positive influence - whether that is influencing policy, people or programs. We offer advocacy training at a number of levels and can help you to develop tailored advocacy plans or strategies to ensure you make a difference.
Public Health Priorities for CommunitiesOne of our strengths is the ability to work with local governments and other like minded organisations to develop community based, evidence informed public health plans and policies. Recently, Stoneham and Associates has been working alongide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify and plan for healthier housing, functional health hardware and other public health initiaitives.
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"We pride ourselves on the ability to deliver a product that is practical, evidence based and is relevant to your organisation. We never develop a policy or plan that just sits on the shelf."
Who we are
Stoneham and Associates is a strengths strategy consultancy that helps to create healthy communities and organisations. Our solutions- focused philosophy delivers evidence-based and functional policies, plans and training, which are tailored to suit your needs.
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Our Director, Melissa Stoneham has over 30 years experience in the field of public health and advocacy. She has worked in many settings including developing countries and communities, and with all levels of government, non-government agencies and professional bodies.
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