Introducing the Australian Naturopathic Council which was formed in July 2019 as a peak body representing key naturopathic organisations in Australia

JFNT is very happy to announce that we have made grants to two very worthy projects; "The Victorian Foundation of Survivors of Torture" and "Advancing an Aboriginal Pain Remedy”

The Federal government has opened a new pathway for unregistered health professions to apply for statutory regulation

The Foundation is now actively fundraising. Thank you friends of natural medicine.

Special Report: The official launch of the new Jacka Foundation Conference Centre at NICM Health Research Institute on 11 March 2020 was a very special occasion. Also held as an event to mark International Women’s Day, the day-long launch commenced with a networking breakfast with Olympic gold medallist Lisa Curry (now a wellness champion), followed by a symposium titled Influential Women in Natural Therapies: a Legacy for the Future.

Since its inception in 2010 the Jacka Foundation’s major focus has been the awarding of grants to support research and development in areas relevant to the naturopathy profession.

The WNF, established in 2015, represents naturopathic organizations around the world and its role is to promote and advance the naturopathic profession. The Jacka Foundation recently joined the WNF as a Not-for-Profit sponsor

JFNT Chair Terri Albert was an invited guest speaker at SCU's Melbourne graduation ceremony - see video.

The Jacka Foundation is delighted to announce new funding of six million dollars to NICM Health Research Institute for research into complementary and integrative medicine.

Two scholarship recipients upgraded from Masters to PhD. Read more ...

The World Naturopathic Federation is pleased to announce the publication of the #WNF Terminology Document

Established in 2016, this program has been a resounding success and continues to thrive with over 100 research publications achieved so far. Meet the naturopathy research fellows and learn more.

JFNT held its annual AGM on 28 April.

Industry News - Projects - Research - International Visitors. See link to the latest newsletter.

This issue includes an overview of the Australian Federal Government's draft National Preventative Health Strategy.

The naturopathy research mentoring program conducted by the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (at University of Technology Sydney) has achieved outstanding results, and consequently the Jacka Foundation will continue to fund it until 2021. In addition, the Foundation has awarded ARCCIM a further $50,000 per year for the period 2017-2021 for research related to naturopathy.

Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care acknowledges importance of traditional natural medicine in improving health outcomes. The World Naturopathic Federation, working with the World Health Organisation, contributed to this latest version of the Declaration, which sets out the principles underpinning Public Health