As a companion course to POPLHLTH 733 (Theories and Models of Health Promotion), the Strategies paper focuses on translating health promotion theories, values and principles into techniques and tools of practice. It draws on the diverse roles of health promoters: as facilitator with/for community, as educators, as communicators, as advocates, as strategic policy enablers, and as programme planners and evaluators. Consequently, the course is aimed at being a blend of practical techniques and principle-based practice: at one level, it aims to teach students a technique or method used by health promotion practitioners, and at a another level, it embeds these techniques within the challenges of everyday practice. During the course of the semester, students assess community-based problems and develop interventions that are consistent with Health Promotion concepts and values. Students work cooperatively in groups to develop proposals addressing determinants of health and community empowerment. Ethical issues, the appropriate roles of health promotion practitioners and information about the political and social environment affecting the effectiveness of the strategies proposed are considered at each step. Time is spent in each session for experience with the practice tools. Students also learn to develop strategic evidence-based advice relevant to promote upstream health promotion action.