Mission Statement: The AVN, publisher of Informed Voice magazine, is dedicated to the idea that health can be achieved and maintained without the use of pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines. Our goal is to empower people everywhere to make informed health choices for their families and themselves. We believe that good health comes from proper nutrition, exercise, a loving environment and family and the use of healing from many modalities including allopathic medicine when it is called for. Information on all of these modalities should be freely available in order to enable truly informed choice on these issues.
 
The AVN was founded in 1994 by a group of parents and health professionals who were concerned about protecting Australian's rights to make free and informed health choices. Since its inception, this organisation has been run on a volunteer-basis though it currently has two part-time employees who work in administration. From the beginning, the AVN has believed that: Both sides of every health issue should be freely available for anyone who is trying to make a decision. After all, the best health choices will always be informed choices. Research into the benefits and risks of treatments and medical procedures should always be performed independent of those who hold a vested interest. Drug companies should not be funding safety and effectiveness studies any more than tobacco companies should be funding studies into the safety of cigarette smoking though currently, all research into drugs and vaccines is funded, in part or in total by the drug companies who will profit from their use. All information about health issues and parenting should be presented in a format which makes it understandable to anyone who wishes to access it. Medical jargon has no place when it comes to helping people make the best choices for their families and for themselves. This is why the AVN established its magazine, Informed Voice - to give everyone who is searching for information on health and parenting an easily-understood and up-to-date source of essential information. The AVN is a Charity Authority Holder (CFN11694) and is in the process of obtaining a Tax-Deductible Gift Recipient status. We rely on the help and support of our members and subscribers to continue offering our services freely and without prejudice. Please consider helping us by subscribing to Informed Voice and joining as an AVN member!
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