A Health Promotion Charity (HPC) is one of the charity subtypes that can be registered with the ACNC.
The specific legal meaning of a Health Promotion Charity is 'a charitable institution whose principal activity is to promote the prevention or the control of diseases in human beings'. The description of a HPC may be narrower than the description of a charity with the purpose of 'advancing health’, as it sets out requirements of promoting the prevention or control of diseases, not just an improvement to general health.
A Health Promotion Charity can apply for charity tax concessions and may be eligible for deductible gift recipient (DGR) status with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). If you want your charity to be endorsed as a DGR under the HPC category, your charity must first be registered as a Health Promotion Charity with the ACNC and satisfy other requirements of the ATO.