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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Health Promotionin

    Community Health

    Colleen SlaterHealth Promotion Coordinator

    Inner South Community Health Service

    [email protected]

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Introduction

    Background

    HP at Inner SouthCommunity Health Service

    HP Planning

    Case studies

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Community Health

    Services for disadvantaged

    and marginalised groups Emphasis on health

    promotion and prevention

    Social model of health andprinciples of Primary HealthCare

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Inner South Community

    Health Service (ISCHS)

    Multi-sited agency

    Wide range of health andcommunity services

    245 staff across 5 program

    areas all contributing toHealth Promotion

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    ISCHS Vision

    A healthy and inclusivecommunity

    .innovative and targeted services.ensure inclusion of members

    of the community who aremarginalised and at highest riskof poor health.

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    HP at ISCHS

    Key Priority area in 2005-2008 ISCHS Strategic Plan

    Responsive and Proactive HealthPromotion

    HP policy all programs andstaff commit to healthpromotion

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    HP Principles Address the broader determinants of health

    Base activities on best available data and

    evidence Act to reduce social inequities and injustice

    Emphasise active consumer and communityparticipation

    Empower individuals and communities

    Explicitly consider difference in gender andculture

    Foster intersectorial collaboration

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    The Ottawa Charter and the

    DHS intervention types

    DHS intervention types

    Screening &risk factorassessmentandimmunisation

    Healtheducation andskillsdevelopment

    Social Marketingand HealthInformation

    Community action (forsocial and environmentalchange)

    Settings and supportiveenvironments

    Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

    Develop Personal Skills StrengthenCommunityAction

    Reorienthealthservices

    BuildHealthyPublicPolicies

    CreateSupportiveEnvironments

    Focus

    DownstreamIndividualfocus

    UpstreamPopulationfocus

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    Health Promotion at

    ISCHS

    ResourcesHealth Promotion Coordinator

    Health Promotion WorkingGroup

    QIPPS - online planning

    program

    Planned vs. opportunistic HP

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    HP Planning Priority setting process

    Physical Activity

    Food Security and Nutrition

    Social Inclusion

    Freedom from discrimination &violence

    Organisational goals andobjectives developed for eachpriority area

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    HP Planning cont.

    Annual Planning processDevelop strategies to meet HP

    goals

    HP Planning at multiplelevels

    Program/teamSite

    Cross-organisational

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Integrating into

    practiceMental Health Program

    o awareness among programstaff regarding physical activity

    Clients very low PA levels

    Health promotion initiative

    aiming to Build capacity in case managers Reduce barriers to participation

    in PA for clients

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Case studyPhysical Activity

    Strategies include:

    Physical health assessmentphysical activity levels

    Targeted physical activityprograms

    Support to attend/motivate Incidental PA in case

    management

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    Food Security and

    Nutrition

    a nutritiously adequate, culturallyacceptable diet through non-emergency sources.

    Food security identified as

    priority area 2003 Broader than nutrition

    q staff awareness

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    Food Security cont. Recommendations for action

    developed

    o staff capacity to identify andaddress FS

    Wide range of strategies Staff training

    Social Marketing - Nutrition Master

    Screening

    Modelling nutritious foods at events

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    ConclusionPrimary care services provide great

    opportunity to incorporate HP

    into practice

    HP needs to be a mix of upstreamand downstream strategies

    Need organisational structure andprocesses to support this.

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    A HEALTHY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    Thank you

    Any questions?

    Colleen SlaterHealth Promotion Coordinator

    Inner South Community Health ServicePh: 03 9525 1300

    [email protected]