Getting it Together: A Rural Health Promotion Program

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Valerie Callister ◽  
Julie Geilman
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Cardio Vascular Disease ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Cardio Vascular

The Getting It Together Rural Health Promotion project was established by a group of community health providers in Gippsland, Victoria. The overall aim of Getting It Together was to extend and improve health promotion practice amongst participating organisations. This was achieved through collaboration around health promotion training and planning. Complementary strategies addressing Cardio-Vascular Disease (CVD) were developed across four Local Government Areas (LGAs). Central resourcing was provided for coordination of the project, and for marketing and network support tasks. The project was based on an integrated and coordinated health promotion model, which contained overlapping strategies combining to create a broadly based partnership of action. At the commencement of the project, health promotion workers from each LGA were provided with a three-day training course conducted by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT). Participants developed Action Plans based around the three driving strategies of community wide-strategies, targeted strategies and marketing. A special feature of Getting It Together was a common media strategy, to support and reinforce action at the local level. An overall slogan was adopted, 'Slicker Ticker - A Gippsland Healthy Heart Project'. Uniting themes included 'Stress Less Week' and 'Gippsland Get Up and Go'. Latrobe Community Health Service facilitated the project and senior managers from the partnering agencies formed a Steering Committee, which met at key intervals to monitor the project.

scholarly journals Building intersectoral networks: the role of health brokers in a community health promotion program

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Community Health Promotion ◽  
Network Building ◽  
City District ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background In community health promotion programs (HPP) aiming to improve health and reduce health inequities, health brokers can have a crucial role in building and sustaining intersectoral networks. These networks are pivotal for developing and implementing the HPP. However, the role of health brokers is new and there is little insight into the changes in the networks' size and composition over time and the processes that facilitate brokers' networks. The aim of this study was to map the brokers' network in detail and unravel the barriers and facilitators in network building. Methods To study the brokers' networks in a HPP in a Dutch socioeconomically deprived city district, in October 2017 and November 2019 the Composed Network Analysis (CNA) and the Coordinated Action Checklist (CAC) were used, as part of the action research accompanying the HPP. The CNA provides insight into the size and composition of the network and the CAC explores facilitators and barriers in network building and sustaining. Focus groups with the core network members (n = 6) were held to discuss and interpret results. Results The health brokers' network had expanded from an average of 100 contacts in 2017 to about 140 contacts in 2019. Existing contacts (e.g. social work, welfare work) had been strengthened and new partners, e.g. general practitioners and volunteers joined the network. This resulted in an increased attention for health on the agenda of these organizations and several joint activities as part of the HPP. Facilitators were working on a small scale, informal and formal, and frequent personal contacts. The most important barrier was change of partners. Conclusions The health brokers have been successful in and expanding their networks, putting health on the agenda of network partners and supporting activities. As such, the broker is essential in connecting a diverse range of partners and organizations in an intersectoral network in the city district. Key messages Working on a small scale, and with frequent personal, formal and informal contacts facilitated the health brokers network building and sustaining. A health brokers’ role, being initiator, facilitator and connector is essential for continuation of the community health promotion approach.

scholarly journals “Mejorando Nuestras Oportunidades”: Engaging Urban Youth in Environmental Health Assessment and Advocacy to Improve Health and Outdoor Play Spaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Peréa ◽  
Nina Sayles ◽  
Amanda Reich ◽  
Alyssa Koomas ◽  
Heather McMann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Community Health Improvement

Youth can be valuable partners in community health improvement efforts. Latino youth from Lawrence, MA were engaged in research and health promotion over an 11-month period. Utilizing their knowledge of the community, youth assessed local parks and carried out evidence-based health promotion efforts to communicate community resources to encourage physical activity, nurture community ownership of parks, and advocate for park improvements. Health promotion efforts can engage youth in strategies to address critical public health issues by leveraging their unique perspective and distinct location within communities. The communications developed by the youth were distributed within the community, benefiting residents directly. Youth were motivated to engage in the project by a sense of civic obligation, and upon completing the project, they expressed that they had gained research and communication skills and were inspired to continue to support their community. Youth engagement in applied research and health promotion at the local level can provide a foundation for community health improvement efforts that are relevant for distinct communities, while fostering the positive development of youth, and nurturing community-driven efforts to help create a healthier environment.

scholarly journals Faktor-Faktor Keberhasilan Program Promosi Kesehatan “Gempur Stunting” Dalam Penanganan Stunting di Puskesmas Rancakalong Sumedang

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Tatang Manggala ◽  
Jenny Ratna Suminar ◽  
Hanny Hafiar
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Indonesian Government

 The Indonesian government has set 60 priority districts/cities for stunting handling. Based on this determination, Sumedang is included in the priority district because in 2018 the stunting prevalence rate reached 32%. The selection conducted by Bappeda Sumedang contained 10 villages where the prevalence rate of stunting was high and three of them were villages in Rancakalong. To overcome this, the Rancakalong Community Health Center initiated the “Gempur Stunting” Health promotion Program which has succeeded in reducing the prevalence of stunting from 27.7% to 19.8%, making it an exemplary health promotion program. This research was conducted to determine the success factors of the "Gempur Stunting" health promotion. The results showed that reducing the highest stunting prevalence rate in Sumedang was due to the following supporting factors: (1) variations in community-based activities; (2) Good collaboration and coordination between related sectors, and (3) Reliability of the stunting-fighting health promotion program.

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