Primary Care Partnership
Integrated Health Promotion
What's New
Falls Prevention
Presentations from the Falls Prevention Community Network meeting 7 December 2011:
- Making a Move project report - an overview of the recent project of group exercise and education for older people at risk of falls
- Home Based Falls Prevention Project, Client Info Brochure, Referral Procedure, GP Approval Template - introducing the new project for people over 80.
For information about the project, and copies of documents in Word, please contact Liz Pressick, Project Manager, on the contact details shown in the presentation and brochure.
- Managing Falls in the Community - summary of information from presentations at a recent NARI (National Ageing Research Institute) workshop
Health, Equity and Sustainability
- Report from the 23 November 2011 forum - includes discussion notes and presentations.
Comments on the report are welcome. Please send to vkay@portphillip.vic.gov.au by 20 January.
The second Health, Equity and Sustainability forum is scheduled for 22 February at St Kilda Town Hall. This forum will focus on action.
Copies of individual presentations from the 23 November forum are also available below:
Working in Partnership
- Report and Recommendations from the 'Working in Partnership' workshop on 25 August 2011.
The ISEPICH Health Promotion Steering Committee and the Executive Committee considered these recommendations in 2011 and aim to implement follow-up actions in 2012.
Food security tool kit
The Food Security Working Group has developed this kit, designed to assist you/your staff to:
- Identify clients who are at risk of or experiencing food insecurity;
- Recognise the contributing factors to food insecurity
- Direct an individual to the appropriate services which will address the contributing factors.
For information and downloadable resources go to the Food Security Toolkit Page.
Health Promotion Plan
ISEPICH Health Promotion Plan 2009-12Action Plan 2010-11 brief version. A full version is available - contact isepich@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Action Plan 2011-12 - includes evaluation plan.
Our first health promotion goal for 2009-12 is:
- to reduce health inequalities by increasing social inclusion and community capacity to address the social determinants of health.
What are we doing?
1. Developing an ISEPICH health equity and sustainability strategy
Inequity and environmental degradation both have negative impacts on health especially for disadvantaged groups. ISEPICH is developing an integrated approach to promote greater equity and environmental sustainability in our local area.
We held a forum to develop a framework in November 2011 and are holding a forum to identify actions in February 2012. For more information see What's New above.
In 2009 we consulted with international students. The ISEPICH catchment includes two universities and two TAFE colleges and has a large number of international students who face many challenges. See the report for more information.
In 2010 we consulted with members of older Culturally and Linguistically Diverse groups. Several of these groups are at higher than average risk of admission to hospital for diabetes consultations. See the Emerging Issues presentation for more information.
2. Advocating to reduce inequality
The ISEPICH Income Equity working group campaigned during 2009-11 for greater income equity - see Increase NewStart Now.
The Working Group also made a submission to the Parliamentary review of Social Security compliance requirements. You can view the review here.
The Human Rights Working Group has produced a booklet 'Human Rights in daily life'. The booklet uses a story approach, through the story of "Doris", to illustrate how the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities can be used in advocacy tool to improve access to services. For more information contact isepich@portphillip.vic.gov.au
3. Working to increase social inclusion
The Social Inclusion Working Group (SIWG) has produced a Social Inclusion and Equity checklist for workers and organisations. A larger print version is also available (A3 folds to A4 size). A workshop to provide information and training on the checklist was held on October 2011.
The Doing our best to promote social inclusion report, developed in 2009-10, includes definitions, information about local programs and good practice, and recommendations.
A SIWG subgroup has also produced a report on Improving Access to Community Facilities in ISEPICH 2010. In 2011-12 SIWG or subgroups are also addressing:
- Health Promoting Schools
- Transport
- Preventing Violence against women
- Partnerships around Smoke free environments
- Glen Eira Community Men's Shed
Our second health promotion goal for 2009-12 is:
- to create a supportive environment that enhances sustainable and affordable living in the inner south east.
What are we doing?
1. Working to increase food security and reduce barriers to healthy eating in the inner south east.
Food security may be defined as ‘the state in which all persons obtain a nutritionally adequate, culturally acceptable diet at all times through local non-emergency sources’ (Community Food Security Coalition 1995).
The Food Security Working Group has developed resources and training for workers whose clients may be food insecure. See link at the top of this page.
The following resources are also available
Food Security and Healthy Eating in the inner south east (information leaflet)
Food Security and Healthy Eating: who's doing what? (list of programs and activities in the area)
2. Working to increase active transport and physical activity in the inner south east.ISEPICH, with the support of a volunteer, is currently updating an Affordable Physical Activity directory, to be used for referral by professionals and for the general public.
The Falls Prevention Network supports information sharing, peer education on falls prevention and workforce development. For information about current projects see What's New above.
3. Strengthening the focus on environmental sustainability in health promotion
Please see the information under Goal 1 above.
Our third health promotion goal for 2009-12 is:
- to increase the capacity for integrated health promotion in ISEPICH
Activities include providing training and development opportunities (in collaboration with the Department of Health) such as Introduction to Health Promotion workshops and Health Promotion Short courses.
We also work in collaboration with the ISEPICH Community Advisory Group to increase community participation in health promotion
Resources
Social Inclusion
VicHealth resources:
- VicHealth participation for health framework
- Evidence on social connection as a determinant of health
- Violence against women as a determinant of mental health and wellbeing
- Building on our strengths: A framework to reduce race-based discrimination and support diversity
- Ethnic and race-based discrimination as a determinant of mental health and wellbeing
- Workplace stress in Victoria: developing a systems approach
- Access to economic resources as a determinant of mental health and wellbeing
- Research Summary: Burden of Disease related to health inequalities available
- People, places, processes (includes the draft Equity Tool)
Victorian Department of Health Fair Health Facts
VicHealth and the Victorian Department of Health Fairer Health: Case studies on improving health for all
Australian Social Inclusion Board
Mental health promotion - New resources to support people promoting mental health are available at http://www.mcwh.com.au/downloads/2010/Oct10/MCWH_Nov10_Prof_Training_Seminar_Flyer_and_RegoForm_FINAL.pdf
Australian Conservation Foundation - Policy Statement No 73 - Better than Growth Policy
The Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) Closing the Gap in a Generation
Physical Activity
Victoria Walks - tools, information and support to make neighbourhoods safer and more walk-friendly.
Go for your life - Active Living
Southern Region Community Transport Directory 2010
Safe Speed report - promoting walking and cycling by reducing traffic speed
Healthy Spaces & Places - a web based resource tool to assist local government in planning for active, accessible environments.
Safety Tips on Trams and PPRC Tram Group flyer - supporting older or frail people to travel safely on trams
City of Port Phillip Affordable Exercise Guide
Food Security and Healthy Eating
Food Security and Healthy Eating in the Inner South East - information leaflet (printed copies also available from ISEPICH)
Food Security and Healthy Eating in the Inner South East - Who's Doing What
The Increasing Cost of Healthy Food and Is a Healthy Diet Too Expensive for Low Income Groups - journal articles
Junk Food Injunction - tackling the promotion of unhealthy eating to children
Go for your life - Healthy Eating
Healthy choices: food and drink guidelines for Victorian public hospitals provides a voluntary framework for improving the availability and promotion of healthier food and drink options for purchase on hospital premises.
Labelling Logic Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy 2011
Women's Health Issues Paper Number 7 October 2010 "Women and Food Insecurity"
Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health:
- Integrated Health Promotion
- Planning and Reporting Guidelines
- Evidence and Evaluation
- Health Status of Victorians
Melbourne Access Point - link to Health and Social data in the Southern Metropolitan Region
The evaluation resource 'Planning for Effective Health Promotion Evaluation' can be downloaded from http://www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion
ISEPICH plans and evaluation reports are on the QIPPS database and will be made available on the public QIPPS library when completed.
Evaluating Physical Activity and Nutrition Programs information kit
Contacts
The Health Promotion Steering Committee (HPSC) has overall responsibility for the implementation and review of the ISEPICH Integrated Health Promotion Plan. The HPSC meets bi-monthly and holds special meetings as required.
Contact Us or use eServices to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online. Ask for the ISEPICH project manager.
