IHP - Health Promotion and Planning Documents

The Department of Justice has produced the Problem Gambling Resource Kit – A guide to assist Health and Welfare workers who encounter problem gambling issues. The kit has been developed in conjunction with Gamblers Help services, which are the primary source of problem gambling advice and support. Gambler’s Help services offer assistance to problem gamblers, people at risk of problem gambling, their friends and families through a Victoria-wide service network. Importantly, they also provide a range of services to health and welfare workers to support them in managing clients who may have gambling problems, and to raise awareness of problem gambling issues. Gamblers Help Northern will take carriage of the dissemination of the kits to relevant health and welfare workers in the NMR. This is the first comprehensive problem gambling resource kit of its kind, with a well designed format for quick access and navigation. In particular, Section 4: Tools for workers: identifying and responding to problem gambling contains some of the most important guidance and tools for workers in responding to clients’ gambling issues including: *What can I do as a professional? * How can I tell if someone has a gambling problem * What are the signs I should look out for * How do I approach the issue without offending my client * What GH Services can do? In most cases, often clients facing problem gambling issues will present to the service system with a range of other issues including mental health, relationship/family, drug & alcohol, housing, legal and emergency relief. Gamblers Help Northern recognises the benefit in providing a seamless access to clients experiencing multiple issues, other issues treated parallel to the gambling problem will maximise an effective service approach and essentially a better outcome for clients. In our strategic planning exercise, community health centres were identified as a primary avenue to reach specific health and welfare workers within the health promotion, allied health, medical, EICD, counselling and service co-ordination teams. It is intended that the Kit be used to help identify people presenting at a wide range of health and welfare settings with gambling-related issues; whether these issues are related to their own gambling or the gambling of family members. It aims to assist in the early identification of gambling problems as well as in the identification of people with longer standing problems, and will support health and welfare workers in making effective referrals and other interventions on behalf of their clients, in collaboration with Gamblers Help services. Please use the link to the website to obtain a copy.

This equity triangle tool and prompting questionnaire are currently in draft form and being trialled in the field, both within VicHealth and amongst the health promotion workforce. Consideration of its wider potential will be discussed following evaluation of this trial.

This tool describes a process for assessing the health and nutrition-related problems of a particular population of school-age youth and the capacity of the school to provide education and services to mitigate the problems identified.

A demographic profile of the key age groups involved in the Active Aging Strategy has been prepared in order to provide a common understanding of the key socio-economic features of this group, and to anticipate changes in the size and composition of this age cohort over time.

Preliminary revelations from the 2006 Census charting the comparative change within population groups accross Banyule.

This snapshot takes information about the incidence of disability in Australia and extrapolates it to Banyule population data to provide an inference of the form, prevalence and expression of disability within the municipality

There is overwhelming evidence that behavioural factors influence health, but their combined impact on the general population is less well documented. This study aimed to quantify the potential combined impact of four health behaviours on mortality in men and women living in the general community. This study examined the prospective relationship between lifestyle and mortality in a prospective population study of 20,244 men and women aged 45–79 y with no known cardiovascular disease or cancer living in the UK.

This is the Tool we are testing as part of our Focus On Equity Project

This is a VicHealth powerpoint presentation given at the IHP Forum on March 4. 2008. It should be viewed along with the general presentation that formed part of the same Forum.

This is a powerpoint presentation given at the IHP Forum on March 4. 2008. It should be viewed along with the VicHealth presentation that formed part of the same Forum.

This paper forms the basis for a comprhensive understanding of how Integrated Health Promotion functions accross the Alliance. It contains details of the structure and process used in developing the 2006-2009 Catchment Plan and offers guidance on the two priority Networks and their activities.

The powerpoint delivered to the IHP November Forum by Barry Hahn on Partnership Issues

This is a listing of useful Links Incorporating latest Census 2006 Data by Municipality compiled for the VLGA Website. This document also incorporates an example of the kind of material available "RENT-RELATED INCOME STRESS A comparison between selected family types and Victorian municipalities"

The Well for Life initiative aimed to improve the nutrition and physical activity for older people at home. BNPCA was invoved during the Phase 2 of the project and involved Planned Activity Group Staff, Volunteers and Carers as participants in our project. Training was provided by a dietitian and physiotherapist, and armed the participanst with additional knowledge to support integration of the concepts within their care-giving environment. A Resource Book has been developed as part of the follow up to the Well For Life Initiative that took place in the BNPCA catchment during 06/07. It is hoped the resource book will consolidate the learning achieved during the project phase and promote the ongoing implementation of the Well for Life principles and practices in Planned Activity Groups.

This discussion paper is focused on establishing a framework that brings together key Victorian health promotion policy initiatives to guide implementation of the health promotion priorities, as well as work to address other improtant health issues from 2007-2012. The paper outlines the key considerations for the new framework and aims to articulate an overall vision for health promotion within current government direction for improving health and wellbeing and reducin health inequalities.

This Document summarises The Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalised World of 2005.

This is the latest edition of the Arthritis Plus Newsletter. Featuring 'Training Opportunities', 'Research and Grants' and 'Activities and News' updates.

Notification of Meeting Dates and Topics for the Banyule Darebin Good Food Alliance for 2007.

This is an updated 2007 Summary prepared by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision on Government Services and Indigenous People

A summary evaluation report from the second Well for Life PAG staff Training Day

Summary of the outcomes achieved from the first Training Day conducted for PAG Staff

A summary of demographic data relating to Banyule population. Useful for population health promotion planning

A summary of Nillumbik shire demographics. Useful for population health promotion planning

A health promotion practice guide for service providers. This guide is a practical resource to support agencies and organisations to plan. deliver and evaluate effective integrated health promotion programs

Eight different evidence based falls fact sheets covering issues such as extent of falls, risk factors and various strategies which help in reducing the risk of falls

This is a guide for health professionals for manging people who are at risk of falling

Healthy People, Places and Transport This paper takes a composite ecological approach to investigating the links between transport, environment and health, rather than the conventional pollution paradigm.

A working doucment on approaches and techniques