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It is free of charge and no password is required to access all project details. This library has been developed to disseminate the stories of health promotion and community development effort in order to build the evidence base for health promotion, while resourcing health promotion practitioners on the ground. To this end, the project descriptions included below, aim to provide sufficient understanding of projects without recourse to the original contributors. Projects included in the Public Library are written up in the QIPPS template and filtered through a peer review process. Click here to see the review process.

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There are 13 projects available.
A Local Response to Welfare to Work by Val Kay for ISEPICH Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st October, 2006 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Acces to economic resources The federal government has introduced legislative changes relating to the payment of disability support and parenting benefits (the "Welfare to Work" changes), including new activity requirements for people receiving these benefits, and to the activity requirements for mature aged job seekers and very long term unemployed people. The government states that the changes are intended to encourage increased workforce participation, however welfare organisations have stated that they are likely to have negative impacts on the people affected by them, particularly in relation to access to economic resources and social inclusion. ISEPICH member agencies and the Community Advisory Group are supporting a local consultation and advocacy project to monitor the impact of the changes and develop a local response to them. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Aboriginal Access to Economic Resources by Chris Kirkpatrick for Southern Health Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 2nd January, 2007 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Mental Health To improve the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population's access to economic resources and social inclusion through providing opportunities for training and employment at the Cardinia-Casey Community Health Service. The focus is on traineeships, work experience students (ATSI) from TAFE or Secondary Colleges and a gallery space for the sale of local ATSI art. Those involved in the collaboration are: Cardinia-Casey Community Health Service staff and Human Resource Department. a registered training organisation that works specifically with ATSI applicants; a privately owned cafe; a number of local emerging ATSI artists; and the Koori Unit at the local TAFE College. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Activate Exercise Program by Kirstan Corben, Jacqui Goy & Rebecca Dunkley Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st January, 2002 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Physical Activity This project aims to provide a physical activity option for oder adults with hig needs that would otherwise not be able to participate in other community options. the project involves the development of the Activate exercise program. Activate is a group based physical activity program run by one fitness instructor and one volunteer to support approximately eight participants. Participants will be involved in both group led and individual exercises to assist in improving balance, strength, flexibility and cardiovascular health. All participants will be expected to attend the program twice each week. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Early Years- Doveton Connect by Jacquie McBride for Southern Health Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st July, 2007 Status: In Progress Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Social isolation Doveton Connect is a project which attempts to improve health and education outcomes for young children in Doveton Eumemmerring whilst at the same time enhancing social cohesion by providing integrated, high quality health, early education and parent support which is accessible and reflective of community need. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Fun 'n' Healthy in Moreland! by Merri Community Health Services - Fun 'n' Healthy Team Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 3rd January, 2005 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Obesity Overall Program Outline: Increasing levels of childhood obesity levels have led to the creation of this research/intervention project. Current evidence suggests that increased water, fruit and vegetable consumption, increased physical activity levels and improved positive body image can all contribute to improved body mass index levels within primary school aged children. Twenty four primary schools in the City of Moreland are involved in this research /intervention project. Twelve schools will be randomly selected to take part in the interventions. The remaining twelve schools will act as a comparison school. The interventions will seek to address the project aims which are to - increase water, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity levels and improve self esteem/body image. The goal of the program is to identify and evaluate a series of interventions to achieve the above project aims by comparing control and intervention schools. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
H2O for Moonee Valley Kids Project by Claire Conlon for Doutta Galla Community Health Service Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 4th January, 2001 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Obesity To help improve the general nutrition of children aged 0-12 in the Moonee Valley region. It aims to provide an environment that encourages water as the drink of choice within the school /preschool community. It further aims to work in partnership with the wider community to promote drinking water as a lifelong habit.… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Knox Safe Party Project by Carolyn Bolton & Naomi Dashwood for Knox Community Health Service Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st June, 2000 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Alcohol and Drugs Knox Safe Party Project is a community based initiative, developed in response to community concerns regarding the risks associated with young people's partying and use of alcohol. These concerns were flagged as a result of an extensive community consultation around minimising the level of harm and injury associated with the use of alcohol and drugs by the young people in Knox. The project looks at school and community based education from a range of local service providers for young people and their parents. The projects aims were: to engage young people and their parents in an education program on the minimisation of alcohol and drug related harm through a focus on safe parties ; to reduce the risk and incidence of injuries associated with young peoples use of alcohol and drugs and partying behaviour; to increase the awareness of young people parents and the community of the risks and harms associated with the consumption of alcohol and other substances at parties by invited and uninvited guests; to identify community responses to issues relating to safe, accessible and quality youth entertainment options; and to produce a Safe Party Project resource kit and provide advice to other communities who wish to implement… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Oral Health Promotion - Otara by Adele Hamilton for Otara Health Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st May, 2008 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Oral Health The main purpose of this project is to increase oral health knowledge and improve oral health of Maori pre-school children and their parents/caregivers in Otara. Oral health promotion approaches will be delivered in Te Reo (Maori language) within Te Kohanga Reo, Marae and Maori settings in Otara. Delivery of oral health promotion will be provided by 3 Otara Maori forum members who will be trained in oral health promotion, provided with resources to support their work and be closely aligned with treatment services. Strong relationships will be built between oral health promoters and Maori families in order to access 'hard to reach' whanau who have minimal or low access to oral health information and / or services for their children. Culturally appropriate whanau (family) approaches within Te Kohanga Reo will be promoted giving Maori children and their parents and caregivers opportunities to engage in the project. For example parents/caregivers will be encouraged to lead the project within their own centres, maintain oral health practices within the centres and agenda oral health care within TKR whanau meetings. Collaborative and flexible partnerships with oral health promoters, non-government agencies, community groups and dental treatment services will be a focus for the project. Dental treatment services will work alongside oral health promoters to provide a seamless set of interventions and to… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
PCD management group models Wilora pilot by Sharon Johnson, Jessica Abbott, Valmai McDonald Program Area: Preventable Chronic Disease Management Start Date: 7th April, 2009 Status: Completed Type: Secondary Prevention Priority Issue: Chronic Illness Wilora is a remote Indigenous community in Central Australia, located approximately 250km North of Alice Springs. Although the population at Wilora fluctuates throughout the year, it is estimated to be somewhere in the region of 120 people. Wilora was chosen as a pilot community for the trial of management group models due to a request from the local Aboriginal health worker and expressed interest from community members. Preventable Chronic Diseases [PCD] such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal and respiratory disease are a major cause of death and disability worldwide (Michie et al. 2008). PCD is endemic in the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory Aboriginal disease burden is 3.57 times the national average. The NT Department of Health and Families [DHF] wants to institute group education to support self-management for individuals and families with diabetes and vascular disease. There has been little research in the area of chronic disease self-management in Aboriginal communities. Evaluation of self-management strategies has occurred mainly in non-Indigenous communities and results have been extrapolated from these. Studies into chronic disease and self-management in Aboriginal communities highlight many weaknesses such as: fragmented services, lack of continuity of staff, understaffing, under funding and lack of an integrated approach, high levels of… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Physically Active Koori Kids (PAKK) by Jane Christie for Gippsland Lakes Community Health Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 9th March, 2004 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Community Building Physical inactivity has been identified as a primary contributor to ill health nationwide, and particularly for the Indigenous population, where diseases linked to physical inactivity are at a rate up to 4 times that of the average Australian (ABS 2008). The Koori (Indigenous Australian) population of East Gippsland is, proportionally, one of the greatest in the Victorian region, and it is here that the initiative targets its objectives. In addition to poorer health outcomes, in terms of those lifestyle-related conditions resulting from excess weight and poor energy output (or living a relatively sedentary lifestyle) such as Type Two Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease, the detection of higher drowning rates for Indigenous children was a pivotal discovery in the area of chosen focus of the Physically Active Koori Kids (PAKK) Program. Poor use of recreational services and facilities by Koori communities, on average, gave evidence for the compromised opportunity for optimal social development, learning and social connectedness for Koori people, all of which also surface as areas of great need. The social and developmental disadvantages mentioned contribute to both restricting and maintaining physical activity levels and are, therefore, seen as underlying issues requiring attention for the achievement of improved… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Pioneer Bay Project by Louise Sadler & Wendy Paton for Bass Coast Community Health Service Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st July, 2003 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Social connectedness The rationale for this program is that Pioneer Bay has been identified as a disadvantaged community due to various factors. It is an isolated community and there is little infrastructure to support social connectedness. For example- no community building or community groups, no facilities in town (telephone, postbox) unmade roads, no walking tracks, no access to fresh produce within town, etc. The barriers to social connectedness in Pioneer Bay include geographical isolation, lack of recognition of community as a town resulting in absence of infrastructure, no demographics on this community and limited transport opportunities. The Pioneer Bay community needs to identify its specific needs and have the capacity to address these needs. The determinants addressed are social exclusion and social supports. The overall goal of the program is to build the Pioneer Bay community's capacity to meet their identified health needs. Key interventions of this project are to hold community consultations, to provide support to a local committee, to support the community in advocating for changes in the physical environment, facilities and services with related organisations and to form a BCCHS steering committee to guide the project. … Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Preschool Oral Health Promotion in Moreland by Caroline van Gemert for Merri Community Health Services Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st January, 2005 Status: Completed Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Oral Health Traditional oral health programs in Moreland have comprised of stand alone screenings delivered in preschools by community dental program staff. Evaluation has shown this method to be both ineffective and inefficient in addressing the oral health of the target group (refer to Appendix). Local data for Moreland shows that stand alone screenings reached only 15% of preschool aged children in 2003 2004 . Further, the 15% of children screened were concentrated in the areas of Moreland of high socio economic status. Rationale Despite dental disease being largely preventable, oral diseases are among the most prevalent diseases in the community, for all age groups . For early childhood, Early Childhood Caries (ECC), refers to the presence one or more decayed, missing or filled tooth surface on any primary tooth in children up to 71 months of age . Oral disease is the most chronic disease of early childhood, with 42% of four year olds experiencing ECC . It is well documented that oral health is largely determined by a range of social, demographic and behavioural factors . These factors include ethnicity, family income, maternal education level, family status, tooth brushing habits, and parental knowledge and beliefs . There are limited studies… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?
Sustainable Farm Families -the human resource in the triple bottom line by Susan Brumby for Western District Health Service Program Area: Health Promotion Start Date: 1st July, 2003 Status: Evaluated Type: Health Promotion/Community Development Priority Issue: Family Health The ‘Sustainable Farm Families – the human resource in the triple bottom line’ project set out to integrate key farmer health issues with mainstream rural research, farm management analysis and quality assurance programs. Informed by a social model of health, the approach focused on farm families as the key site for intervention, recognising that health and rural sustainability is created where people live, work, love and play (Kickbusch 1989). The SFF proejct motto was "There is no point in a better bottom line if you're not there to enjoy it." Results from the first pilot program have been evaluated by an independent economic evaluator. This evaluation demonstrated that SFF implemented as described can deliver significant economic benefits. Web links to the detailed report on the SFF pilot and the economic evaluation findings are available in the Appendix). The Sustainable Farm Family Program focusses specifically on rural health - morbidity and mortality. In doing so the program explores attitudes, behaviors and contributing factors that effect rural health and rural communities. During the program participants are given a nursing health assessment, participate in a comprehensive two day program and utilise the Kolb (1984) learning model of experience as the source… Do you wish to copy this project to your own organisation?