WEEK 7 – F2F AGENDA: Current issues? Community Organizing Health Promotion Program Planning Assignment #3 Online

Community Organizing a.k.a. “Community Planning” Focuses on: “bringing people together to combat shared problems & increase their say about decisions that affect their lives”

Community Organizing Done by generalized steps or a “model” Important that community is seen as a partner throughout entire process Develop community’s capacities = community building = community development

Community Organizing Building coalitions Eg. What are 5 agencies you would invite to be part of an antismoking coalition? From the “issue checklist”, what steps struck you as very important to complete?

Health Promotion Once the community has been organized, and the problem(s) identified, the goals set to combat the problem(s) are considered “Health Promotion” efforts (Why? – because this is the “Health Promotion Era”!) Includes: education, training, research, legislation, policy coordination & community development

Health Promotion Health promotion is not just posters & pamphlets, the WHO states, “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.” It “represents a mediating strategy between people & their environments, synthesizing personal choice and social responsibility in health to create a healthier future”

Health Promotion The Lalonde Report (1974) demonstrated the wide array of influences on health, in particular “lifestyle” factors as a result, many health promotion efforts were directed as strategies to alter identified risk behaviours

Health Promotion The Alma Ata Declaration (1978) was a significant global report that 1st emphasized the other health determining factors & the need for promotion in these areas, especially environment (social, physical, economic & political) through “Primary Health Care” The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion(1986) articulated the principles of health promotion & proposed strategic frameworks for action

The 7 principles of Health Promotion: addresses health issues in context supports a holistic approach requires a long-term perspective supports a balance between centralized & decentralized decision-making is multisectorial draws on knowledge from a variety of sources emphasizes public accountability

5 Strategic frameworks for action: Build healthy public policy Eg. Healthier choices of goods & services Create supportive environments Eg. Healthier workplaces, clean air & H2O Strengthen community action Eg. Healthy communities Develop personal skills Eg. Life-long learning, health literacy Reorient health services Eg. Homecare, child development services

Health Promotion Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion (1986) stated 3 key health promotion challenges: Reducing inequities in health Increasing the prevention of disease Enhancing the capacity to cope with chronic disease & disability

Health Promotion Healthy People 2010 (U.S. Surgeon General’s Report) 3 goal areas 28 Objective areas Specific objectives

Program Planning Health Promotion Program Planning is a process where by specific programs are developed to promote & protect health, prevent disease Some examples…

Program Planning Issues are often behavioural lifestyle issues and therefore “health education theories” & “behaviour change theories” are applied in the program development Program Plans are developed by following a chosen model We looked at steps for a generalized program plan model

Assignment #3 Online: “Community Organizing & Program Planning” In your assigned groups, follow the generalized model of Community Organization to arrive at a strategy for Health Promotion at “Algonquin College” Include a Health Promotion Program Plan idea (you do not have to develop the program plan itself)