The Shaping the Future Work Programme Jenny Griffiths
The story … Health promotion matters … It deserves the same recognition in the UK as it has internationally The report – 2005 The Collaboration – 2006 Funding – UK Departments of Health The future …
Purpose Advocacy –History, theory, evidence base, values and principles, ways of working –Cost-effectiveness –Well-designed programmes contribute to key national targets Support for the workforce
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Communication with the workforce New website: PLEASE JOIN OUR DATABASEPLEASE JOIN OUR DATABASE Annual conferences, stakeholder forums, papers and articles
Advocacy - 1 Aim to enhance both national infrastructure support and ownership at local level Leadership by the new RSPH and Collaboration partners Links with others, e.g. Association of Directors of Public Health
Advocacy - 2 Membership of Faculty of Public Health group on practitioner development And PH Workforce Programme Board Work closely with UK Public Health Register on practitioner regulation RSPH hosts the HP Academics Forum Enhanced links with International Union of Health Promotion and Education
We need you! we need you to join one of our organisationsIf we are to advocate effectively for you, we need you to join one of our organisations We are developing a proposal for an integrated membership package But in the meantime, please join RSPH, IHPE or (if eligible) the FPH
Development of materials and resources Specialised health promotion: You can’t be the best without it! Framework for Ethical Health Promotion with SHEPS Cymru Discussion paper on social marketing for health and health promotion Why Theory Matters, with Prof. J. Green Commissioning project – R. Shircore
RSPH Health Promotion Awards Launched in 2008 to recognise organisational excellence in health promotion and community well-being First 5 Award-winners: NHS N. Lancs, N.E. Essex, Plymouth, Rotherham, Sefton Partnership Express interest now in 2 nd wave
Future plans – subject to funding Strengthen involvement of Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional networks, including theory into practice More advocacy Complete commissioning project Continued partnership with NSMC Continued involvement with practitioner development work – UKPHR and FPH
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WITH WHOM I HAVE WORKED ON SHAPING THE FUTURE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS
AND NOW TO THE WORKSHOPS Refreshments Workforce Devel. Plenary