1. By Dr Sam Adjei On behalf of the drafting team
Regenerative Health and Nutrition Programme: Highlights of strategies and activities By
Dr Sam Adjei
On behalf of the drafting team

2. Goal of RHNP
To contribute to the development of healthier and productive population.

3. Objective of RHNP
To reduce the risk of occurrence of diseases and disorders for individuals, households and communities so as to contribute to the development of a healthier and productive population that can create wealth for itself and the country

4. Strategies Four key strategies have been identified:
Behaviour enhancing communication with the view to creating regenerative health consciousness
Creating enabling environments
Partnership/networking
Training/capacity development

5. Areas covered for each strategy
Scope
Examples of good practice
Concerns or issues to be addressed
Activities to address 1 above

6. BEHAVIOR ENHANCEMENT COMMUNICATION
Scope
Material Development
Mass media
Print and electronic
School based

7. Activities
Conduct formative assessment to generate the evidence base for RHN advocacy messages
Develop and pre test RHN advocacy materials on a continuous basis
Identify, select and negotiate appropriate communication channels
Create awareness through appropriate macro and micro communication channels

8. Capacity Development
Improve and or develop standard manual that focuses on behavioural change and lifestyle modification, with sections for specific target groups eg cateres, health staff, etc
Develop manual for social mobilisation
Establish national level master trainers to conduct TOT; training of change agents (regen clubs, schools) at all levels
Post-training support and mentoring
Review existing institutions to identify needs for support
Review and strengthen RHN secretariat to coordinate and support these activities.
Support study tours

9. Activities
Stakeholder analysis an establishment of intersectoral committee.
Consensus building
Stakeholders’ role definition
Develop funding mechanisms
Develop a mechanism for addressing operational difficulties
Develop an M&E Framework
Develop an MOU

10. Partnership and networking
Stakeholders
Activities
Ghana Health Service and other providers
Screen at health facilities. Counselling. Provision of information in consulting rooms.
Local Government
Develop bye laws, provide supportive environment
MOE/GES
IEC in schools, supportive environment
Legislative Agencies
Bye laws, policy changes
Individuals and
Households
Take individual level action in relation to RGN
Opinion Leaders, chiefs and elders
Social mobilization, program champions with power to influence community thinking
District Assemblies and decentrali-zed depart-ments
Translating national policy into district plans, coordinating effective district level response, enact bye laws, resource mobilisation and M&E
Media (Public and Private)
Analysis, Dissemination, advocacy and public education
Industry
Product development, manufacturing & distribution
Development Partners
Resource mobilization,facilitate policy development,
information on best practices access to network of expertise
NGOs
Advocacy, Service provision, mobilise resources

11. Enabling environment
Provision of health promotion legislation eg food labeling, nutritional value
Provision of services
Provision of supporting facilities for simple everyday routines such as walking, drinking water, eating kontonmire)
Provision of facilities for more complex activities such as strengthening existing public spaces and services
Develop model facilities such as chop bars, regen clubs, gyms, and developing regenerative health spaces
Physical education in schools
Screening services in health facilities, pharmacy shops,
Health industry

12. STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Developmental approach: this approach focuses testing/piloting interventions in our context
Scaling up approach: this approach constitutes a more complex, multi-level, multi-faceted set of activities aimed at broadening and sustaining the impact of the programme.
Uses existing structures as much as possible
District based

13. Indicators Dietary Environmental Sanitation Exercise
% Smoking prevalence rate
% overweight/obesity prevalence rate
Environmental Sanitation
% of HH with access to safe water
Exercise
% engaged in physical activity

14. Sustainable financing
Government budget support to MOH
Other MDAs
Funds from development partners
Private sources
Health insurance
Special tax on tobacco and alcohol

15. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT (Interim)
A project Director. This is currently the Director of PPME (MOH)
A project Manager
A National Intersectoral Committee to be chaired by the Minister of Health or his representative
A Technical Working Group with facilitators
Task Teams which are subcommittees of the Technical Working Group. Regional RHN Committee under the Regional Minister
District RHN Committee under the District Chief Executive

16. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT (Long term- RHN Commission)
To formulate comprehensive national policies and strategies and establish programme priorities relating to RHN and health promotion in general.
To provide high level advocacy for RHN.
To provide effective leadership in the national planning and support supervision.
To expand and coordinate the total national RHN Program.
To mobilize, control and manage resources and monitor their allocation and utilization.
To foster linkages among all stakeholders.
To promote research, information and documentation on RHN.
To monitor and evaluate all on-going RHN activities.

17. THANK YOU and QUESTIONS please…