scholarly journals 1997 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Primary Health Care - Management Initiatives: Health Promotion Plan for Darebin Community Health Centres Collaboration

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Bruce Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres

The Program: East Preston and Northcote Community Health Centres committed themselves to producing a Health Promotion Plan for Darebin (HPP) for 1997 and beyond. The HPP is based on an analysis of Darebin's health data and demographics, current health promotion thinking, and analysis of best practice examples of health promotion in Community Health Centres and other settings, and on consultation with the staff and Boards of both Centres, other key agencies and the local community.

Community Health and General Practice: The Impact of Different Cultures on the Integration of Primary Care

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Swerissen ◽  
Jenny Macmillan ◽  
Catuscia Biuso ◽  
Linda Tilgner
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the existing relationship between community health centres and General Practice Divisions in the State of Victoria, including the nature of joint working arrangements and the identification of barriers to greater collaboration. Improved integration of primary health care services has been advocated to improve consumer and population health outcomes and to reduce inappropriate use of acute and extended care services. General practitioners (GPs) and community health centres are two key providers of primary health care with potential for greater integration. The current study conducted telephone interviews with 20 community health centre CEOs and 18 Executive Officers of divisions, which were matched according to catchment boundaries. Results suggest, while some joint planning is occurring, especially on committees, working parties and projects, there is an overall low level of satisfaction with the relationship between community health centres and GPs and GP divisions. Major barriers to greater integration are the financial or business interests of GPs and misunderstanding and differences in perceived roles and ideology between GPs and community health centres. Improved communication, greater contact and referral and follow-up procedures are identified as a means of improving the relationship between GPs, GP divisions and community health centres. Community health centres and general practitioners (GPs) are key providers of primary care (Australian Community Health Association, 1990).

ACTing on CHASP: Identifying Barriers to Change

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Karen Murphy ◽  
Jenny Hazelton ◽  
Jenny Aitchison
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Barriers To Change ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
Health Project ◽  
Review Reports

This paper is a result of participation in the Primary Health Development Program in 1994. As part of this program participants were required to undertake a primary health project. 'ACTing on CHASP�Identifying barriers to change' aimed at identifying key barriers to implementation of the Community Health Accreditation and Standards Program (CHASP) review recommendations in ACT community health centres. The studies involved an analysis of CHASP review reports and discussions with community health staff in three community health centres. Key barriers were identified, but an important outcome appeared to be the positive influence that the CHASP review process had had on community health staff.

The development of a Health Promotion Community Participation Framework

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Llewellyn-Jones ◽  
David Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The State ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
Rural Community Health ◽  
Organisational Level

This paper reports on research conducted through Monash University located in the state of Victoria, Australia. The outcome of the research was the development of a Health Promotion Community Participation Framework, providing guidelines for health professionals in community health centres and services to assist them with facilitating community participation in health promotion. A literature review was conducted and information collected from health professionals working in metropolitan and rural community health centres and services across the state of Victoria, Australia. The Framework does not emphasise levels of community participation as a hierarchy, but instead proposes using the levels or types of participation across a continuum. This has been done to encourage the use of appropriate transparent strategies that will enable both individual community members and different sections of communities to participate in health promotion activities. This is particularly important where government policies dictate the direction of health promotion, as this "top down" approach can lead to the community being excluded for health promotion processes. The use of a continuum promotes the concept that participation can be effective at different levels, even when the issue to be addressed has already been identified. The Framework also proposes that in order for community participation strategies to take place, there needs to be capacity building at both the organisational level and the community level.

A Model to Describe the Role of Health Promotion in Creating Healthy Communities

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Sherryl Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Healthy Communities ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres

Health promotion theory and practice is grounded in the belief that health is far more than the absence of disease. In order to influence most effectively the health of communities, Community Health Centres must balance their attention and resources amongst medical, lifestyle/behavioural, and socioenvironmental approaches to health promotion. This discussion will include an overview of these approaches to health promotion based on current literature. Community Health Centres need to incorporate a variety of complementary health promotion approaches into their core services and activities. An analysis of one model, which integrates health promotion and population health, is provided with a discussion of its application in creating healthy communities.

scholarly journals Development of a hexagonal, mesh-based distribution method for community health centres

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinan Zhou ◽  
Ge Bai ◽  
Li Luo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres

Community health centres (CHCs) are the health gatekeepers of the local population. Location and numbers of the CHCs affect fairness and effectiveness with regard to access to primary health care. In the past, the distribution of the CHCs was solely empiric-based. The goal of this study was to devise a method for CHC distribution based on the principle of improving equity as well as ensuring efficiency. We tested the effectiveness and operability of the method through a process of revision and simulation using Guangdong Province, China as sample district. A methodology based on literature review and expert consultation was repeatedly applied until an ideal result had been reached. A hexagonal, mesh-based method was developed and used to find a solution where the CHCs could be distributed where their location would be the most needed and total number suitable. Testing the effectiveness of the proposed plan, we found the proportion of area covered to be 52.8% and the proportion of the population covered 80.7%, which is 15.4% and 14.7%, respectively, better than before. It was concluded that the hexagonal mesh-based, distribution method can effectively define the location as well as the number or required CHCs, not only improving the accessibility for residents to primary health care services but also maximizing cost-effectiveness. Management of the city by grid is a new idea in urban management, which improves rationality of planning and also may be applied for many different purposes in addition to CHC localization.

Coordination and Integration in the Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Service

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Lillith Collins ◽  
John Turner
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Community Health Service ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres

The paper examines the development of coordinated and integrated primary care services through the establishment of community health centres in Victoria, with specific reference to the Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Service. In 1985 a random sample of 412 case records indicated that 52.4% of patients had seen more than one discipline at the Centre, and 34.7% of these patients received integrated care through case planning meetings. Fourteen criteria derived from the current literature were used to evaluate the integration and coordination of treatments and of health promotion activities. A repeat study demonstrated gains in health promotion, especially with respect to establishing support groups and the local coordination of community interventions. Integrated casework with external agencies has not changed. The analysis provides a base line for examining the effects of policy developments such as Primary Care Partnerships that address the issues of common assessments, exchange of client information and health promotion. Primary Care Partnerships are an extension of the structures in Community Health Centres. Primary Care Partnerships need to encourage personal contacts between agencies in order for individual and community health plans to be as effective as possible.

1997 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Primary Health Care - Management Initiatives: Organisational Change and Organisation Design

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Cherie Slater
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Community Health Service ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Organisation Design

Brief Description of the Initiative: The Inner South Community Health Service was created in 1993 as a result of the voluntary amalgamation of three successful community health centres - Prahran, South-Port and St Kilda. The amalgamation process was used as an opportunity to develop a large multi-site service responsive to each of its local communities and well positioned to meet effectively the challenges of rapidly changing political and health sector environments. The organisation design and change process was developed and implemented using a collaborative approach that was self-directed and self-managed; changes were both radical and developmental. Throughout the process client services were maintained and opportunities for including new programs were pursued. The organisation design was underpinned by two key principles - client focus and integration.

Preventing Childhood Injury: Developing a Home Safety Display in a Community Health Centre

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Sally Western
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Community Health Centre ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Home Safety ◽  
Childhood Injury ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres

Childhood injury is a major health issue, with approximately 20,000 children under five hospitalised each year in Australia. The home is a common site for childhood injuries, with some of the more frequent episodes including falls, poisoning, burns, cuts and crush injuries. A regional initiative to develop a coordinated approach towards minimising injuries sustained by children between 0-4 years, resulted in the development of 'Childsafe Now', a health promotion program which involved training of child care providers, and the establishment of several home safety displays in the Eastern metropolitan region of Victoria. One of the home safety displays was developed in a Community Health Centre, utilising a pre-existing child care facility and the multidisciplinary skills of the staff. Community Health Centres were established with a focus on health promotion - encouraging illness and injury prevention through a holistic combination of education, community involvement, behavioural and social modification and multi-disciplinary primary health care services - yet the opportunity to establish a permanent, functional display which combines all of these aspects of health promotion is becoming increasingly rare. However, the skills and knowledge which have traditionally been nurtured within the Community Health Program make Community Health Centres a particularly appropriate location for establishing a Home Safety Display.

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