community engagement to improve health presentation - nice uk - 2008

8/14/2019 Community Engagement to Improve Health Presentation - NICE UK - 2008

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Community engagement

Implementing NICE guidance

2008

NICE public health guidance 9


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What this presentation covers

Recommendations

Costs and savings

Discussion

Where to find out more


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Prerequisites:long-term investment

Agree aims and state the intended outcomes ofcommunity engagement activities

Set realistic timescales

Identify funding and plan activities accordingly

Build on past experiences

Ensure evaluation mechanisms are in place


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Prerequisites: organisationaland cultural change

Identify how the culture of public sector organisationssupports or prevents community engagement

Use the skills and knowledge of community members

Manage conflicts between communities and theagencies that serve them

Encourage communities to express their views

Give weight (and respond) to those views


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Prerequisites: levels ofengagement and power

Make everyone aware of the benefits of communityinvolvement

Let community members decide how willing and able

they are to participate

Negotiate and agree how power will be distributed

Recognise local diversityJointly agree ways of working


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Prerequisites: mutual trustand respect

Assess the broad and specific health needs of thecommunity

Tailor the approach usedNegotiate and agree how much control and influencecommunity members will have and the commitment

requiredKeep communities updated on progress


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Infrastructure: trainingand resources

Develop and build on the local communitys strengths

and assets

Provide training for those working with communities

Provide accessible meeting spaces and equipment

Provide opportunities and resources for networking

Train individuals from the community to act as mentors


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Infrastructure: partnershipworking

Develop statements of partnership working for all

those involved in activities to improve health or toaddress the social determinants of health.


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Infrastructure: area-basedinitiatives

Give community groups the power to influencedecisions. Provide the necessary resources.


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Approaches: communityworkshops

Run community workshops (co-managed by

professionals and community members in localvenues) to:

identify local needs

maintain a high level of local participation in

health promotion activities


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Approaches: residentconsultancy

Draw on the skills and experience of individuals

and groups with previous experience ofregeneration activities


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Evaluation

Identify and agree the aims of evaluation with

members of the target community

Involve them in the planning, design and, whereappropriate, implementation of an evaluation

framework


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Costs and savings

The guidance is unlikely to result in a significantshift in the use of NHS resources. However,recommendations on the following may result inadditional costs:

training and development

employing agents of change, either paid

or voluntary

evaluation of community engagementactivities


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Discussion

How can we integrate community engagement intopolicy?

How can we met the prerequisites for effectivecommunity engagement and do we have theinfrastructure in place?

What funding is needed?

What training and development is needed?


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Find out more

Visit www.nice.org.uk/ph009 for:

Other guidance formats

Costing statement

Implementation support tools

community engagement to improve health presentation - nice uk - 2008

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