health promotion for health workers 2007
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Health promotion for Health Workers developed by Jan Pearson (2007).TRANSCRIPT
Health Promotion for Community Health Workers
National Certificate in Tamariki Ora 2007
Aims
To define the concept of Health Promotion through:
Defining the origins of Health PromotionLinking Health promotion to Primary Health
Care Exploring its relevance to Primary Health
Care in New Zealand
Health Promotion defined
World Health Organisation direction & intent Primary Health Care and Alma-Ata Health Promotion and the Ottawa CharterTe Tiriti o Waitangi (partnership, protection
and participation) and WHO documents
Ottawa Charter and relationship to Socio-Ecological Determinants of Health
Agesexheredity
Individual lifestyle factors
Social and community influences
Living and working conditions
Socio-economic, cultural & environmental conditions
Build healthy public policy
Create supportive environments
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skills
Reorientate health services
Socio Ecological Determinants of Health, Deprivation Index (DEP) and Equity
The current use of the Deprivation Index by Ministry of Health for funding
EquityHealth inequalities in New Zealand
Health promotion, past, present & future
HistoryTraditional – illness – hierarchy – hospital -
power overPresent – wellness - health promotion –
community - power sharingFuture – Influence of more community
involvement and changes in demographics
Factors that impact upon health promotion
Risk factors e.g. lack of family/whanau support
Protective factors e.g. stable home environment
Resilience
Can you think of further examples?
Development and support for life skills to support best practice
Skills referred to: Listening, assertion, problem solving and self
awareness,
Communication skills: Listening, Empathy, Assertion
Strengths based problem solving skills Emotional Intelligence includes Self awareness The health worker as role model and coach
Why those skills are required:
Three forms of power
1. Power over - deciding for
2. Power with or power sharing - working co-operatively, negotiating
3. Delegating Power to:handing decisions over for others to
make autonomously
Possibilities in health promotion
Reflection on your personal beliefs and values and so you can work :
with a commitment to power with (Partnership) and supporting autonomy (Participation)
With a healthy future focused approach from the perspective of the healthy client (Protection)
Using and teaching life skills (Listening, problem solving, self awareness and assertion)
Conclusion
The belief in and practice of a Health Promotion focus in Primary Health Care settings can reduce health inequities and contribute to New Zealand health gains