Community Kitchen Open Day

Central Gippsland Health Service & Sale Neighbourhood House are holding a Community Kitchen Open Day on Friday 3rd September between 10am – 1pm at the Neighbourhood House.  Click here for more infromation on the Community Kitchen Open Day

The Cost and Availability of Healthy Food in Wellington

Irregular access to safe, nutritionally adequate, culturally acceptable food from non-emergency sources is known as ‘food insecurity’. Food insecurity can have a detrimental impact on physical, mental and social wellbeing. In 2007, 4.1% of people in Wellington were found to be food insecure, that is, in the previous 12 months they had run out of food and had not been able to afford to buy more. The aim of this study was to investigate the cost and availability of healthy food in the local government area (LGA) of Wellington in order to inform future health promotion work addressing food security.
To read the full report, go to Cost and Availability of Healthy Food in Wellington
 
 

Wellington Health Promotion Catchment Plan 2009 – 2012

The Wellington Health Promotion Catchment Plan is a detailed operational plan which supports the strategic plan. The Cathcment Plan captures a mix of interventions being led by a range of partner agencies to achieve specific health and wellbeing outcomes for the community.   The role of this plan is to identify and work together to address common priorities.

The three priorities for 2009-2012 are:

  • Promoting physical activity and active communities
  • Promoting accessible and nutritious food
  • Promoting mental wellbeing

Contribution is also made to the regional priority for sexual and reproductive health.

The direction of the 2009 – 2012 Wellington Health Promotion Catchment Plan reflects and/or will complement the following plans:

  • Wellington Shire Council Municipal Public Health Plan 
  • WSC Municipal Early Years Plan
  • WSC Access & Inclusion Policy
  • WSC Youth Strategy 
  • WSC Positive Ageing Plan
  • WSC Community Plans 
  • WSC Transport Strategy 
  • GippSport PICSAR Plan
  • Wellington Community Representative Group (CRG) Community Plans
  • Strategic plans and directions of key health agencies

Click here to view the Wellington Health Promotion Catchment Plan

The Catchment Plan can also be viewed on the QIPPS website.  A password is required to access this website. Please contact Rachael to obtain a password.

Further information can be found at the following links:

Wellington Health Promotion Network

Meeting Schedule for 2010:  meetings are held bi-monthly on the 3rd Tuesday from 9.30am – 11am, in the Conference Room at Central Gippsland Health Service.

  • 19th October ‘Using technology to enhance communication’
  • 21st December

Meeting Agendas & Minutes:

Gippsland Health Promotion Task Group

Click here for information on the Gippsland Health Promotion Task Group

GHPTG Research Sub-Committee

VISION

Gippsland is a leader in health promotion research and practice of Rural and Regional Victoria, Australia.  

PURPOSE

To identify and develop health promotion research ideas for the Gippsland region.  To provide an opportunity for learning and discussion on integrated health promotion in the areas of practice, evaluation and research.

OBJECTIVES

  • To provide a local learning forum in research, evaluation and practice
  • To provide an avenue to present local Gippsland best practice health promotion.
  • To develop research skills amongst members via discussion, journal reviews via peer presentation, guest speakers.
  • To provide strategic focus to the Gippsland Primary Care Partnerships, Community and Women’s Health services, Local Government and other stakeholders in research of current health promotion issues
  • To support partnership approaches between Primary Care Partnerships, Community and Women’s Health services, Local Government and other stakeholders in the planning and implementation of research action
  • Develop a regional program to attract research investment
  • To promote ethical principles in research implementation
  • Develop standard agreements for research involving multiple organisations
  • To recommend regional health promotion research issues to the Gippsland Health Promotion Task Group for consideration

Up & Coming Forums

Date Topic
14th September Health Promoting Health Services
5th October CO-OPS – Evaluating Childhood Obesity Programs
11th November Men’s Sheds

To participate in a forum or for further information please contact the chair – Vicki Bradley at South Coast PCP hp@southcoastpcp.org.au. 

Gipplsand Sexual & Reproductive Health Strategy

The Gippsland Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy Reference group has developed a comprehensive evidence based strategy plan that will direct and inform health promotion activity for sexual and reproductive health in targeted populations in the Gippsland region.  Membership is voluntary and comprises representatives from the health, education and community sector whose work relates to sexual and reproductive health, PCP member agencies and members of the community. If anyone is interested in receiving information about this group, please contact Jodie Pullman on 5143 1600 or hpo@gwhealth.asn.au

Click her to view the Gippsland Sexual & Reproductive Health Strategy

Integrated Health Promotion

Health Promotion is:
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realise aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with their environment (WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion).

Integrated health promotion is:
Agencies and organisations from a wide range of sectors and communities in a catchment (local area) working in collaboration using a mix of health promotion interventions and capacity building strategies to address priority health and wellbeing issues (DHS IHP Resource Kit).

To achieve effective integrated health promotion program delivery in the current Victorian context, the following points should be considered:

  1. Effective partnerships
  2. A mix of interventions and common planning framework
  3. A broad range of sectors

Integrated Health promotion in Primary Care Partnerships is focused on collaborative health promotion activities of the member agencies for improved community health and wellbeing outcomes.

For more information on PCP Integrated Health Promotion and the DHS IHP Resource Kit please visit the Victorian Government’s PCPs and Integrated Health Promotion website.

The World Health Organisation’s Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion was developed at the first International Conference on Health Promotion held in Ottawa, Canada in 1986. It still represents consensus agreement on good health promotion practice. Please click here to access this document (pdf).