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Dundee Healthy Living Initiative

Dundee Healthy Living Initiative. Sheila McMahon Team Leader (Strategic Development) Presentation to Public Health Network Wednesday 4 th May 2005. Big Lottery Fund Criteria. Promote health in its broadest sense Target the most disadvantaged sectors of the population

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Dundee Healthy Living Initiative

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  1. Dundee Healthy Living Initiative Sheila McMahon Team Leader (Strategic Development) Presentation to Public Health Network Wednesday 4th May 2005

  2. Big Lottery Fund Criteria • Promote health in its broadest sense • Target the most disadvantaged sectors of the population • Reduce differences in health inequalities and improve the health of the worst off in society

  3. Health inequalities in Dundee • Male life expectancy • Children living in poverty • Death from cancer/ CHD • Teenage conception • Low birth weight babies • Smoking • Breastfeeding

  4. Community Health Needs Investigations • Social isolation • Poor mental wellbeing • High incidence of smoking • Lack of exercise opportunities • Healthy eating on a low income • Lack of local health advice and information • Life circumstances

  5. Dundee Healthy Living Initiative • Partnership funding • Community development approach • Reduce health inequalities • Designated, deprived communities • Multi disciplinary team

  6. DHLI Funding • Big Lottery Fund 240,945 • Health Improvement Fund 51,670 • Community Regeneration Fund 99,200 • Tayside NHS Board 29,287 • Tayside Primary Care 5,000 • Total 426,102 • 4 year total 1,704,998

  7. Dundee Healthy Living Initiative Team Team Leader Project Manager 2 Admin Assistants 0.5 Monitoring Officer, Research Assistant 4 Community Health Nurses Community Health Worker Community Health Worker Community Health Worker Community Health Worker Community Health Worker Mid-Craigie/ Linlathen/ Whitfield Charleston/ Douglas/ City wide Ardler/ St. Mary’s Kirkton/ Mill o Mains Hilltown/ Stobswell

  8. Project aims • Develop responses to local health issues • Provide health advice and information • Help bring health services into the community • Ensure local needs influence policy and service development

  9. DHLI priority topics • Healthy eating • Weight reduction • Physical activities • Mood/ Stress management • Health Information Points • Health checks/ Talks • Training/ capacity building • Community involvement

  10. NHS Priority Topics • Diet and Nutrition • Mental Health and wellbeing • Access to health services • Exercise • Drugs and alcohol • Smoking • Sexual Health

  11. Healthy eating activities • Cooking skills courses • Demonstrations • Taster sessions • Weight management classes

  12. Physical Activities • Exercise classes with creche • Community Health Walks • Tai Chi

  13. Health Checks and Talks • Community events • Health Information Points • Pubs and clubs • Locally identified issues and groups

  14. Mental Wellbeing • Stress management courses • Food and Mood • Wellbeing Health Information Point

  15. Community Capacity Building • Health groups • Training • Health Issues in the Community Course • General project approach

  16. Healthy eating activities • The kids loved the pizza and the soup when I made it at home • People have learned and tasted things they have never tasted before – because they are on a low budget • I’ve lost 8 lbs since coming to the class – thanks, couldn’t do it without the support

  17. Physical activities • It’s great having a keep fit group in our area – it saves on buses and it’s a really great way to meet new people • Feel better in myself and want to do more physical things • Found the walk enjoyable on many levels – meeting new people from different backgrounds and age groups and also keeping fit

  18. Health Checks and Talks • I feel I can open up to you, not like the GP or other nurses. I have told you about ****. I have not told anyone that before • All information was relevant – learned a lot about blood pressure and measurements of the body • This has been really helpful – I now understand more about REM sleep and why my baby keeps waking up

  19. Mental Wellbeing • I feel it’s helping me identify what is causing me stress…I get a chance to relax and have a laugh and learn stress management techniques • I find a big change in myself and I’m actually starting to like myself, plus I am feeling more confident • Gave my daughters a hand massage, they said it was great. It’s the most peace and quiet I’ve had for ages, they went to bed straight away

  20. Community Capacity Building • Getting involved with the project turned my life around. I used to be fat and unfit now I’m healthy, working and want to learn more. • Being a member of this group opened so many doors for me • Made me more confident and able to respect myself. I have grown in strength and, in turn, this helps my son

  21. Recommendations • Local activities and services • Low cost and non-threatening • Social interaction • Ongoing support • Targeted approach • Link with strategic developments

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