Integrated health promotion in community health

Page content: Overview | Health promotion reporting and planning | Health promotion activities reported | Sample health promotion reporting and planning | Additional resources | Further information

Overview

Community and Women’s Health Agencies receive funding from DHS for a range of programs. Health promotion is one of the activities performed within each of the following programs:

• Community Health
• Women’s Health
• Family Planning
• Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth
• Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP)
• Suicide Prevention

The following specialist state-wide agencies also receive health promotion funding through Community and Women's Health Programs:

• Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc;
• International Diabetes Institute;
• Centre for Adolescent Health; and
• Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health

The above statewide agencies provide a mix of primary health and health promotion services relevant to their particular contexts.

Health promotion reporting and planning

Statewide Agencies and Community and Women's Health (C&WH) Agencies report health promotion activities to DHS. DHS provides some flexibility in the reporting and planning of health promotion activities; therefore each agency may vary in its methodology.

The Community and Women’s Health Integrated Health Promotion Planning and Reporting Guidelines 2006-2009 are below. Each region may vary in its application of these planning and reporting guidelines. Please contact your Regional Health Promotion Advisor (RHPA) or Local Program Service Advisor (PASA) for the (reporting and planning) template and due dates for your agency.

Primary Health Branch Policy & Funding Guidelines 2006-07 to 2008-09
The above link contains the consolidated guidelines outlining the policies, programs and priorities for the Primary Health Branch. These guidelines replace a number of previously separate guidelines including the Community and Women's Health Program Guidelines 2003-04 to 2005-2006.

Integrated Health Promotion Planning Directions 2009-2012. Interim Advice is now available.

Department of Human Services (DHS), Community & Women’s Health (C&WH) program quarterly DATA reporting requirements.

For any further questions relating to the C&WH health promotion reporting and planning including due dates please see further information.

The Integrated Health Promotion Kit is highly recommended for organisations involved in planning, implementing and evaluating integrated health promotion programs and activities.

Health promotion activities reported

Health Promotion Priority Areas mapped against Community and Women's Health Agencies Priority Issues and reported service hours 2007-2008 (18kb, pdf)

Sample health promotion reporting and planning

Knox Community Health Service Organisational Integrated Health Promotion Plan 2006 – 2009 (202kb, pdf)

Knox Community Health Service Integrated Health Promotion Evaluation Plan 2006 – 2007 (128kb, pdf)

Knox Community Health Service Integrated Health Promotion Operational Plan 2006 – 2007 (115kb, pdf)

Women’s Health East Health Promotion Plan 2006-2007 (177kb, pdf)

The above samples have been produced by a number of different Community and Women’s Health Agencies. Each plan may vary in its format. Please note that some of the plans are spilt into separate sections.

Additional resources

Name of document	Purpose
Health promotion information resource: March 2003 (448kb, pdf).	This document is not current however still contains relevant health promotion planning and reporting information which some agencies may find useful.
Information resource - Community & women's health program, June 2004 (129kb, pdf)	As above.
Community and women's health program guidelines 2003 - 2004 to 2005 - 2006 (1.6mb, pdf).	This document is not current however it highlights the reporting changes to Community and Women’s Health Programs from annually to every 3 years.
Frequently asked questions: Health promotion planning & reporting within community & women's health services (164kb, pdf).	This document is not current however some of the questions and answers are still relevant and useful to agencies receiving health promotion funding.

Further information

For further information about integrated health promotion please contact:

Sue Psalios
Team Leader, Integrated Health Promotion
Primary Health Branch
Department of Human Services
Enquiries
Telephone: (61 3) 9096 8478
Fax: (61 3) 9096 9161

Katie Larking
Senior Project Officer, Integrated Health Promotion
Primary Health Branch
Department of Human Services
Enquiries
Telephone: (61 3) 9096 0299
Fax: (61 3) 9096 9161

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