
Burnage Good Neighbours Age Friendly wellbeing sessions
The sessions brought together older Burnage residents many of whom were isolated & experiencing diminishing health.Benefit of health promotion
Health promotion supports personal and social development and enables people to take more control over their own health. Providing information and screening are some examples of health promotion. Giving people access to relevant and accurate health information puts them in a better position to make healthier choices for prevention and self-management of conditions. Qualitative data shows that opportunistic and community-based screening opportunities can reach people who would not have accessed screening otherwise.
Location
Burnage Community Centre
Project team
Burnage Good Neighbours
Burnage Age Friendly
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Aim
To encourage older people in Burnage, to socialise, and continue to explore their relationship with health and wellbeing.
Evaluation
The sessions were well received, and enjoyed. Many participants developed new ideas of how to nurture their wellbeing, through information and ideas received and shared.
Strategic links to local/national policies
Benefit |
Policy |
Empowers people |
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Supports prevention |
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Supports self-care and self-management of conditions |
Make Every Contact Count (Future Forum, Department of Health, 2011) Taking Charge of our Health and Social Care in Greater Manchester (GMCA, 2015) |
Increases participation for groups who would not usually access |
Fair Society, Healthy Lives (Institute of Health Equity, 2010) |
Research/evidence base
King’s Fund (2008) Using Information to Promote Healthy Behaviours
Health Foundation (2011) Evidence: Helping People Help Themselves
Institute for Public Policy Research (2020) Prevention in the Age of Information: Public Education for Better Health
Perry et al (2016) The NHS health check programme in England: a qualitative study Health Promotion International, 31 (1), 106-115
WHO (1986) The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Contact
Bernie Murphy - Neighbourhood Health Worker
T: 07971331537
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