Future direction of

integrated health promotion (IHP)

Adrienne Campbell
Team Leader Health Promotion NWMR

Continue to progress IHP in NWMR

Build the foundations of true integrated
planning using a population health
approach:
Strong partnerships, collaboration,
authorising environments and shared
resources
Establishment of 3 area based plans with
shared priorities and objectives with a
social determinants focus
Evaluation and evidence of impact

Challenges
We cannot authoritatively say what
will be the next step.
Partnership, collaboration and
integration are shared approaches.
To succeed in a complex environment
we need to be flexible and make the
most of opportunities

IHP Planning cycle

Proposal to:
Align with 4 year MPH&WB planning cycle
Most likely scenario achieve alignment by
extending current cycle from 3 to 4 years
(2009-13)
Sector and regions being consulted

Victorian health promotion priorities

Currently 7 priorities (2009-12)
Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
(2011-15) includes 7 priorities similar to
existing plus 2 newcomers
oral health
skin cancer prevention

Broad support for 3 area based plans

From PCPs, local government and
IHP funded Community & Womens
Health Services
Less planning and more focus
Improved efficiency and effective use
of significant resources

State Health and

Wellbeing Plan

NWMR Implementation
Plan

Shared Priority/Objective

Area base/PCP

Local Government

Community Health

Other

Priority settings
Victoria Health & Wellbeing Plan 2011-15
Local communities and environments
Workplaces
Early childhood and education settings
Health services

Preliminarypotentialpathwaysof
socialdeterminantsofhealth
Reduced access to
amenity, community
services and public
transport

Inactivity

Sedentariness

Chronic disease (CVD,

Diabetes, Cancer)

Stress,
social
isolation

Low density housing in

new areas on the fringe

Overweight and
obesity

Car dependency
increased VMT

Chronic disease
(Mental health, CVD)

Reduced use of
community services

Affordability of housing

Affordability of living on
fringe

Drug and alcohol

dependence
Family violence

Increased VMT
Lack of local
employment
opportunities

Domestic violence
High unemployment

Youth violence

Slide source:
Prof Billie
Giles-Corti

Next Steps
Support Implementation of Victorian Public Health
and Wellbeing Plan
Support Melbourne Metropolitan Strategy
Population Health Short Course
MPHP Evaluation University of Melbourne
Engaging RMF members to tackle employment,
transport, education, secure housing
RMF Regional Directors working group to
support local government
RMF Integrated Data Working Group
Melbourne University Research 2011-2014:
Planning Liveable and Sustainable communities in
growth corridors

Support for integrated local

area/catchment planning
HACC rolling consultations
Active Ageing in Place - HACC
Local Government Round Table
meetings
Support to individual Councils
and organisations

National

State

Regional

Sub-regional

Local

Australian Urban
Research Infrastructure
Network

Defining Integrated Health Promotion

What do we mean by integrated?

What are the markers of IHP?
What does it look like?

What are we currently doing?

What are the strengths and weaknesses/limitations of

our current approach to integration, population and
area based approaches in IHP?

What do we want IHP to look like?

What are the opportunities in a new IHP planning

cycle?
What do we want to retain?
What do we need to add, or do differently?

What do we need/need to do to get there?

What steps need to be taken to drive the vision?
What is required?
What tools?
What processes?
What supports?
What are the top 5 priorities or actions that need to be
taken?
Is there 1 action you can collectively commit to?