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Introduction to Somerset Public Health?
Alison Bell
Consultant in Public Health - Somerset County Council
Katherine Doran
Deputy Head of Children and young peoples division Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’
WHO 1946
Public Health
Three Pillars of Public Health.
1. Health Promotion
Public Health Intervention Ladder
Eliminate choice
Restrict choice
Guide choice through disincentives
Guide choice through incentive
Enable choice
Provide information
Do nothing of simply monitor the situation
1. Work with CCG to inform clinical commissioning
2. Commission Public Health Services
• Sexual health services
• Somerset Drugs and Alcohol Partnership
• Stop Smoking Services
• Healthy weight services
• School Nursing services
• …next year Health Visitors
Three pillars of Public Health
2. Health Services
Working in conjunction with Public Health England
Tackle infectious diseases
Spotty Book – delay in being updated
Infection control guidance in schools http://www.cypsomersethealth.org/?page=hes_guidance
Absence and exclusion associated with infectious diseases
Prevention better than cure. Hand Hygiene and exclude symptomatic
Three Pillars of Public Health
3. Health Protection
Working Together: The Links Between Health & Education
• Health and education are strongly connected:
• Children spend a large proportion of their time at school
• Health education, through the formal curriculum is important, recognising that “to lead a healthy life is, to some degree, a matter of making the right choices”
• Schools can also promote health and wellbeing through providing a whole school environment that has a positive impact on both physical and mental wellbeing, e.g
• Teachers can model positive health behaviours, which will influence how children behave now and in the future.
• Health behaviour is a learned behaviour and skill based on making choices
1. HV to deliver integrated developmental check by Sept 2015 2. Emotional health and well being:•launched mental health toolkit, MindEd and self harm information•www.cypsomersethealth.org/?page=news&id=168•Bath Spa University commissioned to deliver emotion coaching to CYP workforce•Rise above it www.riseabove.org.uk/3. Biannual HWB survey4. Health Improvement Award and support from PH team to deliver and website of lots of useful info, lessons plans, policies www.cypsomersethealth.org5. Children’s Food Trust http://www.cypsomersethealth.org/index.php?page=resources&area=15&sub=39 6. Supporting children in school with a medical condition – directory. PIMS training www.cypsomersethealth.org/?page=hes_conditions7. School nursing
Public Health Offer to Schools
Working Together: The Health Improvement Award for Education SettingsFoundation Level - Biennial Health Audit•Actions for achieving Foundation Level – Health Audit•Register your school or setting via our website: www.cypsomersethealth.org •Complete the Biennial Health Audit•Record and upload evidence to indicate you are achieving required Foundation Level standardAdvanced Level – Targeted Intervention Programme•Actions for achieving Advanced Level - Targeted Intervention Programme:•Achieve Foundation Level status (by completing a Biennial Health Audit)•Undertake a needs analysis•Identify an Area of Health Improvement•Select an outcome•Establish a baseline•Plan and deliver a programme of universal and /or targeted actions •Review progress against your baseline measure•Record outcomes
School Nursing
This service is visible, accessible and confidential, which deliver universal public health and ensure that there is early help and extra support available to children and young people at the times when they need it.
They should also include services to help children and young people with illness or disability within the school and beyond.
The service model is set within the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 which is based on best evidence to promote and protect the health of children in the developing years.
The role involves a range of skilled activities and communications at individual, group and community level. It includes health promotion, advice, signposting to other services, active treatment/procedures, education, support, protection, safeguarding and service co-ordination
School Nursing service for Somerset
•Delivered over four main areas in Somerset Sedgemoor, Taunton, South Somerset and Mendip •The teams comprise of public health qualified nurses as well as registered nurses and support practitioners•Members of the team work term time only as well as all year round •Each school will have a named school nurse•Support and services offered will vary depending on identified need •The key public health priorities are accidents alcohol and drugs smoking cessation mental health obesity nutrition and physical activity sexual health and teenage pregnancy safeguarding and promoting children and young people’s welfare immunisation supporting young carers.•Aim to deliver a clinic in every secondary school in Somerset
Kathy Doran Deputy Head for Children and Young People’s DivisionDivisional Manager for Public Health Nursing ,Integrated Paediatric therapies and Integrated Lifestyles ServiceCommunity Health ServicesSomerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
[email protected] hs.uk
Tel: 01749 836500
Alison BellConsultant In Public HealthSomerset County Council
[email protected] Tel: 01823 357 201 Mobile: 07788 350 818
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