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Health Promotion supports the notion that being healthy isn't just about 'not being sick' or physically unwell, it takes a holistic view towards health, acknowledging that good health involves supportive environments, and social and emotional factors that affect health and well being.

Health Promotion at Moreland Community Health Service

Health Promotion is recognised as a significant component of service provision at Moreland Community Health Service. MCHS has a strong organisational commitment to community focused and evidenced based health promotion and specifically to addressing the social determinants of health.

Moreland Community Health Service’s 3 year strategic plan (2005-2008) incorporates a vision for community health, whereby the values of “passion, responsibility, integrity, diversity and engagement underpin and drive all effort to provide high quality services and build community capacity”.

MCHS has a strong organisational commitment to community focused and evidence based health promotion and specifically to addressing the social determinants of health. The key principles supporting health promotion at MCHS include; partnerships, community participation, responsiveness, effectiveness and sustainability.

Moreland Community Health Service has identified four priority issues for health promotion interventions in 2006-2009. These are:

  1. Physical activity and active communities (Catchment Priority)
  2. Mental well-being & social inclusion
  3. Access to nutritious food
  4. Building on organisational capacity for health promotion

Last Updated: 10/07/2008

 

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