Developing Evidence for Health Promotion Interventions and Assessing Effectiveness

MODELS OF HEALTH PROMOTION: RELEVANCE & IMPLICATIONS FOR SA DEFINITION of HP “HP is any event, process or activity that facilitates the protection or improvement of the health status of individuals, groups, communities or populations. The objective is to prolong life and to improve quality of life, that is to prevent or reduce the effects of impaired physical and/or mental health in those individuals who are directly (e.g. patients) or indirectly (i.e. carers) affected. Health promotion includes both environmental and behavioural interventions” (Marks et al, 2004)

A HPF INDABA ORGNISED BY: SOUL CITY INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING, JOHANNESBURG -SOUTH AFRICA. 9-10 NOVEMBER 2011 Why health promotion foundations? A range of structures exists accross the world for promoting health. While each has its own geo-political features and genesis, a transferable organisational and financing model, has been adopted in many countries. HPF already in existence concentrate on two major objectives, namely: Identifying and building capacity within existing infrastructures accross government and community sectors Developing ring-fenced funds for achieving long-term sustainability of policies and programmes Donwload Full Presentation

Models of funding of Health Promotion Foundations Health Promotion Indaba, 9 & 10 November 2011 Gonda Perez & Roshan Galvaan Why we need a HP foundation Stable source of funds – can fund long term programmes – variety of programmes Work with government but not part of government Does not answer to any political party Can react to needs quickly Less bureaucracy Work across several government departments and layers of government Truly multisectoral

Soul City – Phuza Wise Campaign Meeting 9-10 November 2011 Making the polluter pay: The case for a Health Promotion Foundation in SA funded by a levy on alcohol Charles Parry Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Unit, MRC, cparry@mrc.ac.za Download full Presentation