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Tackling Inequalities in Health in Belfast Caroline Bloomfield, Health Action Zone Tom Crossan, Belfast City Council

What is the Health Action Zone?. A multi-sectoral partnership which works to reduce inequalities and promote the health, wellbeing and safety of the population of North and West Belfast. What is Health?. HAZ works on a broad social model of health, recognising that many issues which affect health lie outside the health sector, eg:Poor housingLow educational attainmentUnemployment/dependency on social welfareImpact of conflict.

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Tackling Inequalities in Health in Belfast Caroline Bloomfield, Health Action Zone Tom Crossan, Belfast City Council

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    1. Tackling Inequalities in Health in Belfast Caroline Bloomfield, Health Action Zone Tom Crossan, Belfast City Council Anne McClean, North & West Belfast Health & Social Services Trust 1 June 2006

    2. What is the Health Action Zone? A multi-sectoral partnership which works to reduce inequalities and promote the health, wellbeing and safety of the population of North and West Belfast

    3. What is Health? HAZ works on a broad social model of health, recognising that many issues which affect health lie outside the health sector, eg: Poor housing Low educational attainment Unemployment/dependency on social welfare Impact of conflict

    4. HAZ Council Acute Hospitals (Mater, Royal, City) Belfast City Council Belfast Education and Library Board Belfast Inst of Further & Higher Education Business in the Community Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Department for Employment and Learning Department for Social Development Eastern Health and Social Services Board Greater Shankill Partnership North & West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (lead) North Belfast Community Action Unit North Belfast Partnership Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland Probation Board Social Security Agency University of Ulster West Belfast Partnership Board

    5. The main determinants of health

    6. The Distribution of Multiple Deprivation in Belfast: Noble 2001

    7. Strategic Focus Developing effective practice; Impacting on mainstream service development and delivery; Ensuring links between practice and policy Provides an overarching framework for the proposed work programme - it is sufficiently flexible to respond to the changing policy environment as required.Provides an overarching framework for the proposed work programme - it is sufficiently flexible to respond to the changing policy environment as required.

    8. Partnership All HAZ work is premised on partnership working: Between statutory organisations Between statutory organisations and community + voluntary organisations Often performs a brokering role, facilitating dialogue between a range of organisations Community Participation - to strengthen community participation throughout HAZ work - team of 3.5 - 1 is CDW. E.g CEG/Partnership Boards/CHIW TG2 - to ensure the engagement of young people and agencies working with them in order that key issues of need are addressed. Child Safety Forum - to bring together all those within the HAZ who have a role in promoting child safety and child protection. HLC Network-to create a means for sharing information and learning among the 8 in HAZ and 2 in other parts of the city. Evaluation and Research -commission an evaluation of partnership working and agree a framework for overall HAZ evaluation. - impact of automatic external defibrillators/ special support interventions with disadvantaged pregnant women/range of other progs. Information Database - extended and used to inform development pathways - occasional papers and increased access on website. Communication - clear communication strategy roll forward - reference Jonathan Community Participation - to strengthen community participation throughout HAZ work - team of 3.5 - 1 is CDW. E.g CEG/Partnership Boards/CHIW TG2 - to ensure the engagement of young people and agencies working with them in order that key issues of need are addressed. Child Safety Forum - to bring together all those within the HAZ who have a role in promoting child safety and child protection. HLC Network-to create a means for sharing information and learning among the 8 in HAZ and 2 in other parts of the city. Evaluation and Research -commission an evaluation of partnership working and agree a framework for overall HAZ evaluation. - impact of automatic external defibrillators/ special support interventions with disadvantaged pregnant women/range of other progs. Information Database - extended and used to inform development pathways - occasional papers and increased access on website. Communication - clear communication strategy roll forward - reference Jonathan

    9. Development Pathways A range of organisations working together with communities in an integrated way, where: . Need is most acute Change is most feasible Opportunities for multi-agency co-operation are greatest Ensuring maximum effectiveness and collaboration Designing joint interventions that will deliver improvements in key indicators of health and wellbeing which are greater than if each of the agencies were left to choose their own independent intervention. Complex idea put simply - the sum of the parts add up to more collectively than the individual elements. Transactional model Making continuous connections within and between pathways.Designing joint interventions that will deliver improvements in key indicators of health and wellbeing which are greater than if each of the agencies were left to choose their own independent intervention. Complex idea put simply - the sum of the parts add up to more collectively than the individual elements. Transactional model Making continuous connections within and between pathways.

    10. Current Development Pathways Travellers – health and accommodation needs Communities in Schools – making the school a resource for the community, and the community a resource for the school Travellers - to ensure a multi-agency approach to address the needs of the Travelling community - evaluated Schools - to address the needs of pupils, parents and communities though the CIS programme -evaluated Neighbourhood - to co-ordinate the activity of a range of organisations to address areas of inequality on a geographical/neighbourhood basis - GS21 -evaluated LTU - to explore new ways of addressing the needs of long term unemployed people and their families. Integrated Development for YP-to create new ways of meeting the needs of young people and delivering services/co-ordinate the programmes aiming to promote the sexual health of YP. Early Years -to ensure better provision of early years support to c’ren in N&W Mental Health and Wellbeing - to explore how the mental health and wellbeing needs of HAZ residents can be identified and addressed as part of a post- settlement community building process/explore development of co-ordinated approach to Drugs and Alcohol across Zone. Travellers - to ensure a multi-agency approach to address the needs of the Travelling community - evaluated Schools - to address the needs of pupils, parents and communities though the CIS programme -evaluated Neighbourhood - to co-ordinate the activity of a range of organisations to address areas of inequality on a geographical/neighbourhood basis - GS21 -evaluated LTU - to explore new ways of addressing the needs of long term unemployed people and their families. Integrated Development for YP-to create new ways of meeting the needs of young people and delivering services/co-ordinate the programmes aiming to promote the sexual health of YP. Early Years -to ensure better provision of early years support to c’ren in N&W Mental Health and Wellbeing - to explore how the mental health and wellbeing needs of HAZ residents can be identified and addressed as part of a post- settlement community building process/explore development of co-ordinated approach to Drugs and Alcohol across Zone.

    11. Development Pathways (Cont) Integrated Services for Children and Young People – aims to improve the life chances of children and young people through creating new ways of meeting their needs and delivering services. Sexual health – developing a co-ordinated and joint strategy to promote sexual health

    12. Development Pathways (Cont) Neighbourhood – developing a framework for HAZ partners to participate fully in the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy Mental Health – taskforce on the prevention of suicide and self-harm

    13. Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm Context Growing public/community concern Evidence of high prevalence in N&W Belfast The need to work together to: Raise awareness Lobby for resources Achieve “joined up thinking” and action

    14. Process of Developing a co-ordinated and integrated approach HAZ Council

    15. Members of Task Group Ashton Centre AWARE Beechmount Community Council Belfast Education and Library Board Belfast City Council Catholic Church Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Church of Ireland Department for Social Development Eastern Health and Social Services Board Greater Shankill Partnership Homeless Support Team Irish Church Mission

    16. Outputs Process Research – better understanding Draft Report – Proposed Implementation Recommendations for Action (local and regional) Education Vulnerable Young People Family Support Self Harm Communication

    17. Community Development Communities identifying need Supporting communities Supporting health initiatives HAZ being a connector

    18. Challenges Joining up policy Changing environment Mainstreaming Keeping people on board Political and social upheaval Funding Influencing outside authority

    19. Contact Details Caroline Bloomfield Community Development Worker Health Action Zone 5th Floor 16 College Street Belfast BT1 6BT Tel: 028 9023 7026 e-mail address: caroline.bloomfield@nwb.n-i.nhs.uk Web address: www.haz-nwbelfast.org.uk

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