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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME COSLA SILVER AWARD WINNER

The Up for It? Health & Lifestyle Programme is a COSLA Silver Award-winning initiative aimed at reducing health inequalities in South Lanarkshire. The programme provides vulnerable residents with free access to services focused on improving health behaviors, reducing stress, stopping smoking, managing weight, and increasing exercise.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME COSLA SILVER AWARD WINNER

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  1. HEALTH & LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME COSLA SILVER AWARD WINNER

  2. HEALTH INEQUALITIES • SOUTH LANARKSHIRE-CONSISTENTLY POORER HEALTH THAN THE SCOTTISH AVERAGE WITH THE MAIN KILLERS BEING; • CHD- 11% ABOVE THE SCOTTISH AVERAGE • STROKE- 10% ABOVE THE SCOTTISH AVERAGE

  3. 51,000-CONSIDERED DEPRIVED • 47,000- EXPERIENCE DEPRIVATION • 35 AREAS HAVE OVER 1/3RD POPULATION BEING INCOME DEPRIVED • 66 DATA ZONES IN WORST 15% IN SCOTLAND

  4. CAUSES • LOW INCOME • LACK OF EDUCATION • MISINFORMED LIFE CHOICES • POOR HOUSING • DRUG MISUSE • LACK OF ACCESS TO FACILITIES • LACK OF EXERCISE

  5. Up for It? is a health and lifestyle programme aimed at motivating behavioural and lifestyle change. The programme provides the most vulnerable residents with free access to services focussed on identifying individual and realistic improved health behaviour, reducing stress, stopping smoking, reducing weight and increasing exercise.

  6. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE "To reduce health inequalities in Lanarkshire by assisting individuals to make sustainable changes to their lifestyle which improve their health and well being”

  7. FUNDING PARTNERS • SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COMMUNITY REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP • SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL • NHS LANARKSHIRE • BIG LOTTERY • LOCAL ACTION FUND

  8. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE Management Board FT Project Manager FT Stress Centre Co-ordinator FT Project Officer FTE Get Fit, Get Up 4 It Development Officer FT Marketing Development Officer 8 PT Sessional Therapists PT Client Support Officer 8 PT Stress Management Therapists 2 FT Health Check Nurse 2 FT Health Check Technician 4 FT Clerical Assistants

  9. UP FOR IT PROCESS CLIENT REFERRAL HEALTH CHECK RECOMMENDATIONS SMOKING CESSATION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT STRESS MANAGEMENT CLIENT SUPPORT GENERAL PRACTIONER/NURSE

  10. Referring agencies - GPs, health visitors, community forums, community addiction team, substance misuse team, smoking cessation co-ordinator, community and voluntary

  11. COMMUNITY FACILITIES 12 COMMUNITY VENUES

  12. HEALTH CHECK • CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT • ROAD TO HEALTH • BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD SUGAR, CHOLESTEROL, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BMI, STRESS LEVEL INDICATOR • ADVICE AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL TO DATE: • 7,653 HEALTH CHECKS DELIVERED

  13. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY • LOCAL WALKING • ACCESS TO SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LEISURE • 12 FREE LEISURE TASTER SESSIONS • 6 MONTH FREE MEMBERSHIP • 18 MONTH ½ PRICE MEMBERSHIP TO DATE: • 86,491 LEISURE ACTIVITIES-ADULT • 3,554 LEISURE MEMBERSHIPS ISSUED

  14. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SCOTTISH SLIMMERS • FREE REGISTRATION • 8 WEEKS FREE MEMBERSHIP • LOCAL EXISTING CLASSES TELEPHONE/POSTAL/EMAIL SUPPORT TO DATE: • 1,480 ATTENDED • 7,443 LBS(531 ST) LOST

  15. STRESS MANAGEMENTTo gain an understanding of how stress is affecting them and find acceptable ways of dealing with stress • ONE TO ONE SESSIONS WITH QUALIFIED THERAPIST • NO TIME LIMIT • LOCAL VENUES • VARIETY OF THERAPIES • Counselling • Aromatherapy • Reiki • Therapeutic Massage • Reflexology • Seated Acupressure Massage • Indian Head Massage • Hypnotherapy • Emotional Freedom Technique • Life Coaching

  16. TO DATE: • 1,323 Clients engaged with service • 11,627 Appointments offered • 84% Clients goals met or partially met • 19% Stopped Medication • 12% Reduced Medication

  17. SMOKING CESSATION • SMOKING CESSATION CO-ORDINATORS • GROUP SESSIONS GIVING SUPPORT AND ADVICE • FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT- PATCHES,GUM AND INHALATORS TO DATE: • 64% 4WK SMOKING CESSATION RATE • 23% 3MTH SMOKING CESSATION RATE • 15% 1 YEAR SMOKING CSSATION RATE

  18. CLIENT SUPPORT • FREE ADVICE, HELP AND SUPPORT • BENEFIT ADVICE • LOCAL TRAINING OPTIONS • JOB VACANCIES TO DATE: 71% SUCCESS RATE

  19. CONVERSION RATES • LEISURE-99% MEMBERSHIPS- 46% • STRESS MANAGEMENT- 25% • SCOTTISH SLIMMERS- 19% • SMOKING CESSATION INVITED-14%

  20. GET FIT, GET UP 4 IT! YOUTH SUPPORTFREE ACCESS TO SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LEISURE • FUNDED BY SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COMMUNITY REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP, SPORT SCOTLAND & BIG LOTTERY • FREE ACCESS TO LOCAL LEISURE FACILITIES • 3-18 YEAR OLDS LIVING WITHIN TARGETTED DATA ZONES AND ATTENDING TARGETTED HIGH SCHOOLS

  21. UPTAKE TO DATE

  22. STATISTICS WORK RELATED STRESS ACCOUNTED FOR 6 MILLION DAYS OF SICK LEAVE IN 2004. COST TO UK INDUSTRY £11.6 BILLION. COST TO BUSINESS?

  23. HOW CAN WORKING WELL HELP? PROVIDE EACH EMPLOYEE WITH A PERSONAL HEALTH CHECK. A COMPUTER BASED RISK ASSESSMENT. ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NURSE ON HOW TO IDENTIFY LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES. NO REQUIREMENT FOR TIME AWAY FROM THE WORKPLACE.

  24. WHAT NEXT? THE HEALTH CHECK WILL DETERMINE THE NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. STRESS RELIEF. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. INFORMATION ON SMOKING CESSATION.

  25. DESIGN OWN COMPANY PACKAGE • BRONZE • SILVER • GOLD

  26. www.upforit.org.uk.

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