Background
Aim
Method
Section 1 Projects that promote physical activity | |
e.g. encouraging increased activity; participation in sports and exercise. | |
What is the project title?
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What is the overall aim of the project?
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Is the project part of an overarching health promotion programme for older people?
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If yes, what is the strategic context of the programme? e.g. Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy or Health Alliance Strategy. | |
Organisation(s) involved
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Give name(s) and indicate whether statutory, voluntary or private sector agency. If one or two agencies lead the project, please specify which one(s) and give details of the main contact person in each. | |
Setting
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e.g. the home; leisure centre or other community setting, primary care, secondary care, intermediate care; residential or nursing home. | |
Geographic scope of project
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e.g. is the project throughout the local authority, or is it confined to specific communities or institutions? | |
Target group
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Please give a brief description of any defining characteristics of the target group, for e.g. age, gender, social circumstances, health status if relevant (e.g. overweight, at high risk of CHD, has sustained a previous fall) | |
Numbers involved
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Please give an estimate of the number of people in the target group who are currently involved in the project... ...and the maximum capacity of the project. | |
Evidence base
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Is the project informed by evidence, eg guidelines, national service framework standards? | Yes/No |
If yes, please say what evidence was used. | |
Evaluation
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Are processes in place for monitoring or evaluation of the project? | Yes/No |
If yes, please describe them. | |
Section 10 Training needs
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This section applies to all the projects described in this questionnaire. | |
In the course of developing or running these projects, have you become aware of any training needs in relation to health promotion for older people? | Yes/No |
If yes, what were they and how have they been met? | |
If the training needs could not be met, please give reasons. e.g. were no appropriate courses available, or was there a lack of funding to pay for training? |
Inclusion criteria for projects
Exclusion criteria for projects
Results
Questionnaire completion and return
Health promotion initiatives reported
Topic Area | Wales-wide programmes | Regional or local projects |
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Physical activity | 3 | 42 |
Healthy eating | 1 | 14 |
Home safety & warmth | 1 | 19 |
Emotional health | 3 | 11 |
Health protection | 2 | 4 |
Smoking | 0 | 1 |
Alcohol | 0 | 1 |
Sexual health | 0 | 0 |
Other initiatives | 1 | 17 |
Total
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11
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109
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Grand total
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120
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Physical activity
Healthy eating
Home safety and warmth
Emotional health
Health protection
Smoking cessation
Sensible drinking
Initiatives that promote sexual health
All health promotion initiatives: intensity of provision
Wales-wide initiatives
Physical exercise | Healthy eating | Safety & warmth | Emotional health | Health protection | Smoking | Alcohol | Sexual health | |
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Alcohol Concern | ✓ | |||||||
Alcoholics Anonymous | ✓ | |||||||
Better Advice: Better Help (welfare & benefits) | ✓ | |||||||
Breast Test Wales | ✓ | |||||||
Care and Repair | ✓ | |||||||
Drinkline (free 24 hour helpline) | ✓ | |||||||
Exercise referral schemes | ✓ | |||||||
EXTEND | ✓ | |||||||
Flu vaccination programme | ✓ | |||||||
Free prescriptions | ✓ | |||||||
Free sight tests for the over 60s | ✓ | |||||||
Free swimming for the over 60s | ✓ | |||||||
Keep Well this Winter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Lunch Clubs | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
National smoking cessation service | ✓ | |||||||
Pneumococcal vaccination programme | ✓ | |||||||
Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme | ✓ | |||||||
University of the Third Age | ✓ | |||||||
Walking the Way to Health | ✓ |
Local initiatives
Local authority | Number aged 50+ (% of total population) | Physical activity | Healthy eating | Home safety & warmth | Emotional health | Health protection | Smoking | Alcohol | Sexual health | Other projects |
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L | 89,396 (29.3%) | ▢□□ | ▢■ | □□■■ | ▢□□ | |||||
H | 81,359 (36.4%) | ▢▢ | ▢ | ▢ | ||||||
G | 79,566 (34.3%) | No data available from primary informant | ||||||||
R | 68,363 (39.4%) | □□ | □ | □ | □ | |||||
N | 56,623 (33.4%) | ▢ | ■ | ■ | ||||||
S | 51,299 (40.6%) | ▢□□ | ||||||||
U | 50,848 (34.2%) | ▢▢▢□□ | ▢▢ | □□ | ▢ | □■ | □ | |||
I | 49,745 (36.9%) | ▢▢▢ | ▢▢■ | □□■ | □■ | |||||
A | 46,831 (42.7%) | No data available from primary informant | ||||||||
M | 46,007 (33.6%) | No data available from primary informant | ||||||||
J | 45,160 (35.1%) | ■ | ■ | |||||||
E | 44,917 (39.8%) | |||||||||
C | 44,858 (38.4%) | ▢ | □□□□ | ▢▢□ | ||||||
T | 44,373 (34.5%) | ▢□□ | □■■ | |||||||
O | 42,357 (35.5%) | ▢□■■■ | ■ | |||||||
V | 36,953 (39.7%) | □■ | □ | ▢ | ||||||
Q | 32,674 (38.5%) | □■ | ||||||||
K | 31,865 (35%) | ▢▢▢□□ | □□ | ■ | ■■ | ▢ | ▢ | |||
D | 28,997 (38.5%) | No data available from primary informant | ||||||||
B | 26,595 (39.8%) | □ | ▢ | □□ | □ | □□ | ||||
P | 24,912 (35.6%) | ▢ | ▢ | ▢ | □□ | |||||
F | 19,183 (34.3%) |
Examples of innovative health promotion schemes
Evidence base and project evaluation
Project type | No of regional or local projects | No said to be evidence based | Evidence cited |
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Physical activity | 42 | 12 | National Service Frameworks for falls, coronary heart disease, healthy living |
WAG Strategy For Older People | |||
WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing | |||
Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan | |||
Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002) | |||
Welsh Health Survey 1998 | |||
British Heart Foundation research (no references) | |||
WAG research (no references) | |||
Department of Health research (no references) | |||
Good practice guidance for health (no references) | |||
Needs assessment | |||
Healthy eating | 14 | 9 | National Service Framework for coronary heart disease |
WAG Strategy For Older People | |||
Evidence from pilot projects | |||
Success of previous initiatives & other similar projects | |||
Home safety & warmth | 19 | 7 | National Service Frameworks for older people (Wales and England) |
WAG Strategy For Older People | |||
WAG Health Promotion Action Plan For Older People | |||
Health Development Agency 2002 | |||
Evidence from Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (no references) | |||
Risk assessments of homes | |||
Emotional health | 11 | 4 | Published research (no references) |
Guidelines (unspecified) | |||
10 years past experience of scheme | |||
Health protection | 4 | 3 | National Service Frameworks for older people, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure |
WAG Strategy For Older People | |||
Diabetic Guidelines/Standards Wales | |||
Smoking | 1 | 1 | Evidence base for the provision of smoking cessation services |
Alcohol | 1 | 1 | Evidence of need from referrals |
Other | 17 | 9 | National Service Frameworks for coronary heart disease, older people |
WAG Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Strategy | |||
Welsh Health Survey 1998 | |||
St John Ambulance & British Telecom survey of carers 2000 | |||
Carers Outreach study 1999 (no reference) | |||
Sports Council for Wales focus on increasing physical activity | |||
Health needs analysis funded by the Big Lottery Fund | |||
Feasibility study | |||
Local demographics (30% aged 60+) | |||
Anecdotal evidence | |||
Overarching programmes or national campaigns
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Keep Well This Winter | WAG initiative | ||
National Service Framework for older people | |||
Service and Financial Framework guidance | |||
Welsh Health Circulars | |||
WAG literature(unspecified) | |||
National Public Health Service literature (unspecified) | |||
Evaluation of previous campaigns | |||
Immunisation | Welsh Health Circular (2004) 063 (influenza immunisation) | ||
Welsh Health Circular (2004) 065 (pneumococcal immunisation) | |||
Luncheon clubs | Evidence from Social Services & Communities First | ||
Ageing Well UK programme evaluation by Age Concern/WAG | |||
Food Standards Agency nutrition strategy for Wales | |||
Local needs assessments | |||
Free swimming for the over 60s | WAG Strategy For Older People | ||
Local Strategy For Older People | |||
WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing | |||
Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan | |||
NSF for older people | |||
Welsh Health Survey (1998) | |||
Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002) | |||
Evidence highlighting inactivity in target group (unspecified) | |||
Walking the Way to Health | British Heart Foundation support | ||
WAG Strategy For Older People | |||
WAG Strategy For Health, Social Care & Wellbeing | |||
Climbing Higher (WAG strategy for sport & physical activity) | |||
Wag Health Promotion Action Plan For Older People | |||
Better Health Strategic Planning Group Action Plan | |||
Healthy & Active Lifestyles in Wales Task Force (2002) | |||
Welsh Health Survey (1998) | |||
Published research: Morris & Hardman 1997; Ashley A, Bartlett H, Howells K 1997 (incomplete references) | |||
Countryside Agency research | |||
Needs assessments | |||
EXTEND | National Service Frameworks for older people, promoting wellbeing & reducing social isolation (standard 8) | ||
Published research: Windle et al; Skelton D, Dinan S (incomplete references) | |||
Research (unspecified) supporting hypothesis that EXTEND improves quality of life |