Health Theme
To promote health and well-being in the NDC area. The Theme Group has two main strands of activity:
To commission a range of interventions that will have a positive impact on reducing health inequalities in the area, specifically the focus is to support residents to quit smoking, improve nutritional intake and increase physical activity levels.
To influence health providers to ensure the area has better facilities and services for the future.
Active Projects
Sports Zone Development – feasibility study (as part of a wider Community Facilities Strategy)
Health Centre Development – feasibility study (as part of a wider Community Facilities Study)
Physical Activity Programme - (To co-ordinate a programme of activities for NDC residents and increase the levels of activity amongst residents)
Nutrition Project - A co-ordinated programme of dietetic and nutrition support.
Action on Smoking and Health - Specialist localised smoking cessation advice managed with a dedicated local officer.
Completed Projects
Positive Health Action Project Project complete, Oldham PCT continue to employ the team as part of the Health Improvement Service.
Cottoning On - Project complete. Oldham PCT continue to employ the team as part of the Health Improvement Service.
BMX Skatepark – Project complete maintenance ongoing
Netball Centre of Excellence – Project complete maintenance ongoing
Substance Misuse – interventions to prevent and treat harmful drug and alcohol use
Brook Sexual health Project - completed, with elements continuing to be delivered due to NHS Oldham commissioning.
10 Year Targets
During Year 5 the Health Theme Group has revised its outcomes to improve the programme.
The Health Strategy is to reduce health inequalities by:
Reducing prevalence of smoking
Improving nutritional intake of residents.
Increasing residents level of participation in physical activity.
Improving access to health services
The Story So Far
The Positive Health Action Project and Cottoning on are now completed but areas of work are still continued by the same team via Oldham PCT Choosing Health funding. Teenage sexual health project is also completed - again Oldham PCT Choosing Health funding allowed clinic continuation. Previous project funding with a sports Development focus have now ceased with the Physical Activity Co-ordinator overseeing a range of activities for young people under the Street Games programme. In addition, Sports Development continue to provide a range of activities in school settings. The Netball Centre and BMX Skatepark are completed and are well - used. Discussions are taking place with the Primary Care Trust about the providing a new health facility and sports facilities will be developed as St Martin's Road and have been developed in the new Community Centre.
Several new projects have been and are in the process of being commissioned with the focus of the revised priorities. The physical activity project has a co-ordinator in place to provide a wider range of physical activity for all ages and abilities. An audit of activities was undertaken and following this gaps in provision were assessed and new activities begun.
Action on Smoking and Health will be commissioning a range of activities to help residents stop smoking. The first major element of this work is a telemarketing project to engage residents with Oldham PCT Stop Smoking Service. Other elements of work relating to focusing on young people and enabling specific cessation services to match requirements.
