Sarawak Health Department - Official Web

<BODY><p> HEALTH PROMOTION UNIT Role (1) The main function of the unit is to provide supportive services on all aspects of health promotion and health education to all programs in the State Health Department Sarawak, in particular and Ministry of Health, in general. The main purpose of health promotion and health education is to achieve attitudinal and behavioral changes of the people through educational activities, for the purpose of improving health status of individual, family and community through their own actions and efforts. Role (2) More specifically, it aims to: Generate interest amongst the community regarding the importance of good health. Create awareness amongst the community on how to improve their health status and take steps to prevent diseases. Make the community aware of available health services and facilities so that they can utilize them fully and correctly, and Make good health a benefit valued by the community. GENERAL OBJECTIVE To enhance health knowledge and inculcate positive attitudes towards health and promote the adoption of healthful living among the individual, family and community as a whole. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES · To provide relevant health information to specific target groups and public in general in order to increase their health awareness and knowledge. · To facilitate the development of positive health attitudes. · T o promote the adoption of healthy lifestyle. STRATEGIES ? Integrating health promotion and health education component into all programs of Sarawak Health Department.? Conducting training in health promotion and health education for health staff and staff of health-related agencies so that they can disseminate health information accurately and more effectively. Strategies (2) Utilizing the mass media as a channel to support the dissemination of health information to the general public.? Carrying our reach activities related to health education for the purpose of evaluating and improving relevant health programs ,? Improving monitoring, recording and reporting system of health education programs. ORGANIZATION CHART First established on an ad hoc basis in 1974. Became permanent when 3 HEO appointed in 1977 •Presently, there are 8 HEO - One each in Kuching, Samarahan, Sarikei, Sri Aman, Limbang, Sarawak General Hospital, Sibu Hospital State Health Office ORGANIZATION CHART HPU is under the charge of a Senior Health Education Officer S2 who is responsible to the Deputy Director of Health(Public Health). •The other staffs are Health Inspector, translators, photographer, artist, clerk, projectionist, offset machine operator, public worker and a driver PLEASE CONVERT TO CHART FORM Activities · Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. Launched on 25 May 1991 to increase the awareness and knowledge of the Malaysian public about the diseases that arise as a result of unhealthy lifestyles and to promote the adoption of healthy practices and lifestyles. Activities (2) ? Themes and Years. 1991 - Cardiovascular 1992 - AIDS/STD 1993 - Food Hygiene 1994 -Promotion of Child Health 1995 -Cancer 1996 -Diabetes Activities (3) 1997 Promotion of Healthy Eating1998 -Promotion of Exercise and Physical Activity1999 -Promotion of Safety & Prevention of Injuries.2000 -Promotion of Mental Health2001 -Promotion of Healthy Family · Commemoration of health days and events in the yearWorld Health Day - 14 April 2001World Tobacco Day - 31 May 2001Leprosy Day - 27 Jan 2001World TB Day - 24 May 2001Breast Feeding Week - World AIDS Day - 11 Dec 2001World Diabetes Day - 14 Nov 2001 World Heart Day - Sep 2001 World Stroke Week - 8 July 2001 Mental Health Day `` - 10 Oct 2001Elderly Day - 1 Oct 2001 Activities (5) · Special campaigns/Community-based health promotion projects by organizing: Health Camp -Combination of health talk, health screening,etcWorking closely with NGOs on various health campaign such as anti smoking, HIV/AIDS, gotong-royong, etc., · Routine inter-personal health education/patient education activities carried by the health staff and HEOs in divisional and hospital.· Activities (6) Mass media activities (electronic and print)?Radio Talks - every Friday?Advertising -Bus Panel?Messages on water and electric bills. ?Spot announcements by Mobile Unit. · Evidence-based health promotion – baseline studies, action-oriented research studies(KAP) and impact assessment Activities (7) Educational Media Development and Training in Health PromotionConducted and organizing courses on various communication and media especially for health staffs and non-health staffs. · Health Education ProductionsWADAH KESIHATAN, STD, Smoking, Exercise, IDD, Drug and Inhaler, Ecstasy, Asthma, Stoma, Breast Cancer,Healthy Family, Dengue, Malaria, HIV/AIDS Activities (8) · · Exhibitions Exhibitions including AIDS, PROSTAR, HLSC, Dengue, Malaria, Stroke, etc. ? Implementation of MSO ISO PROCEDURES Activities (9) AD HOCHuman Resources Training - Health Inspector/PKA in-house training for other staff and outsiders Talks/Exhibitions with National Drug Agency, Social Development Ministry, NGOs. Research on The Effectiveness on PROSTAR, Healthy Lifestyle Campaign etc. Activities and projects with NGOs through out the state Other based on request and special cooperation. Future plans Planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the Healthy Lifestyle Programmed· Planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating health education and health promotion programmers in support of all programmers .· Commemorating special health events.· Strengthening inter-sectoral collaboration with other government, non-government and private sector agencies in health promotion activities. Future plans (2) · Providing media support (print and non- print) to all JKNS Programmers.· Planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating mass media programmers through all available channels.· Strengthen health education research and impact assessment.· Strengthen training in health education.· Providing consultancy and advisory services. Future plans (3) To review and propose changes to the current work processes for the purpose of quality improvement in the following areas: · Effective strategies and channels for dissemination of information including uses of IT/ICT.· Launch of campaigns – efficient and cost- effective strategies.· Equitable and sustainable training of health staff and facilitators – role of Divisional HPU. Future plans (4) Printing and distribution of educational materials – appropriateness, timeliness and cost-saving considering possibility of decentralization. · Following the guideline as mentioned on ISO 9000 manual. Updating heath education/patient education guidelines and protocols at the hospital level. Future plans (5) · Strengthening operational linkages mechanisms – National, Institution (HECC), State, District, Hospitals/Clinics · Monitoring of campaign preparation, implementation and evaluation at all levels Future plans (6) Monitoring of routine activities carried out by health staff including supervisory visits/meetings at State Level including Health Management Information System(PKK). · Reporting and documentation of health education activities at all levels · Improving financial management - accurate and regular analysis of expenditure cross-tabulated with activities carried out Future plans (7) There is also a pressing need to deliberate and prepare the following document – generic and also specific for each division: · Development of a functional and customer- focused Programmed Agreement · Manpower Development – projection of manpower needs by categories of posts for the next 5 years and number required by year by division. Future plans (8) Budgetary requirements – More realistic. · Generic equipment list for divisions and also specific list to meet the urgent needs of a particular division. · Dasar Baru to be put up for 2002 - 2005 </BODY>