Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2005
This paper reports on impact evaluation of a series of five-day Short Courses in Health Promotion... more This paper reports on impact evaluation of a series of five-day Short Courses in Health Promotion that have been delivered to more than 2,000 people since 2002 as part of a state-wide workforce development strategy. A triangulated mixed methods research design was selected for the evaluation. Data were collected through a mail survey, key informant interviews, focus groups and organisational case studies. Stakeholder and participant involvement were central to the evaluation. Organisational change emerged as a key theme. Impacts of the short course were felt in relation to health promotion practice and on organisational capacity to conduct health promotion, while the development of confidence and skills of participants to engage in collaborative opportunities was a not-unexpected, but important, benefit of the course. A short course is effective if attention is given to quality delivery, adult learning methods, participant involvement, appropriate targeting, good planning, and adequ...
... Keleher, Helen (Reviewed by) 1. Abstract: Review(s) of: Policy and Practice in Promoting Publ... more ... Keleher, Helen (Reviewed by) 1. Abstract: Review(s) of: Policy and Practice in Promoting Public Health, by Cathy Lloyd, Stephen Handsley, Jenny Douglas, Sarah Earle, Sue Spurr (eds), London: The Open University, Sage 2007, 404 pp, ISBN 978-1-4129-3073-4. ...
Case managers within injury compensation systems are confronted with various emotional demands. E... more Case managers within injury compensation systems are confronted with various emotional demands. Employing the concept of emotional labour, this paper explores distinctive aspects of these demands. The findings are drawn from focus groups with 21 Australian case managers. Case managers work was characterised by extra-role commitments, emotional control, stress and balancing tensions arising from differing stakeholder expectations about outcomes related to compensation and return to work. By examining the experiences of case managers, the findings add to the literature on the emotional labour of front line service workers, especially with respect to the demands involved in managing the conflicting demands of work.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia Official Journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, Dec 1, 2013
Issues addressed: Reorientation of the workforce in primary health care is a complex process and ... more Issues addressed: Reorientation of the workforce in primary health care is a complex process and requires specific strategies and interventions. Primary health care providers are a key health care workforce that is expected to deliver tangible outcomes from disease prevention and health promotion strategies. This paper describes a training intervention that occurred as part of a broader participatory action research process for building health promotion capacity in the primary health care workforce. Methods: Participatory action research (PAR) was conducted over six action and reflection cycles in a two-year period in an urban community health setting in the Northern Territory. One of the PAR cycles was a training intervention that was identified as a need from a survey in the first action and reflection cycle. This training was facilitated by a health promotion specialist, face-to-face and comprised five 3.5-h sessions over a 5-month period. A pre-post questionnaire was used to measure the knowledge and skills components of the training intervention.
Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, 2012
The pressures brought about by the increasing prevalence of poor health among some population gro... more The pressures brought about by the increasing prevalence of poor health among some population groups as well as the rise in prevalence of chronic and complex conditions requires a nursing workforce skilled in health promotion. Primary care nurses have increasingly important roles in general practice settings but there is little exploration of the nature or extent of their health promotion work.
Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2005
This paper reports on impact evaluation of a series of five-day Short Courses in Health Promotion... more This paper reports on impact evaluation of a series of five-day Short Courses in Health Promotion that have been delivered to more than 2,000 people since 2002 as part of a state-wide workforce development strategy. A triangulated mixed methods research design was selected for the evaluation. Data were collected through a mail survey, key informant interviews, focus groups and organisational case studies. Stakeholder and participant involvement were central to the evaluation. Organisational change emerged as a key theme. Impacts of the short course were felt in relation to health promotion practice and on organisational capacity to conduct health promotion, while the development of confidence and skills of participants to engage in collaborative opportunities was a not-unexpected, but important, benefit of the course. A short course is effective if attention is given to quality delivery, adult learning methods, participant involvement, appropriate targeting, good planning, and adequ...
... Keleher, Helen (Reviewed by) 1. Abstract: Review(s) of: Policy and Practice in Promoting Publ... more ... Keleher, Helen (Reviewed by) 1. Abstract: Review(s) of: Policy and Practice in Promoting Public Health, by Cathy Lloyd, Stephen Handsley, Jenny Douglas, Sarah Earle, Sue Spurr (eds), London: The Open University, Sage 2007, 404 pp, ISBN 978-1-4129-3073-4. ...
Case managers within injury compensation systems are confronted with various emotional demands. E... more Case managers within injury compensation systems are confronted with various emotional demands. Employing the concept of emotional labour, this paper explores distinctive aspects of these demands. The findings are drawn from focus groups with 21 Australian case managers. Case managers work was characterised by extra-role commitments, emotional control, stress and balancing tensions arising from differing stakeholder expectations about outcomes related to compensation and return to work. By examining the experiences of case managers, the findings add to the literature on the emotional labour of front line service workers, especially with respect to the demands involved in managing the conflicting demands of work.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia Official Journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, Dec 1, 2013
Issues addressed: Reorientation of the workforce in primary health care is a complex process and ... more Issues addressed: Reorientation of the workforce in primary health care is a complex process and requires specific strategies and interventions. Primary health care providers are a key health care workforce that is expected to deliver tangible outcomes from disease prevention and health promotion strategies. This paper describes a training intervention that occurred as part of a broader participatory action research process for building health promotion capacity in the primary health care workforce. Methods: Participatory action research (PAR) was conducted over six action and reflection cycles in a two-year period in an urban community health setting in the Northern Territory. One of the PAR cycles was a training intervention that was identified as a need from a survey in the first action and reflection cycle. This training was facilitated by a health promotion specialist, face-to-face and comprised five 3.5-h sessions over a 5-month period. A pre-post questionnaire was used to measure the knowledge and skills components of the training intervention.
Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, 2012
The pressures brought about by the increasing prevalence of poor health among some population gro... more The pressures brought about by the increasing prevalence of poor health among some population groups as well as the rise in prevalence of chronic and complex conditions requires a nursing workforce skilled in health promotion. Primary care nurses have increasingly important roles in general practice settings but there is little exploration of the nature or extent of their health promotion work.
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