Location
iC - SBS Teaching Facility
Start Date
1-10-2010 4:30 PM
End Date
1-10-2010 5:00 PM
Description
This study appraises the implementation of the health promotion components of the NSW State Plan and State Health Plan. Four case studies were conducted in a sample of Area Health Services (AHSs). Mixed methods were used and data triangulated where possible. This study found that AHSs share the state policies’ vision of a greater focus on health promotion/prevention on paper, but not in reality. Health promotion is not as important to AHSs as the acute care sector. Consequently, health promotion/prevention receives a tiny share of the budget and little attention. While this study has found some routine policy implementation failures, the overarching finding is the need for a rethink of prevention and health promotion delivery. The establishment of a separate prevention agency to deliver standard programs across the state, introduce an appropriate performance-monitoring framework, and have transparent and monitored funding tied to program delivery is the key recommendation.
Implementation of “Top-Down” Government Policy: Health Promotion Case Studies in NSW
iC - SBS Teaching Facility
This study appraises the implementation of the health promotion components of the NSW State Plan and State Health Plan. Four case studies were conducted in a sample of Area Health Services (AHSs). Mixed methods were used and data triangulated where possible. This study found that AHSs share the state policies’ vision of a greater focus on health promotion/prevention on paper, but not in reality. Health promotion is not as important to AHSs as the acute care sector. Consequently, health promotion/prevention receives a tiny share of the budget and little attention. While this study has found some routine policy implementation failures, the overarching finding is the need for a rethink of prevention and health promotion delivery. The establishment of a separate prevention agency to deliver standard programs across the state, introduce an appropriate performance-monitoring framework, and have transparent and monitored funding tied to program delivery is the key recommendation.