Health and Wellbeing Map Project

Resources

Report

The following is quoted from the above report, page 10
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The Meander Valley Health and Wellbeing Map Project (2007) is a timely initiative aimed at reviewing the health and wellbeing needs of the Meander Valley community and developing recommendations for the provision of health and wellbeing resources and services in the future. The last Meander Valley Health Needs Survey was conducted in 1996. Since this time the benefits of health needs assessment and analysis have become widely acknowledged in the policy planning of community health and wellbeing resources. Key influences on the development of the 2007 Meander Valley Health and Wellbeing Map Project include:

  • An increasing focus within communities on programs that promote wellness as well as self reliance in the management of health and wellbeing.
  • Heightened pressure on health service delivery systems resulting in the need to consider and initiate alternative community and health service delivery options and improvements
  • A shift in the management of community health services from remote urban management to local management directed at the tangible health and wellbeing needs of the community.
  • Increased desire within the Meander Valley community to improve and facilitate health and wellbeing within the region.
  • A trend towards increased collaboration and integration in the delivery of community and health services.

The Meander Valley Health and Wellbeing Map is aimed at utilising a holistic approach and understanding of health and wellbeing that encapsulates aspects such as physical, mental, emotional, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors in determining how people experience health and wellbeing across their lifespan. The project is thus centrally focused on investigating ways of keeping the Meander Valley 'healthy and well' in the present and future.

Graphs

A sample of the graphs is available in the attached word document