Events

South West Public Health Training Programme

Tutorial: Rural Health and Wellbeing

Date: Monday 19^th November 2012

Location: JS07 Smeall Building, Peninsula Medical School, St Luke’s Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter EX1 2LU

PLEASE CALL SARAH OGILVIE (TICKNER) ON 07787 546 250 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ENTER THE SMEALL BUILDING

9.30 – 10.00                        Tea & coffee on arrival

10.00 – 10.15         Welcome and overview of the day                                       

Rachel Wigglesworth and Sarah Tickner, SpRs Public Health

10.15 – 11.15         Session 1 – Rural Health Intelligence

Simon Chant, Head of Public Health Intelligence, NHS Devon

• Introduction (what is rurality and why are we interested in it)
• Operational definitions (overview of available approaches)
• Integrating rurality into Public Health Analysis (examples of how rural dimensions are investigated)
• Rural health issues (an exploration of issues facing rural areas including deprivation, distance to services, housing stock etc.)

11.15 – 11.30         Tea and coffee break

11.30 – 12.30         Session 2 – Farmers HNA

                                    Tina Henry, Head of Health Improvement, NHS Devon

• Health Needs Assessment approach
• Defining the farming population
• Data challenges and solutions
• Wider sources of intelligence
• The identified issues
• The ideal approach

12.30 – 13.15         Lunch (lunch is provided)

13.15 – 14.15         Session 3 – Telehealth

                                    Caroline Court, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Cornwall

14.15 – 14.30         Tea and coffee break

14.30 – 15.30       Session 4 – Rural Health Policy

Sheena Asthana, Professor of Health Policy, School of Social Science and Social Work, University of Plymouth

15.30 - 16.00          Session 5 – An introduction to Rural Proofing, including the Government’s Rural Statement and refreshed Rural Proofing for Health Toolkit

Rachel Boulderstone and Martin Gorringe, Policy Advisors: Rural Services, Rural Communities Policy Unit, Defra

Learning Objectives:

• To understand ‘rurality’ and why we are interested in it.
• To gain a basic understanding of rural health intelligence including operational definitions and integrating rurality into public health analysis.
• To raise awareness of rural health issues.
• To revisit how to perform a HNA with a rural focus, using farmers as an example.
• To develop an understanding of the telehealth initiative and its effectiveness in a rural context.
• To understand the rural dimensions of health policy and be able to discuss the opportunities and threats to health and wellbeing.
• To gain an understanding of the Government’s commitment to Rural proofing health policies
• To discuss the Rural Proofing for Health Toolkit and how it can be used by Public Health Trainees

Learning Outcomes

Phase 1:

1.1 Show awareness of available data to describe the health status and determinants of a local population and compare with other populations using appropriate statistical and standardisation techniques and identify localities or groups with poor health

3.1 Display awareness of current national public health policies

3.2 Recognise the need for policy work to address problems

3.3 Identify the key issues which must be addressed when developing policy options

Phase 2:

3.2 Recognise the need for policy work to address problems

3.4 Propose evidence-based policy options for solving problems and develop appropriate strategy

5.4 Assess and communicate the need for health improvement in a defined community, presenting a case for action/inaction in response to the presenting health problem

Phase 3:

1.4 Analyse data of populations in specific geographical areas and in particular groups of people in order to assess health status, health inequalities, determinants and different needs to support prioritisation of action

3.1 Display awareness of current national public health policies

3.3 Identify the key issues which must be addressed when developing policy options