Posted : July 12, 2004
In addition to population health activities reported elsewhere, SADI has also conducted a State-funded Physical Activity project which included the development of the a physical activity information pack for GPs and Divisions. This included an information module containing education material on the role of physical activity in disease prevention and management, physical activity guidelines, information on behaviour change strategies and use of physical activity prescripitions. Divisions are able to utilise this resource in the development and delivery of the continuing professional development program and in other work supporting practices and improving population health outcomes.
SADI assisted developmental work in the area of osteoporosis and supported an application by Osteoporosis SA for a State-funded project which is developing and implementing a re-fracture prevention pathway. The intervention focused on patient education, self-management skills and post-fracture follow-up for appropriate treatment and management. It is being trialled in the hospital setting and, upon successful evaluation, its implementation in general practice will be explored.
Smoking Cessation Initiatives - SADI is a member of CHAMPS, a coalition of agencies with seeks to progress the uptake of smoking cessation interventions in a primary care setting. CHAMPS was established by QUIT SA. SADI's Medical Director chairs the GASP Advisory Group which is working to increase the identification of smokers and delivery of smoking cessation advice in general practice. Phase 1 developed an implementation package of supporting materials and GP training with Phase 2 including a randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the implementation strategies.
Healthy SA is a Department of Health web site, providing a portal to health care information on the internet. Aimed at the consumer, the web site provides links to information on a broad range of health topics and SADI was actively involved in this development. Please see link below.
Population Health - Contacts | ||||
| Name | Organisation | Phone | Fax | |
| Duty Worker | Eating Disorders Association of SA (inc) | (08) 83323466 | (08) 83323430 | [email protected] |