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Good Start Program Presented by: Inez Fainga’a Manu-Sione “Bringing health back to our people”
Good Start Program
Presented by: Inez Fainga’a Manu-Sione
“Bringing health back to our people”
Pacific Islander and Maori People Health
Hospitalisation separation ratios
Findings compare to all Queensland (June 2006 to July 2008)
(Health needs assessment, Qld Health)
All Causes Higher by: 2X for Samoa-born, 3X Cook Islands-born
6X Tonga-born
Total Avoidable Higher by: 4.5X Samoa-born, 1.7X Cook Islands-born
Diabetes Higher by: 3X Samoa-born, 1.5X PNG-born
Diabetes Complications
Higher by: 7X Samoa-born, 4XCook Islands-born
2X Fiji-born, 2X Tonga-born
Coronary Heart Disease
Higher by: 2X Fiji-born
Family Centred Health Prevention Model
MPI Got TalentPerforming art
Maori and Pacific
Islander Families
Maori and Pacific
Islander Families
MPI Eat WellNutrition sessions
MPI Junior Chef’
Cooking sessions
MPI Can you Dance?
Cultural dance and nutrition
MPI Power Up
3 to 12 year olds
(Primary Schools)
Primary schools
3 to 12 year olds
(Primary Schools)
Primary schools
Parents and carers
High Schools and Communities
Adults
Parents and carers
High Schools and Communities
Adults
12 to 17 year olds
(High Schools)
High Schools
12 to 17 year olds
(High Schools)
High Schools
CommunityCommunity
MPI Power UpPhysical activity
MPI Junior Chef’
Cooking sessions
Health kiosksWalk for Life
Pacifika Health Forums
Fitness for Life
Walking groupsFamily Nights
Leadership training
Evidence based, best practice approach using multicultural health workers from the same communities
Culturally tailored activities, fun and interactive
Simple messages, simple objectives
Session delivery when families can attend (early morning, after working hours, on week-ends)
The Good Start Program
The Good Start Team
13 Multicultural health workers from 7 different communities in Metro North, Metro South and West Moreton regions
2 Multicultural health workers for the Gold Coast region
2 Multicultural health workers in Cairns
Structured community-based learning
1 QCE points
In house trainings: 3 days basics of nutrition – 2 days training facilitation
50 hours of community work
Create qualified and employable community champions
Education QLD Accreditation
• MPI Junior Chef shows -increase in the numbers of children now cooking in the family home. There has been a - decrease in the amount of sugary drinks and ‘junk food’ items in the students’ diets. There has been a -rise in physical activities.
• Teachers participating in MPI Power Up have reported that the students’ engagement in school has increased .
• Teachers involved in MPI Eat Well have reported changes in lunch box content toward a healthier lunch box and increase of school attendance on the days the Good start program operates.
Measureable Outcomes- Engagement and health-related practices
The results show:
That the Good Start Program is having a positive effect on knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to both fruit and vegetables, in children involved in the program
In most of the areas there was at least a 10% improvement in pre and post test results and a significant effect
There was no real change in attitudes to fruit (as attitudes were already high at baseline) and a significant difference in attitudes to vegetables showing that the program is having the intended effect
Vegetable intake in this population, although it improved, was still low at 30% of children eating 5 or more serves/day , with room for further improvement.
Measureable OutcomesKnowledge, attitudes and health-related practices
Term 3 2013
Good Start Program 184 St Pauls TceSpring Hill 4000Ph. 3250 8598
