Step Foster an ongoing Staff & volunteers Health champions are Over two thirds of survey Health Champions worked 4 feeling of shared who are health able to engage clients respondents had used the effectively within their of ‘circles responsibility and champions will and other community training to try to improve the influence’ and were able to provide identification amongst use knowledge members. health of people they saw at information on health issues and Health Champions for and skills to work. signpost people effectively to Able to share improving the health influence clients, services. knowledge, deliver of the local population family etc. brief interventions and 82% felt confident or very and addressing health At same time signpost. confident to apply what they Heath champions talking informally inequalities. local had learned to improve the to friends and family promoting – organisations health of clients, customers or positive lifestyle choices but less Training a embed health service users, and 70% found it evidence of signposting. difference to the champion model easy or very easy to create extent to which they
Step 4 Foster an ongoing feeling of shared responsibility and identification amongst Health Champions for improving the health of the local population and addressing health inequalities. Staff & volunteers who are health champions will use knowledge and skills to influence clients, family etc. At same time local organisations embed health champion model Health champions are able to engage clients and other community members. Able to share knowledge, deliver brief interventions and signpost. Training a difference to the extent to which they Over two thirds of survey respondents had used the training to try to improve the health of people they saw at work. 82% felt confident or very confident to apply what they had learned to improve the health of clients, customers or service users, and 70% found it easy or very easy to create Health Champions worked effectively within their ‘circles of influence’ and were able to provide information on health issues and signpost people effectively to services. Heath champions talking informally to friends and family – promoting positive lifestyle choices but less evidence of signposting.
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