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Young persons Health Check
1. NACCHO 2019
Because of Them We MUST!!
“Young Persons Health Check”
Suzanne Andrews, Tamar Patterson & Katrina Connolly
Jilara, Moirin & Jacinta
2.
3. Overview
• History of YPC
• Research
• Health Management
• Successes and Challenges
• Youth talk
• 0 – 4 (child health checks) 5- 14 (back to school checks)
15- 24 (YPC), annual youth summit, Yarrabah Leaders
Forum (YLF)
4.
5. Young population then wider Australia
0-14 years
34%
15-34 years
33%
35+ years
33%
Yarrabah
0-14 years
19%
15-34 years
28%
35+ years
53%
Australia
6. Focus 15 – 24yrs.
• Annual Young Persons
Check
• Detection of STIs
• Detection of early chronic
disease
• Linked with JCU Research
7. History Of
Young Person Check
2012/2013…successful sexual health programme, defunded by the State
Gov’t.
2013…GYHSAC decided to continue the programme.
2013-2014…YPC expanded to include a brief health check involving the GP’s.
2015…health check expanded to include emotional health screening.
2016…More in depth health check, and JCU conducted 2 research
programmes about the YPC
2017 …more streamlined emotional health screening, PHQ9 adapted to
PHQ8, then PHQ4.
8. Recruiters Pathway
Young Person Check
• The peer worker/recruiter
approach is very positive for
the community as it builds
leadership and empowers
young people.
• Induction Workshop for
employed Recruiters
• Cultural Awareness Training
• Outreach Promotion &
Education Door knocking in
Community.
9. Delivery of Young Person’s Check
• Annual screening programme of
340 young people Aged between
15-24yrs in Yarrabah for STI’s and
early markers of chronic disease.
• Held across 4 weeks in March/April
for the past 6 years.
• Good buy in from local youths
• Coordinated by the Gurriny Sexual
Health team, that is supported by
Various programme areas at
Gurriny.
• The YPC is about engaging young
people early and giving them
ownership over their health
• Very important programme
considering the recent outbreaks of
Syphilis and HIV in FNQ.
10. Beneficial Outcomes
• The YPC has consistently been a
very positive event in Yarrabah.
• One of the best outcomes has
been the progressive engagement
of young people in health
consciousness
• For the 15-19 yr old age group it
is mostly about the incentives,
and attending with their friends
• For the 20-25 yr old age group,
there is an engagement in
wanting to know more about
their health, and being proactive
around healthy lifestyles
Acknowledge country
Thank >>>>>>>for his warm welcome and keeping us safe whilst we gather here on Larrikia country
Acknowledge Gurriny Chair & Board of directors and staff and our youths and elders
Just quickly a bit about Gurriny and Yarrabah. Is the land of the Gunganghi people
2016 census data 2550 (7% increase from 2011 census) This is thought to underestimate the true number of residents, as we know our mob are always undercounted in the national census
Gurriny health records have 3397 patients 83% are active clients with a Yarrabah address the other 17% are Yarrabah people who live in Carins and surrounding areas who will do the hour drive to Yarrabah to see their Dr as know they will receive good health care from Gurriny.
Depending on which data source Yarrabah is the largest Aboriginal Community.
Together with my fellow co-workers, we are going to share our story of a very successful programs that we run at Gurriny each year “The Young Person’s Health Check”
The NACCHO theme “Because of them we must” is very fitting when you see why it is so important that we invest in our youths, our future , this is also a very important age group that we as a sector must tackle….
We will have a number of presenters today,
Tamar and Katrina together will talk about the YPC (young persons check)
Then we will have the youths talk about their experience being part of the YPC
The presentation will cover the history of YPC, how it morphed in a very successful screening program, research and ongoing challenges, it will pick up areas of population, screening processes and health management
Gurriny is committed to our young people and where ever possible we will invest in them, we run a number of programs to improve the health outcomes of our young people, from……. 0 – 4 (child health checks) 5- 14 (back to school checks) 15- 24 (YPC), annual youth summit, youth attending state and national youth summits, Yarrabah Leaders Forum (YLF) & now infrastructure (out new youth hub)
For the past 5 years Gurriny have been running the the annual youth summit, each year there are different themes, like looking after your mates, the ripple effect, & this year will be........ it was the young people who initiated the hub idea from the youth summit that the Youth have been asking for a place of their own a safe place a hang out place & last week we opened out new youth hub
We have a very young population then that of wider Australia
There is an even number of age range distribution
There are an equal number of men and women in the community.
We have around 630 young people between the ages of 15 – 24yrs (our target when running the young persons health check is around 340)
Good Morning ,my name is Katrina Connolly a IHW working at Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service , before I go on I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land on which we are meeting on today the Larrikia People I would like to show my respect to the Elders , Past ,Present & Emerging. My tribal group is Gimuy Walburra Yidinji & Kuku Yulanji. Clan in FNQ. Today I would like to talk about the YPC Health Check which is also known as 715 health check.
Young Person Health Check (YPC) targets youths 15 to 24 years and initially was a screening tool for STI’s. Over time, Gurriny expanded the program to check for Chronic Disease risk markers and in 2016 markers for Depression. This expansion is aligned directly with our concerns that in Yarrabah we need to screen earlier and invest in targeted prevention programs for the younger population.
On the chronic disease front, the YPC has enabled us to detect a few cases of anaemia, nutritional deficiency, and most commonly cholesterol. In the over 20 age group, there was a 25% incidence of obesity and early elevation of BP. In this age group we have noted a strong desire to be engaged in their health care and a willingness to take on board health messages re healthy eating, regular exercise and smoking cessation.
One of the most powerful aspects of the YPC has been the engagement of young people in their health care, and the regular hosting of this event has broken down some of the barriers that prevent young people from engaging in health assessment and healthy lifestyles.
Each year we have over 340 participated. This level of uptake is indicative of how youth are responding with trust and ownership of an annual health check.
Its always important to do evaluation and Research our programs as Evidence base data influence service delivery as well as health outcomes
The Recruiters gain employment over the period of YPC ,
Promotion
Screening
Engagement
The delivery of the Program has been a success story in the community and is a ongoing program that the community Youths look forward to Yearly.
END WITH: in keeping with NACCHO’s theme, ÏT IS BECASUSE OF THEM WE MUJST” thank you….