Starting health activities for women in Oslo's Alna District
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The document discusses a health initiative in the Alna district of Oslo, Norway aimed at starting health information and physical activities for women. The main goals are to promote equal health opportunities and reduce differences through health education programs, language classes, and physical activity groups. Over 180 women regularly participate in training and education. Challenges include communication barriers due to language and cultural differences, as well as securing long-term funding. Next steps involve integrating health topics into language courses and expanding empowerment programs.
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Starting health activities for women in Oslo's Alna District
- 1. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna From words to action Starting health-information and physical activities for women in a multi-ethnical district in Oslo 10:e Nordiska Folkhälsokonferensen ∙ The 10th Nordic Public Health Conference Turku ∙ Åbo, Finland 24.-26.8.2011 Hanne Isaksen, fagkonsulent, Bydel Alna Anne Robertsen, tiltaksleder Skole – og Tekstilverkstedet
- 2. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Agenda • Alna District • Main goal • Success criteria • Activity development • Health and language • Results • Challenges • Next steps
- 3. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna City of Oslo, Alna District • 47 025 inhabitants • 45,7 % immigrants • 9 out of 10 are Norwegian citizens • 11.700 under 18 years old • Immigrants and refugees 1994 : 8 268 2011 : 21 498 148 nationalities
- 4. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Main goal Equalizing differences in health
- 5. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna User participation • Questionnaire • Time of the day • What do you like to do? • Jungle telegraph • One phone number
- 6. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Collaboration – Alna Health committee – District Units – Doctors – Hospitals – Locations • Meeting points • Gyms – Instructors • Qualified – Volontaires
- 7. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Coordinating
- 8. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Success criteria – User partipation – Collaboration – Coordinating – The formal basis – Financing
- 9. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Activity developement Activity parc Aerobic og yoga Spinning Local Public Health Program Nordic walking groups Water aerobic 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
- 13. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Outdoor activities • Nordic walking groups • Other walking groups • Condition and strenght
- 16. Norwegian classes Workshops Language training courses Physical activity Health education Community orientation Trips and adventures
- 19. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Health education • What makes you happy? – Mental health – Physical health – Vitamins – Diabetes – Infections – When do we call the doctor – First aid – How to dress in different seasons – Parenting
- 22. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Women's comments • sleep better • happier • more energy • reduced body pain • lost weight • less asthma • exercising at home
- 24. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Results so far • Training with women only • Approx 180 women attend the training and 90 the health education program • Both over 50 and 18 – 35 years old • Daughters with mothers • Ca 80% immigrants • The program has a political foundation • Public relation • Women classes at the local gym • Increased cross-sectoral work
- 25. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Challenges • Find, inform and motivate the women • Financing (year to year basis) • Resources • Good websites Bydel Alna Friskliv og mestring • Language • Health understanding
- 26. Oslo kommune Bydel Alna Next steps • Health information and physical activity as a compulsory part of the language training • Healthy lifestyle services -Friskliv • Empowerment/ mastery (mestring) strategies