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The Saskatchewan dissemination story.

L S Ebbesen1, G B Woodard, S McLean

  • 1Saskatchewan Heart Health Program, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E5. ebbesenl@sdh.sk.ca

Promotion & Education
|October 27, 2001
PubMed
Summary

The Saskatchewan Heart Health Program (SHHP) builds health promotion capacity in Saskatchewan. This five-year initiative leverages past surveys and projects to address evolving provincial health needs.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Community Health Programs

Background:

  • The Saskatchewan Heart Health Program (SHHP) is a five-year initiative focused on "Building Health Promotion Capacity."
  • It is funded by Health Canada, Saskatchewan Health, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan.
  • This program builds upon two prior SHHP phases: a 1990 provincial heart health survey and community demonstration projects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To disseminate and build health promotion capacity across Saskatchewan.
  • To adapt heart health strategies within a dynamic provincial context.
  • To address the needs of an ageing, urbanizing population and a shifting economy.

Main Methods:

  • Programmatic dissemination and capacity building.

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  • Leveraging data from previous provincial surveys and demonstration projects.
  • Adapting to a restructured health system with 33 rural-based Districts.

    • Main Results:

    • The SHHP Dissemination Phase aims to enhance health promotion efforts.
    • Program evolution is guided by provincial demographic and economic shifts.
    • The program operates within a decentralized health service delivery model.

    Conclusions:

    • The SHHP Dissemination Phase is crucial for advancing heart health in Saskatchewan.
    • Capacity building is essential to meet the evolving health needs of the province.
    • Programmatic success depends on adapting to the unique characteristics of Saskatchewan's population and health districts.