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Implementing a strategic plan for child health: a Sydney case study
Garth Alperstein1, Peter Sainsbury, Sharyn O'Grady
1Sydney South West Area Health Service, Community Health Services, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. galperstein@nd.edu.au
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|August 23, 2008
Summary
Implementing the Health Gain for Children and Youth strategic plan required flexibility and staff commitment. This pragmatic approach led to positive child and youth health indicator trends.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Management
Background:
- A 10-year strategic plan, Health Gain for Children and Youth of Central Sydney, was implemented.
- Focus on improving health outcomes for children and youth in Central Sydney.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the implementation process of the strategic plan.
- To evaluate the 10-year period of the plan's execution.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive information gathered from committee records and minutes.
- Interviews with key personnel, managers, and senior health professionals.
- Authors' involvement throughout the implementation process.
Main Results:
- An implementation steering committee was established.
- A flexible, pragmatic, and opportunistic approach was adopted for strategy implementation.
- Positive trends observed in child and youth health indicators over time.
Conclusions:
- Successful implementation hinged on pragmatism, flexibility, and staff involvement at all levels.
- The approach provides a foundation for future evidence-based developments.
- Aimed to benefit child and youth well-being and reduce health inequities.
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