Community Engagement

Shane SolomonChief Executive

Hospital Authority of Hong Kong

Community Engagement

• Science and ArtScience and Art• AA chieve long-term health improvemechieve long-term health improveme

ntsnts• WHO Bangkok Charter on Health WHO Bangkok Charter on Health

PromotionPromotion

Important Elements

• Community EmpowermentCommunity Empowerment• Capacity BuildingCapacity Building• CoalitionsCoalitions• Trigger ActivitiesTrigger Activities• Multiple LevelsMultiple Levels• Citizens perceive benefitsCitizens perceive benefits

Success Factors

• Previous CollaborationsPrevious Collaborations• Stakeholders feel importantStakeholders feel important• Appropriate cross sectionAppropriate cross section• Efficient & adequate Efficient & adequate

communicationscommunications• Availability of resourcesAvailability of resources• Long term commitmentLong term commitment

Joined-up government and community engagement in practice

• Integrated planningIntegrated planning• Integrated service Integrated service

deliverydelivery

Patricia Faulkner, Secretary of the Department of Human Services, Victoria

Evaluating change

• Over 1,000 jobs createdOver 1,000 jobs created• Public housing vacancies down in 80% Public housing vacancies down in 80%

of areasof areas• Turn over down in 80% of areasTurn over down in 80% of areas• Crimes against property down in 70% of Crimes against property down in 70% of

areasareas• Up to 40% reduction in crime and Up to 40% reduction in crime and

violence in ‘hotspots’violence in ‘hotspots’

Community Engagement

Building a Successful

Partnership in Community Care