Community Health
Aim
To provide avenues for an improved quality of life for those people with addictions, those disadvantaged by reason of mental or physical disability and their carers and those who are living less healthy or active lives by virtue of age or infirmity.
Priorities
- Addiction
- Mental health
- Disabilities
- Aged and Infirm
- Alternative and complementary practice
Typical Activities
- Community-based substance abuse therapy and rehabilitation
- Volunteering and placement schemes
- Advocacy and advice for the disabled; schemes assisting the disabled into independent living
- Training, employment and access opportunities for the disabled
- Young carer schemes
- Promotion of healthy and active life styles for the aged and infirm
- Schemes promoting inclusion of the disabled in the community including public awareness, employment, education and leisure
- Palliative care schemes
- Medical research
- Mental health
Likely Outcomes
- More people in addiction therapies
- More opportunities of all kinds for those disadvantaged by reason of mental or physical disability
- Improved well-being amongst older people over 70 years
- More people in independent living including the disabled and young carers
- More young carers able to access education, training and employment
- Better quality of life for long term adult carers
- More volunteers in community health work
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