Transcript Travellers in Policy & Practice

Inclusion of Travellers in
Policy & Practice
Mary Kennedy
Coordinator of Traveller Health Services, HSE West
October 2010
The Traveller Community In Ireland
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36,244 Travellers living in the Republic
of Ireland
63% of the Traveller Community are
under 25
42% are under 15
3% are over 65 (AITHS 2010)
Definition
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Policy is rather like an elephant –you
recognise it when you see it , but
cannot easily define it
(Cunningham 1963)
Policy
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Policy –the guide to government action –sets
the range of possibilities for choices made by
public and private organisations, commercial
and voluntary enterprises and individuals. In
virtually every facet of living , the creation
and use of goods services, information and
environments are affected by government
policies…
Policy should be ecological in perspective,
multi-sectoral in scope and collaborative in
strategy (Milio 1998)
Background
International Background to Participation
in Primary Health Care Policy
formation:
 Alma Ata 1978
 The Ottawa Charter 1986
 The Jakarta Declaration 1997
 Health for All 1998
Traveller Health Units
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Local Networks ( Clare & North Tipp)
Regional Traveller Health Network
Traveller Health Unit
National Traveller Advisory Forum
Involvement of the Traveller
Community in Primary Care Teams
Accommodation
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Local Traveller Accommodation
Consultative Committees
National Traveller Accommodation
Committee
Involvement of Travellers in Residents
Associations
Interagency Process
Limerick County Interagency Plan
 Health & well being
 Accommodation and Community
 Education and Training & Employment
 Participation & Capacity Building
Limerick City Interagency Plan
 Living
 Health
 Learning
How to support the Traveller
Community to affect policy
Traveller
Community
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Being Counted
Participation &
Representation
Taking part in Research
Traveller Projects &
Organisations
Agencies
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Creating the Climate
Fostering participation &
Representation
Disseminating Good
Practice
Interagency Working
Health Impact &
Environmental Impact
Assessments
How do you eat an Elephant?
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Bite by Bite!!