Hi Monica,

The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence has a number of documents that may
be of interest to you and your colleagues (and others on the listserv...). These
include the publication of 3 new handbooks (free of charge) entitled:

- A Handbook Dealing with Woman Abuse and the Canadian Criminal Justice System:
Guidelines for Physicians
- A Handbook for Health and Social Services Professionals Responding to Abuse
During Pregnancy
- A Handbook for Health and Social Service Providers and Educators on Children
Exposed to Woman Abuse/Family Violence

We ask that you limit quantities to 2 copies of each document. Please feel free
to photocopy.
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The following documents were funded through the Family Violence Initiative,
Health Canada.

- Manual: Domestic Violence Intervention by Emergency Department Staff, 1995.
Corporate Author: The Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Domestic
Violence Program at (604) 875-4924, Fax: (604) 875-5460, e-mail:
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Available through inter-library loan or for purchase through the corporate
author.

- Identification, assessment, care, referral and follow-up of woman experiencing
domestic violence who come to the emergency department for treatment, 1995.
Corporate Author: The Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Domestic
Violence Program
Available through inter-library loan - no copies available for purchase

- When the wife abuse victim and offender are patients of the same primary care
physician: a study to establish clinical guidelines, 1996.
- Development of a medical/legal protocol kit for physicians in documenting
actual and suspected cases of spousal/cohabitating partner assault: final
report, 1996.
Corporate Author: Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Available through inter-library loan.
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There are also a few videos which may be helpful. These are also available
through inter-library loan or for purchase through the distributor.

- Domestic Violence: An Overview/What You Can Do, 1995.
An informative and innovative training tool for front-line social workers,
doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Part 1 presents a historical
overview of the issue of violence against women; part 2 covers a variety of
topics from how to detect wife abuse injuries to how to approach women who may
be in an abusive relationship. Domestic Violence illustrates in a clear and
direct way the seriousness of wife assault and shows health professionals and
social workers how they can help abused women. To purchase call: Domestic
Violence Program, Vancouver Hospital and Health Science Centre, Tel: (604)
875-4924, Fax: (604) 875-5460, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

- Discovering the Child Within: The Abuse of Pregnant Women and Their Children
This film documents the experiences of women who have been abused during
pregnancy. The resource focuses on how the violence affected each woman, her
fetus, her family and the professionals involved. The video comes with a
workbook which offers ideas on how to create and facilitate a women's
empowerment group. To purchase call: Nothumberland Services for Women, Tel:
(905) 372-7056, Fax: (905) 373-4800, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

For further information or to obtain copies of the material listed above, please
contact the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence at:
Telephone: 1-800-267-1291 or (613) 957-2938
Fax: (613) 941-8930
Fax Link: 1-888-267-1233 or (613) 941-7285
TTY: 1-800-561-5643 or (613) 952-6396
Web site: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/nc-cn

I hope this is helpful.

Take care,
Lianna Ferran
Project Officer
National Clearinghouse on Family Violenc
Family Violence PRevention Unit
Health Canada





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Subject:  Health Promotion in Emergency Departments




Dear CLICK4HP colleagues

I'm researching a new initiative for Victoria, Australia; its HEALTH
PROMOTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.  I would like your help to identify any
information (articles, reports, other resources) on this topic or the
broader issue of health promoting hospitals.  I'm interested in a range of
aspects:
- organisational change and infrastructure for integrating health promotion
into emergency departments,
- case studies or reports of health promotion programs run in or
coordinated by emergency departments, particularly collaborative
initiatives (with the community and industry)
- evidence supporting or refuting health promotion in emergency departments
- barriers and opportunities identified for health promotion via emergency
departments and hospitals
- healthy emergency departments (environments) for staff and consumers.

The 'Budapest Declaration on Health Promoting Hospital' (see definition
below) will be specifically applied to Emergency Departments in an ongoing
project and any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks and I look forward to your reply.

Regards

Monica Bensberg
Health Promotion Manager
Department of Human Services
122 Thomas Street
Dandenong 3175
Victoria Australia
Ph: 9213 2055
Fax:  9213 2160
E mail: [log in to unmask]






?A health promoting hospital not only provides high quality comprehensive
medical and nursing services, but also develops a corporate identity that
embraces the aims of health promotion; develops a health promoting
organisational structure and culture; including roles for patients and all
members of staff; develops itself into a health promoting physical
environment and actively cooperates with its community.?   (WHO.  Budapest
Declaration on Health Promoting Hospitals.  WHO, Copenhagen, 1991.)