Dear Monica Contact Ann Plunkett, Public Health Div, Health development Branch. Ann is working on a project and has some interesting information that could be what you are looking for. Margaret [log in to unmask] on 06/03/2000 04:20:23 PM Please respond to Health Promotion on the Internet <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: Margaret Smyth/HeadOffice/DHS) 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.)