Campbell Rivers Integrated Health Network

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Campbell RiversIntegrated Health Network

• Partnership with Strathcona Regional District
  2008/2009
• Claire Craigon

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Goals and Objectives

• Create a partnership with the local parks and
  recreation that would give patients access to an
  appropriate aquafit program
• Provide an opportunity to patients to improve
  their level of fitness and foster well being
• Help patients maintain and strengthen their
  current level of mobility
• Promote self efficacy and encourage independence
• Improve health outcomes
• Connect individuals with existing community
  services

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Background

• This program had been offered to the public and
  advertised in the community recreation guide
• Previous to the Integrated Health Network
  partnership, there had not been adequate
  registration to run the program
• Since the Integrated Health Network partnership,
  10 participants registered for the first session,
  20 are registered for the next session

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The VIHA partnership with Strathcona Regional
District provides

• A series of nine six week sessions that offers
• two aquatic classes a week to each group of
  participants
• Access to a specialized exercise program that
  emphasizes functional conditioning
• Support for the individual to maintain
  independence
• Individual attention as class size limited
• No cost to the patients who participate

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Participant Survey Results

• How has this program benefited you
• or your health?
• I feel better (7)
• My strength or endurance has improved (6)
• My energy level has improved (6)
• I have lost weight (0)
• My Blood Sugar has improved (3)
• My Blood Pressure has improved (2)
• I have made new friends (7)
• I have received no benefit (0)
• Other Motivation improved (1)

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Participant Survey Results

• Confidence level in achieving health goals
  improved 67
• Program satisfaction that enabled those goals to
  be met all 7 participants rated that level at
  910
• I love this program
• I am able to move easier in the water. My
  balance is
• improving after just 3 weeks.
• Improved flexibility especially hipimproved
  core
• Instructor easy to understand
• Friendly supportive group