Hospital Himmerland “Model for Prevention and Health Promotion" Lecturer: Health Coordinator Malene Wendtland Hospital Himmerland Denmark Hospital Himmerland focuses on prevention and health promotion particularly on the following factors: Diet, smoking, alcohol, exercise

Lifestyle diseases are a major problem in Denmark. Many hospital admissions due to patients' lifestyle

Hospital Himmerland will ensure early intervention to prevent lifestyle diseases in general. Hospital Himmerland has different actions which helps us focusing on patient’s lifestyle regardless of diagnosis. DSAM – advisors. (Diet, smoking, alcohol and exercise advisors alias “DSAM – advisors”) DSAM - advisors (selected in each department and trained through the 3 day course. Upgraded 2 x annual v / Health Coordinator) Main task: To ensure lifestyle intervention with ALL patients regardless of diagnosis. ALCOHOL - advisors (selected in each department and trained through the 3 day course. Upgraded 2 x annual v / Health Coordinator) Main Task: To ensure focus on alcohol in a family perspective, providing advice, guidance and visitation to services outside the hospital All professionals must focus on alcohol, but the alcohol –advisors are the specialists in the department. SMOKE CESSATION - advisors (selected in each department and trained through Danish organization “Danish Cancer society”. Upgraded 2xannual v/ Health Coordinator Main task: To talk about change in smoking habits or smoking cessation and guidance for other treatments outside Hospital. All professionals must focus on smoking, but SMOKING –advisors are the specialists in the department. EXERCISE - advisors (selected in each department and trained in November 2012 through the 3 day course with 2x annual upgrading v / Health Coordinator). Main task is to ensure all patients regardless of diagnosis are physically active during their stay in the hospital. All the professionals must focus on exercise regardless of diagnosis, but EXERCISE - advisor's job is to get own department inviting to exercise and movement and ensure the co-workers also motivate the patients to move

Lifestyle conversation v / Health Coordinator Malene Wendtland. Advice/guidance for patient and relatives who wants to change their lifestyle regarding to Diet, Smoking, Alcohol or Exercise The conversation may be motivational, enlightening, preparation for treatment of addiction, conversation with a family perspective, with a focus on children in families with addiction Patients who need a little push to change lifestyle Patients can be referred by healthcare professionals or may apply themselves to Health Coordinator "Curious on Alcohol" Open offer to patients and caregivers every Monday w / Health Coordinator Purpose is to focus on alcohol and physique - alcohol and psyche - alcohol and family alcohol and children - alcohol and changing habits - alcohol and treatment as well as creating reflections and desire, will and courage to change habits among participants. The subjects adjusted the attending persons, and not vice versa Open seminars days for patients - relatives and health professionals. 4 times a year focuses on prevention, health promotion and health on open theme days. For further information: http://personalenet.rn.dk/organisation/organisationssider/sundhed/SygehusHimmerland/Projekter/Sider/KRAM.aspx