Kent Adult Education Health Referral Scheme 2009 - 2010
Kent Adult Education (KAE) offers specific courses at a reduced fee to patients referred
by their Health Professional as an incentive to join an Adult Education course to help
make a lifestyle change.
Initially a prospective student will be contacted by a Programme Manager who, based
on the information you provide, will give advice on the choice of activities available.
All courses are carefully supervised and monitored by our professional, qualified tutors.
There is no cost to you as a health professional and there is no limit to the number of
people you can refer.
If you believe the patient will benefit from attending a class, we will do all we can to help.
We will provide you with forms, so that you can refer as many of your patients
as you wish.
If you would like to refer a patient, simply download and complete the application form and ask the patient to return it to their local Adult Education Centre. If you would like more information on
this scheme please contact your local Adult Education Centre on 0845 606 5606.
For GP's
Eastern and Coastal Kent offer a wide variety of schemes and programmes that you can direct your patients to should they want to lose weight, stop smoking or to become more active. Select the link below to find out more.
Lifestyle Programmes
Professional resources
See the sites below for links to national Government policies and projects relating to healthy living:
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KMPHO - The Kent and Medway Public Health Observatory (KMPHO) provides public health intelligence and library support to NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent , NHS West Kent and NHS Medway. The observatory also works closely with Kent County Council, Medway Council and the 12 Kent District councils.
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SEPHO: The South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO) is one of nine regional Observatories throughout England and Wales and is a member of the Association of Public Health Observatories.
SEPHO’s aim is to improve health and reduce inequalities in the South East region by providing information and support to local organisations, partners and stakeholders.
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National Obesity Observatory: Provides an authoritative source of data and evidence on obesity, overweight and their determinants.
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NCMP (National Childhood Measurement Programme): This programme weighs and measures children in Reception (aged 4–5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10–11 years) to assess overweight and obese levels. You can find data results for your area by linking to this site.
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Sport England: Sport England is the government agency responsible for developing a world-class community sport system. Go to the site to find out more about their work, targets and the outcomes they intend to achieve.
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MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!): MEND is a community, family-based programme for overweight and obese children aged 7-13 years old and their families. MEND is not a diet and expressly does not encourage rapid weight loss. Rather, it is about empowerment, putting the child at the centre of a range of ways to make life changes in terms of physical activity, food, self confidence and personal development.
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Wellbeing South East: An on-line resource for practitioners working to promote healthier lifestyles. Developed by the Chances4Change Big Lottery funded programme, it is a site giving information on Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and other wellbeing related programmes.
