Wellbeing Scripts.
Wellbeing Scripts is an exciting project where HFA is partnering with the Central Highlands Association of Neighbourhood Houses in central Victoria to co-design a system for ‘light’ social prescribing between general practitioners and neighbourhood houses.
Through our design-thinking methodology, Neighbourhood Houses and medical practitioners in four regional communities have designed the best way to refer community members to a range of social and health programs. You can read more about this on our blog.
“One of the most exciting and rewarding moments in a project like Wellbeing Scripts is when a GP learns about a Neighbourhood House and the breadth and depth of health promotion, social connection, learning and training initiatives that are available, and the preventative possibilities for their patients – it’s like a new door has been opened”
The ‘Wellbeing Scripts’ method brings our expertise in population health together with human-centred design thinking, and systems design (diagram 1).
This means we deeply engage, learn, prototype, test and improve a localised a ‘light’ referral pathway between doctors and Neighbourhood Houses.
We start with ‘dialogue interviews’; then we ‘sensemake’ together across the interview data, and further evidence, and start to develop and test ideas, constantly adapting and improving the final Wellbeing Script product.
Phase 1 of the Wellbeing Scripts Project has been successfully completed. For a summary, please visit our blog.
To understand the Wellbeing Scripts projects, please watch our introductory video below
We have also created an infographic explaining the process
Access Wellbeing Script referral templates and additional resources
We developed tailored resources for our partner Neighbourhood Houses
- Hepburn Region Neighbourhood Houses
- Ballarat Region Neighbourhood Houses
- Moorabool Region Neighbourhood Houses
- Golden Plains Region Neighbourhood Houses
Creating a healthier future - A GP, Endocrinologist and Neighbourhood House Manager
Images from our Wellbeing Scripts project with Clunes, Creswick, Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat communities.
