In her regular role, Annet focuses mainly on chronic care: “Think of asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which people here in Deppenbroek often suffer from above average. There is a relatively high level of exercise poverty, difficulty with lifestyle and financial problems. This is often associated with chronic conditions. While nurses often concentrate on treatment, within ‘positive health’ we look at the big picture. A nice step.”
Lifestyle portal and exercise groups
As an exercise broker, Danilo focuses on encouraging and motivating adults in North. “I try to find a place for them where they can exercise for a lifetime,” he says. Danilo does this by starting the conversation on the basis of ‘positive health. The goal: a referral to exercise or lifestyle interventions. “Within the Service Center we organize conversations at the Lifestyle Portal. That is also where we find the collaboration with Annet and her colleagues.”
Challenge
The duo complement each other well. Annet: “Together we are able to take a broader view. Not only: what do you need to exercise? But also: what hinders you? For a sick mother with two young children and an absent partner, healthy nutrition, exercise and relaxation are an extra big challenge. Then you want to look further than just treatment. It makes a huge difference that we can refer to SPortal during GP consultation hours. There is much more knowledge there about the exercise options in the neighborhood.”
Sugars in order
Annet and Danilo have now helped many residents on their way to more positive health. Danilo: “Likewise an overweight gentleman. He joined our walking group in the Ledeboerpark. He has been walking for more than six months and now wants to exercise even more.” Annet: “He also came to us for an interview and his medications could be reduced. He now no longer needs to use insulin at all. Thanks to what he achieved together with Danilo, the sugar levels are back in order. Nice is not it? We hope to make many more people more aware of their own health in the future and to remove obstacles. That is the right path to greater happiness.”
Curious about the exercise options in North and would you like to get in touch with SPortal about this? Send an email to [email protected].
North’s agenda
This story shows how people are committed to their part of the city. And thus help to identify the action points together with the municipality District agendas 2023-2026 to realise.
2023-11-10 14:43:04
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