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Community Based Health & First Aid Prison Programme

BACKGROUND
Community Based Health & First Aid (CBHFA) in Action was originally designed by the
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to be facilitated
globally in communities in a simple and flexible way through the National Red Cross and
Red Crescent Society of each of the 187 countries where the Movement is present

Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce the Community Based Health and
First Aid in Action programme through special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in
a prison setting. This began in June 2009 at Wheatfield (sentenced prison) Dublin and
extending to Cloverhill (remand prison) and Shelton Abbey (open prison) in 2010/11. The
programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross (IRC), Irish Prison
Service (IPS) and City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (VEC).

The programme (see modules & topics attachment 2) is a unique approach to raising
community health and hygiene awareness and first aid in prison communities through peer
to peer education. During 2012 it is being extended to the Mountjoy Complex of four
prisons (training unit, women’s, sentenced and juvenile) and will be operating in all prisons
in the Irish State by 2014

OUTCOMES:
     The programme has benefitted 1,450 prisoners directly and 5,800 indirectly
      including staff and the families of the prisoners.
     HIV & AIDS Awareness and Anti Stigma Campaigns in two prisons, over 56% of
      prisoners were tested for HIV, prior to this event only 2% had been tested.
     Volunteers are actively conducting practical demonstrations in CPR and Basic
      First Aid around the prisons
     Volunteer-led smoking cessation programmes with 40% success rate
     A marked improvement in personal and in-cell hygiene in all prisons. Volunteers
      provide instructions on good hand washing techniques and cleanliness.
     Contributed to TB awareness during a TB outbreak, reducing its impact
     Increased local awareness about Seasonal and Swine Flu Prevention
     Carried out the Irish Heart Foundation’s Stroke Awareness Campaign
     Hepatitis awareness and survey work supporting the planning of a mass
      Hepatitis screening and vaccination programme in partnership with prison health
      care and St. James Hospital
     Advocacy work in setting up unit based nursing, primary care systems
      improvements such as the allocated days for GP appointments and the
      medications ”in-possession‟ system
     Noticeable improvement in trust, communication and relationships amongst
      prisoners and with staff
   IRC volunteers ensure that minority groups and foreign nationals are accessed
           for health awareness and have produced multilingual posters and provided
           information sessions.
          The groups are able to provide evidence of impact about their work within their
           local community as well as gain valuable skills in conducting and analysing
           survey information.
          Volunteers at Wheatfield have instigated an important prisoner support network
           particularly aimed at ’lifers’
          An awareness of the Red Cross, its principles and work that was previously
           unknown. These are adapted for a prison environment e.g. ‘What does Humanity
           mean in a prison context in terms of how people relate to each other?
          The concurrent activities of classroom learning AND the implementation of
           projects is working well.

HIGHLIGHTS:
    In 2011 the CBHFA prison programme won the World Health Organisation Award
     for Best Practice in Prison Health and in 2012 won Ireland’s Healthcare Innovation
     Award for best Health Promotion Project.

LESSONS LEARNED
   All prisoner volunteers have expressed views of being personally empowered and
    recognising changes in themselves directly as a result of the programme (see
    attachment 2).

CREATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR CBHFA
   This is resulting in qualified volunteer inmates taking on the role of teaching new
    volunteers and supervising their project work, thus creating sustainability of the
    project in each of the three prisons.

CBHFA SUPPORTING CHANGE IN THE IRISH PRISON SERVICE (IPS)
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is going through a period of change where it’s Strategic
Goals and Aims will make a dramatic change to how custodial care is administered in
Ireland and the programme fits very well into these with its community and voluntary
service focus. The Irish Red Cross will work towards identifying how volunteer inmates can
continue to contribute to their community after they leave prison. It may be possible to look
at ways in which new plans to use community service as an alternative to imprisonment
can also be linked into the partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Vocational Education
Committee and the Irish Prisons Service.

Finally, at a time of fiscal constraint and shortages of healthcare staff, it provides the
means by which IPS can still provide for health education and awareness as part of the
2004 Health Care Standards.
Footnote: The Irish Red Cross agrees to have prisoners become special status Irish Red Cross (IRC)
Volunteer Inmates within a prison. This is on the condition that on release from prison, if the volunteer wishes
to continue volunteering with the IRC, they must apply in the normal way as a member of the public through
membership application, and Garda (police) vetting forms. It will then depend on the nature of the criminal
offence what action is taken in this regard.
Attachment 1

               Community Based Health & First Aid in Action

                          Summary of Modules & Topics

7 Modules, some compulsory, others optional depending on the health needs identified

   •   Modules 1, 4 topics
         – The International Red Cross Red Crescent’s history and organizational
            structure, Emblems, Seven Fundamental Principles, National Red
            Cross Society, Community Based Health & First Aid (CBHFA) in action
            volunteer.
   •   Module 2, 4 topics.
         – Communication and building relationships, volunteers identify groups
            and meet with potential partners for the CBHFA programme, implement
            an awareness-raising meeting to inform the community, promote
            CBHFA in action activities.
   •   Module 3, 8 topics.
         – Assessment of the community by volunteers through direct observation
            and community mapping, identify and prioritize health, first aid and
            safety issues, develop a CBHFA action plan, learn specific skills and
            knowledge based on needs identified during the assessment, report on
            activities in the community.
   •   Module 4, 20 topics.
         – First Aid (National Award FETAC level 5 and Pre- Hospital Emergency
            Care Council ( PHECC) Cardiac First Response - community),
            volunteers learn how to assess, plan, implement and evaluate first aid
            for various injuries and illnesses, practice communicating injury
            prevention messages with members of their community.
   •   Module 5, 2 topics.
         – Major emergencies and how that may affect the community, preventing
            and responding to epidemics.
   •   Module 6, 16 topics.
         – Disease prevention and health promotion including Nutrition,
            Immunization and Vaccination Campaigns, Safe water, Hygiene and
            Sanitation, Diarrhoea and Dehydration, Acute Respiratory Infections,
            HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Reducing Stigma and
            Discrimination, Tuberculosis, Influenza. Volunteers support the
            community to adopt healthy behaviours.
   •   Module 7, 4 topics.
         – Supplementary topics you may wish to include in order to provide
            community education and assistance, for example, volunteers learn
            about safe blood and excessive substances use

The projects that are undertaken by the Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates either
emerge from the Community Assessment in Module 3 or as a result of a Health
Emergency that arises, or linked in with national health educational campaigns
Attachment 2

        Impact of the Irish Red Cross Prison Programme on the Volunteer Inmates

Wheatfield Volunteer Inmates group outputs
           Before CBHFA in Action                       Levels of            After Completing CBHFA in Action
                                                        Thinking
Just do my jail time, no goal - CEO of my own            Goals         Have a better and brighter future. Can’t wait to
company. Take as much as I could.                                      give my knowledge to the community. I can do
Limiting to the confines of the prison.                                something good. Do lots of voluntary work and
                                                                       give back to the community by volunteering my
                                                                       skills and time
Did not know who I was. A waster – worker,               Identity      Positive – Know someone who can do some
business man. Did what suited me. Limited sense                        good. Study things. Volunteer attending school.
of freedom. Independent, self-reliant. Careful with                    Freedom of mind and body. Willing to help people
relationships                                                          more.
                                                                       Unlimited goals – the sky is the limit!
Not much, no beliefs. Go for pension in 45 years.      Beliefs and     I believe in myself now. I can do better. Do more
Look after No. 1. Repressed – stifled.                   Values        volunteer work – money is not important. Help
Myself, family and loyalty.                                            other people. Less selfish. Listening, loyalty to the
I am the only person I can trust.                                      team. I value life!
Surprised, didn’t think I had any capabilities. Not    Capabilities    Believe in myself. Mathematics and computer
capable of doing anything. Wouldn’t speak in a                         skills. Can get up and speak unlimited. Take
group.                                                                 criticism and recognizes limitations.
Always putting myself down
Messer, working, self-centred, repressed,              Behaviours      Well behaved. Thinking of others’ needs. Rewards
personal rewards                                                       no longer important.
Dull, dark, dirty, no care, no respect                 Environment     Brighter, improved community - something I want



Cloverhill Volunteer Inmates group outputs
            Before CBHFA in Action                       Levels of            After Completing CBHFA in Action
                                                         Thinking
Little or no goals – just get by without trouble.         Goals         To find a structure to influence others and your
                                                                        environment.
Being a prisoner                                         Identity       Being respected for views
Look after number ONE. Don’t get involved. Don’t        Beliefs and     Self belief. Desire to help. Willing to negotiate
rock the boat.                                            Values
Limited to previous life. Not appropriate               Capabilities    To communicate. Plan, negotiate. Help others
                                                                        be assertive.
Self-centred                                            Behaviours      Willing to help. Communicate. Listen and work in
                                                                        a group
Dirty kip – no interest                                Environment      Cleaner with more hope


Shelton Abbey Volunteer Inmates group outputs
           Before CBHFA in Action                        Levels of            After Completing CBHFA in Action
                                                         Thinking
Help try new things                                       Goals         Self improvement. Improved environment
Nothing                                                                 Realizing future plans
Student, selfish, uncaring, independent, facilitator      Identity      Red Cross volunteer
prisoner                                                                Active member of my community
You get what you give                                   Beliefs and     The power of change. More to gain
                                                          Values
Try new things. Learning things                         Capabilities    Planning, Organization skills, Group Skills.
                                                                        Changing the future
Treat people the way they treat me                      Behaviours      Care about community
Work for myself independently                                           More respect and well organized
                                                                        More actively involved.
Ok, Dirty, Separate                                    Environment      Cleaner community

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Irish Red Cross first aid prison programme

  • 1. Community Based Health & First Aid Prison Programme BACKGROUND Community Based Health & First Aid (CBHFA) in Action was originally designed by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to be facilitated globally in communities in a simple and flexible way through the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society of each of the 187 countries where the Movement is present Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce the Community Based Health and First Aid in Action programme through special status Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates in a prison setting. This began in June 2009 at Wheatfield (sentenced prison) Dublin and extending to Cloverhill (remand prison) and Shelton Abbey (open prison) in 2010/11. The programme operates under a partnership between the Irish Red Cross (IRC), Irish Prison Service (IPS) and City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (VEC). The programme (see modules & topics attachment 2) is a unique approach to raising community health and hygiene awareness and first aid in prison communities through peer to peer education. During 2012 it is being extended to the Mountjoy Complex of four prisons (training unit, women’s, sentenced and juvenile) and will be operating in all prisons in the Irish State by 2014 OUTCOMES:  The programme has benefitted 1,450 prisoners directly and 5,800 indirectly including staff and the families of the prisoners.  HIV & AIDS Awareness and Anti Stigma Campaigns in two prisons, over 56% of prisoners were tested for HIV, prior to this event only 2% had been tested.  Volunteers are actively conducting practical demonstrations in CPR and Basic First Aid around the prisons  Volunteer-led smoking cessation programmes with 40% success rate  A marked improvement in personal and in-cell hygiene in all prisons. Volunteers provide instructions on good hand washing techniques and cleanliness.  Contributed to TB awareness during a TB outbreak, reducing its impact  Increased local awareness about Seasonal and Swine Flu Prevention  Carried out the Irish Heart Foundation’s Stroke Awareness Campaign  Hepatitis awareness and survey work supporting the planning of a mass Hepatitis screening and vaccination programme in partnership with prison health care and St. James Hospital  Advocacy work in setting up unit based nursing, primary care systems improvements such as the allocated days for GP appointments and the medications ”in-possession‟ system  Noticeable improvement in trust, communication and relationships amongst prisoners and with staff
  • 2. IRC volunteers ensure that minority groups and foreign nationals are accessed for health awareness and have produced multilingual posters and provided information sessions.  The groups are able to provide evidence of impact about their work within their local community as well as gain valuable skills in conducting and analysing survey information.  Volunteers at Wheatfield have instigated an important prisoner support network particularly aimed at ’lifers’  An awareness of the Red Cross, its principles and work that was previously unknown. These are adapted for a prison environment e.g. ‘What does Humanity mean in a prison context in terms of how people relate to each other?  The concurrent activities of classroom learning AND the implementation of projects is working well. HIGHLIGHTS:  In 2011 the CBHFA prison programme won the World Health Organisation Award for Best Practice in Prison Health and in 2012 won Ireland’s Healthcare Innovation Award for best Health Promotion Project. LESSONS LEARNED  All prisoner volunteers have expressed views of being personally empowered and recognising changes in themselves directly as a result of the programme (see attachment 2). CREATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR CBHFA  This is resulting in qualified volunteer inmates taking on the role of teaching new volunteers and supervising their project work, thus creating sustainability of the project in each of the three prisons. CBHFA SUPPORTING CHANGE IN THE IRISH PRISON SERVICE (IPS) The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is going through a period of change where it’s Strategic Goals and Aims will make a dramatic change to how custodial care is administered in Ireland and the programme fits very well into these with its community and voluntary service focus. The Irish Red Cross will work towards identifying how volunteer inmates can continue to contribute to their community after they leave prison. It may be possible to look at ways in which new plans to use community service as an alternative to imprisonment can also be linked into the partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Vocational Education Committee and the Irish Prisons Service. Finally, at a time of fiscal constraint and shortages of healthcare staff, it provides the means by which IPS can still provide for health education and awareness as part of the 2004 Health Care Standards. Footnote: The Irish Red Cross agrees to have prisoners become special status Irish Red Cross (IRC) Volunteer Inmates within a prison. This is on the condition that on release from prison, if the volunteer wishes to continue volunteering with the IRC, they must apply in the normal way as a member of the public through membership application, and Garda (police) vetting forms. It will then depend on the nature of the criminal offence what action is taken in this regard.
  • 3. Attachment 1 Community Based Health & First Aid in Action Summary of Modules & Topics 7 Modules, some compulsory, others optional depending on the health needs identified • Modules 1, 4 topics – The International Red Cross Red Crescent’s history and organizational structure, Emblems, Seven Fundamental Principles, National Red Cross Society, Community Based Health & First Aid (CBHFA) in action volunteer. • Module 2, 4 topics. – Communication and building relationships, volunteers identify groups and meet with potential partners for the CBHFA programme, implement an awareness-raising meeting to inform the community, promote CBHFA in action activities. • Module 3, 8 topics. – Assessment of the community by volunteers through direct observation and community mapping, identify and prioritize health, first aid and safety issues, develop a CBHFA action plan, learn specific skills and knowledge based on needs identified during the assessment, report on activities in the community. • Module 4, 20 topics. – First Aid (National Award FETAC level 5 and Pre- Hospital Emergency Care Council ( PHECC) Cardiac First Response - community), volunteers learn how to assess, plan, implement and evaluate first aid for various injuries and illnesses, practice communicating injury prevention messages with members of their community. • Module 5, 2 topics. – Major emergencies and how that may affect the community, preventing and responding to epidemics. • Module 6, 16 topics. – Disease prevention and health promotion including Nutrition, Immunization and Vaccination Campaigns, Safe water, Hygiene and Sanitation, Diarrhoea and Dehydration, Acute Respiratory Infections, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Reducing Stigma and Discrimination, Tuberculosis, Influenza. Volunteers support the community to adopt healthy behaviours. • Module 7, 4 topics. – Supplementary topics you may wish to include in order to provide community education and assistance, for example, volunteers learn about safe blood and excessive substances use The projects that are undertaken by the Irish Red Cross Volunteer Inmates either emerge from the Community Assessment in Module 3 or as a result of a Health Emergency that arises, or linked in with national health educational campaigns
  • 4. Attachment 2 Impact of the Irish Red Cross Prison Programme on the Volunteer Inmates Wheatfield Volunteer Inmates group outputs Before CBHFA in Action Levels of After Completing CBHFA in Action Thinking Just do my jail time, no goal - CEO of my own Goals Have a better and brighter future. Can’t wait to company. Take as much as I could. give my knowledge to the community. I can do Limiting to the confines of the prison. something good. Do lots of voluntary work and give back to the community by volunteering my skills and time Did not know who I was. A waster – worker, Identity Positive – Know someone who can do some business man. Did what suited me. Limited sense good. Study things. Volunteer attending school. of freedom. Independent, self-reliant. Careful with Freedom of mind and body. Willing to help people relationships more. Unlimited goals – the sky is the limit! Not much, no beliefs. Go for pension in 45 years. Beliefs and I believe in myself now. I can do better. Do more Look after No. 1. Repressed – stifled. Values volunteer work – money is not important. Help Myself, family and loyalty. other people. Less selfish. Listening, loyalty to the I am the only person I can trust. team. I value life! Surprised, didn’t think I had any capabilities. Not Capabilities Believe in myself. Mathematics and computer capable of doing anything. Wouldn’t speak in a skills. Can get up and speak unlimited. Take group. criticism and recognizes limitations. Always putting myself down Messer, working, self-centred, repressed, Behaviours Well behaved. Thinking of others’ needs. Rewards personal rewards no longer important. Dull, dark, dirty, no care, no respect Environment Brighter, improved community - something I want Cloverhill Volunteer Inmates group outputs Before CBHFA in Action Levels of After Completing CBHFA in Action Thinking Little or no goals – just get by without trouble. Goals To find a structure to influence others and your environment. Being a prisoner Identity Being respected for views Look after number ONE. Don’t get involved. Don’t Beliefs and Self belief. Desire to help. Willing to negotiate rock the boat. Values Limited to previous life. Not appropriate Capabilities To communicate. Plan, negotiate. Help others be assertive. Self-centred Behaviours Willing to help. Communicate. Listen and work in a group Dirty kip – no interest Environment Cleaner with more hope Shelton Abbey Volunteer Inmates group outputs Before CBHFA in Action Levels of After Completing CBHFA in Action Thinking Help try new things Goals Self improvement. Improved environment Nothing Realizing future plans Student, selfish, uncaring, independent, facilitator Identity Red Cross volunteer prisoner Active member of my community You get what you give Beliefs and The power of change. More to gain Values Try new things. Learning things Capabilities Planning, Organization skills, Group Skills. Changing the future Treat people the way they treat me Behaviours Care about community Work for myself independently More respect and well organized More actively involved. Ok, Dirty, Separate Environment Cleaner community