Is making every contact count a policy?
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an evidence-based approach to improving people’s health and wellbeing by helping them change their behaviour. They align with our guidelines on behaviour change. This approach is a requirement of the NHS standard contract.
What are the principles of making every contact count?
The fundamental idea underpinning the MECC approach is simple. It recognises that staff across health, local authority and voluntary sectors, have thousands of contacts every day with individuals and are ideally placed to promote health and healthy lifestyles.
Why is it important to make every contact count?
Make Every Contact Count (MECC) enables the delivery of consistent and concise health and wellbeing information and encourages individuals to engage in conversations about their health at scale across organisations and populations.
What are the 4 As of MECC?
In order to support people in making lifestyle changes, just follow a very simple structure. It’s called Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist (4As). Anything can be a ‘door opener’ for an MECC conversation.
What is a MECC conversation?
MECC conversations are person or patient-led, and focus on what a person thinks they may be able to do to make a positive change to their lifestyle. They are often about ‘planting a seed’ for change or supporting someone to make a small step towards making a change.
How do I apply for MECC?
To apply to attend MECC, you must complete the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) online application. After completing and submitting your application, you are officially admitted to MECC and will receive a student ID number, username, and temporary password on your confirmation page.
Is MECC a policy?
Introduction. MECC is an established national initiative in which public-facing workers are encouraged to make contact with patients, service users or the public as an opportunity to support, encourage or enable them to consider health behaviour changes such as stopping smoking or improving their sense of wellbeing.
How do you evaluate MECC?
Making Every Contact Count: evaluation guide for MECC programmes
- About this guide.
- Introduction.
- Step 1: Plan the evaluation and involve stakeholders.
- Step 2: Identify the existing evidence base.
- Step 3: Identify your expected outcomes.
- Step 4: Use a logic model to plan delivery to help achieve the expected outcomes.
Who created MECC?
These resources were developed by Public Health England ( PHE ), Health Education England and the national MECC advisory group. The resources are for use by organisations: considering or reviewing MECC activity.
Which type of behaviour change intervention is MECC?
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an approach to behaviour change that uses the millions of day-to-day interactions that organisations and people have with other people to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.