South Port Day Links: Working with the Community

Abstract

With a focus on transport and information, and in recognition of the changing structure of neighbourhoods, South Port Day Links has developed and facilitated creative ways of linking people who are frail, are aged, who experience disabilities, or who are carers in their community. Day Links works at the community level and is successful because of the high level of participation by local residents. It has a primary health care approach with an emphasis on increasing and maintaining the social, as well as physical, aspects of people's lives which allows individuals to participate more fully in their community.