Guest Editorial: Health Promotion Evaluation

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Swerissen
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Individual Behaviour ◽  
The Past ◽  
Single Risk Factor ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Complex Models ◽  
Single Method ◽  
Intervention Trials ◽  
Individual Behaviour Change

Health promotion has changed significantly over the past twenty years. From its origins based on relatively simple models of individual behaviour change it has evolved to incorporate complex models involving multi causal influences. Interventions have developed from single method, single risk factor to integrated, multi factorial approaches. Similarly, from initial exploratory intervention trials, longer term government sponsored health promotion programs have evolved. Significant dedicated agencies and programs with continuing responsibilities for health promotion are now common.

scholarly journals Making a “Pledge”: Moral Suasion and Health Promotion Practice

Challenges ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Glenn Laverack
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Individual Behaviour ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
Moral Suasion ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health Promotion Practice ◽  
Individual Behaviour Change

Moral suasion offers a versatile and low-cost approach to influence social norms and risky health behaviours, but is often neglected in health promotion in favour of using educational approaches. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges and the benefits of using moral suasion in health promotion. Past and present experiences of using moral suasion to promote health are discussed in conjunction with other approaches, such as harm reduction. The challenge of using moral suasion as an approach is that it focuses on individual behaviour change, rather than addressing the broader structural causes of poor health. However, the paper concludes that the versatility of the moral suasion approach and the success of using “pledges” means that it can be an important intervention, alongside other educational and motivational techniques, to help to change behaviours at the individual and collective levels.

Health Promotion - Application in Occupational Health: Case of Cameroon in Rural Settings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolle Laure Kpoumie
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Rural Settings ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Rural World ◽  
Do So

The rural environment is characterized by a shortage of health professionals, an isolation of professionals in their daily practices; a lack of retraining, setting up a health promotion program in this context is to solve its peculiarities of the rural world. To do so it would be necessary to maintain proximity, networking, investments that meet this ambition. For the past twenty years (Ottawa Charter, WHO, 1986), health promotion programs have referred to a "process that empowers people to take greater control over their own health. 'Improve this one'.

Social Return on Investment: Health Promotion Programs

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Worawan Chandoevwit ◽  
Kannika Thampanishvong ◽  
Rattanakarun Rojjananukulpong
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Social Return On Investment ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

The Adoption of Health Promotion Programs by State Agencies

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nell H. Gottlieb ◽  
Linda E. Lloyd ◽  
Jean N. Bounds
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
General Interest ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Education Act ◽  
One Year ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Personnel Directors

Personnel directors of Texas state agencies were surveyed one month prior to and one year following the passage of the 1983 Texas State Employee Health Fitness and Education Act. This legislation allowed the agencies to use available funds and facilities for health promotion programs. Most of the personnel directors were aware of the Act and of the potential benefits of health promotion programs. There was general interest in learning more about health promotion, available community resources, and about the time and energy commitments in developing a program. Most believed they would implement programs in the future. In the year following the passage of the Act, 16 percent of the agencies, covering 30,852 employees, had received approval to begin programs. Size was positively related to plan development and approval. The results are discussed using diffusion theory.

Community-based health promotion programs for people with disabilities: Mapping the literature landscape

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e14-e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana J. Peterson ◽  
Charles Drum ◽  
Gloria L. Krahn ◽  
Susan Wingenfeld ◽  
Tom W. Seekins
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

Identifying Health and Safety Risks for Childcare Workers

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 321-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda J. McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Childcare Workers ◽  
Health And Safety Risks

Childcare workers are exposed to several health and safety risks in their work environment, the most common being infectious diseases, musculoskeletal injuries, accidents, and occupational stress. Pregnant childcare workers have an additional risk of potential harm to the fetus. Occupational health nurses can work collaboratively with childcare workers to reduce these risks and provide workplace health promotion programs. This article explores the occupational health and safety issues for childcare workers and suggests health promotion strategies that could be implemented by occupational health nurses working in this arena.

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