scholarly journals Masteroppgaver som viktige bidrag til kunnskapsbasert helsefremmende arbeid?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grete Eide Rønningen ◽  
Liv Hanson Ausland ◽  
Steffen Torp
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Local Health ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health Promotion Practice ◽  
Program Data

I denne kvalitative studien undersøkes hvordan masteroppgavene kan bidra til kunnskapsbasen i helsefremmende arbeid. Studien er basert på en gjennomgang av masteroppgaver i helsefremmende arbeid fra perioden 2008 – 2018 ved ett universitet i Norge, samt et fokusgruppeintervju med den akademiske faggruppen tilknyttet dette masterstudiet. Data er analysert ved hjelp av innholdsanalyse. Analysen viser at masteroppgavene speiler emnet som beskrevet i internasjonale konsensusdokumenter om undervisning og forskning i helsefremmende arbeid, og svarer på forskningsbehov relatert til helsefremmende praksis. For at masteroppgavene skal kunne bidra til fagets forskningsbase, kreves fagfellevurderte publikasjoner. Slike publikasjoner forutsetter innsats fra både studenten og veilederen, noe som kan være en utfordring for begge parter på grunn av mangel på ressurser. Det er behov for organisatorisk tilrettelegging for å skape en kultur for publisering av masteroppgaver i vitenskapelige tidsskrifter. Abstract Master’s theses as important contributions to knowledge-based health promotion? This qualitative study examines how master's theses can contribute to the knowledge base of health promotion.  The study is based on a review of master's theses published from 2008 – 2018 in one university in Norway, and a focus group interview with university academics working at the current health promotion program. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The analysis shows that the master's theses mirror the subject matter as described in international consensus documents on teaching and research on health promotion. In addition, they provide new knowledge about local health promotion practice and research needs. For master's theses to be able to contribute to the research base, peer-reviewed publications are required. Such publications require efforts from both the student and the supervisor and can be difficult to achieve due to lack of resources. There is a need for organizational support to create a culture for publishing master’s theses in scientific journals.

scholarly journals Strengthening health promotion research

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Potvin
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Unified Field ◽  
Policy Systems ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Research Centres ◽  
Health Promotion Practice ◽  
Research Domain

Abstract Neither the Ottawa Charter nor any other WHO Conference declarations mention research and its role as a driver of health promotion practice. As a result, health promotion is often perceived as a discourse based on principles and values, an ideology that lacks scientific rigour. Despite this lack of recognition in health promotion documents, there is a burgeoning research domain that labels itself health promotion. The growing number of journals that publish empirical studies related to health promotion, the growing number of research training programs with a subspeciality in health promotion, and the growing number of research infrastructure (research chairs, research centres, institutes and so on) are all sure signs of a thriving research enterprise. However, these are institutionally disparate and dispersed in various disciplinary such as: education, public health, psychology and others. Up to now, health promotion research has followed what one could call “potluck” a development model. In this model, interested individuals come with their own piece of empirical study, anchored in their disciplinary perspective, and the study is labelled health promotion essentially because they have decided to label it this way. As a result, the field of health promotion research also appears as disparate, wherein various and even contradictory epistemological and ethical perspectives are present. In this presentation, we will argue that health promotion as a practice and as policy systems would benefit from a stronger and more unified field of health promotion research, to the extent that research creates knowledge based on these practices and policy systems. Using a sustainability framework, we will show how research reinforces the conditions for the sustainability of health promotion practice and systems and we will propose some methodological and ethical principles with the potential to strengthen the positive and mutual benefits of health promotion research and practice.

scholarly journals Comparing Strategies for Recruiting Small, Low-Wage Worksites for Community-Based Health Promotion Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Hammerback ◽  
Peggy A. Hannon ◽  
Amanda T. Parrish ◽  
Claire Allen ◽  
Marlana J. Kohn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Phone Calls

Background. HealthLinks is a workplace health promotion program developed in partnership with the American Cancer Society. It delivers a package of evidence-based interventions and implementation support to small worksites in low-wage industries. As part of a randomized, controlled trial of HealthLinks, we studied approaches to recruiting these worksites. Aims. This study aims to guide future recruitment for community-based worksite health promotion interventions by comparing three approaches, including leveraging relationships with community partners. Method. We recruited 78 small, low-wage worksites in King County, Washington, to participate in the trial via three approaches: phone calls to companies on a purchased list (“cold”), phone calls to a list of eligible companies provided by a health insurer (“lukewarm”), and personal referrals from local health insurers and brokers (“warm”). Eligible and interested worksites received an in-person visit from researchers and completed additional steps to enroll. Results. Of the worksites screened and deemed eligible, 32% of the “cold” worksites enrolled in HealthLinks, as did 48% and 60%, respectively, of the “lukewarm” and “warm” worksites. Compared with “warm” worksites, “cold” worksites were twice as likely to be ineligible. Discussion. Two distinct factors help explain why “warmer” worksites were more likely to enroll in HealthLinks. First, eligibility was significantly higher among warmer referrals. Second, most of the warm-referred worksites eligible for the study agreed to meet in person with the project team to hear more about the project. Conclusions. “Warmer” recruitment approaches yielded higher recruitment. Leveraging relationships with community partners can help researchers identify and successfully recruit small, low-wage worksites.

Better with age: A health promotion program for men at midlife.

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mellor ◽  
Catherine Connaughton ◽  
Marita P. McCabe ◽  
Gemma Tatangelo
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Promotion Program

Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Kristine Brown ◽  
James Sturges
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Federal Grant

With the continued influx of Mexican immigrants to the United States, especially to Southern California, health concerns and needs have increased among this population over the last several years. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) obtained a federal grant that provided resources to establish the Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). COPC consists of comprehensive efforts to improve the overall well-being of the Angela Chanslor area within the City of Pomona in East Los Angeles. Focus areas of the project include 1) Education and Integrated Services, 2) Community Planning and Capacity Building for Neighborhood Revitalization and Safety, and 3) Job Development and Training. The focus of this paper is health promotion activities within Education and Integrated Services. The primary objective of this portion of the program was to provide residents with physical examinations and health screenings, health education, and medical and social service referrals. Topics discussed are the target community, general overview of COPC, Family Services Information and Referral Program (i.e. health promotion program within Education and Integrated Services), program impact and results, and suggestions for continued implementation and future efforts. / Con la influencia continua de inmigrantes Mexicanos a los Estados Unidos, especialmente al sur de California, ciertas necesidades con respecto a la salud han incrementado en esta poblacion en los ultimos anos. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Obtuvo ayuda Federal para establecer El Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). El centro COPC consiste de esfuerzos conprensivos para mejorar el bienestar del area Angela Chanslor que esta ubicado en la Ciudad de Pomona en la parte Este de Los Angeles. Las partes enfocadas del proyecto incluyen, 1) Educacion y servicios Integrados, 2) Plan para la Comunidad y un Edificio de Capacitacion para la comunidad que dara revitalizacion y seguridad, 3) Y habrira trabajos y entrenamientos. El enfoque de este proyecto es de actividades en Promocion de Salud aliadas con educacion y Servicios Integrados. El objetivo principal de esta porcion del programa era de proveer a los residentes con examinaciones fisicas, educacion para la salud, y eran referidas a servicios medicos y sociales. Los topicos que son tratados son: La comunidad que sera ayudada, El enfoque general de COPC, informacion del programa para referir a servicios familiares, el impacto del programa y resultados, y sugerencias para implementar futuros esfuerzos.

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