Elisabeth Fosse
Biographic Data
| ID | 6246362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabeth Fosse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Fosse |
| SIGNATURE | FOSSE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6038-5059 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nordic responses to covid-19 from a health promotion perspective
On 30 January 2020, the disease covid-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be an international threat to human health and on 11 March 2020, the outbreak was declared a pandemic. The aim of this study was to analyse policy strategies developed by the five Nordic countries during the first 3 months of the pandemic from a health promotion perspective in order to identify Nordic responses to the crisis. Although the Nordic countries ha…
Perceptions of the social and physical environment of adolescents’ dietary behaviour in neighbourhoods of different socioeconomic position
A higher proportion of adolescents from families in a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) tends to have more unhealthy dietary behaviours, and overweight and obesity, than their counterparts in higher SEPs. More research is needed to understand the causes of these differences, in particular the influence of the neighbourhood environment, which has been explored less. The presented qualitative study explores how adolescents and their parents from h…
Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway
More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole-of-government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination between different policy areas to address complex problems, such as youth drug use, and avoid fragmented services. This study aims to offer new perspectives on how governmental structures shape local drug prevention. By including …
Youth perspective on outreach service
At-risk youth often rely on different municipal services, such as child welfare services, social services and medical services. All of these services play an important role in preventing drug use and promoting well-being, following the health promoting principles in the Norwegian Public Health Act of 2012. While the goal is for these services to coordinate their actions, many youths fall through the cracks of the system. Some municipalities have …
Legitimising Inter-Sectoral Public Health Policies
Introduction: The 2012 Norwegian Public Health Act stipulates that all Norwegian municipalities need to integrate public health concerns in their decision-making processes at all policy levels. Based on a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, population health and health equity are seen as whole-of-government responsibilities, making all municipal actors across sectors and professional boundaries responsible for health issues. Although many mun…
Advocating for Health Promotion Policy in Norway
Background: The Norwegian National government has developed public health policies that reflect health promotion principles, and these are particularly reflected in the recent Public Health Act (PHA). The counties (CMs) have been given a central role in the implementation of the PHA, and in this paper we explore how the CMs fill this role. Methods: Qualitative as well as quantitative data have been applied; a survey, a document study and personal…
Promoting health by addressing living conditions in Norwegian municipalities
Worldwide, inequalities in health are increasing, even in well-developed welfare states such as Norway, which in 2012, saw a new public health act take effect that enshrined equity in health as national policy and devolved to municipalities' responsibility to act on the social determinants of health. The act deems governance structures and "Health in All Policies" approaches as important steering mechanisms for local health promotion. The aim of …
Different Welfare States—Different Policies? An Analysis of the Substance of National Health Promotion Policies in Three European Countries
This study examines healthy public policy development in three European countries representing different welfare regimes: England representing the liberal model; Norway, the social democratic model; and the Netherlands, the corporatist model. National policy documents were used for the analysis. In England and Norway, health promotion has a prominent place and there is a political focus on the broader determinants of health. However, while the No…
Tackling health inequalities in Norway
This article follows the Norwegian policy-making process on social inequalities in health applying models for policy development with focus on linear and non-linear movements. The focus is process-oriented following the introduction of a comprehensive, cross-sectoral strategy to tackle socioeconomic health inequalities in Norway. A case study design was selected and two theoretical frameworks have guided the research. Whitehead's model for health…
Legitimising Inter-Sectoral Public Health Policies
Introduction: The 2012 Norwegian Public Health Act stipulates that all Norwegian municipalities need to integrate public health concerns in their decision-making processes at all policy levels. Based on a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, population health and health equity are seen as whole-of-government responsibilities, making all municipal actors across sectors and professional boundaries responsible for health issues. Although many mun…
Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway
More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole-of-government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination between different policy areas to address complex problems, such as youth drug use, and avoid fragmented services. This study aims to offer new perspectives on how governmental structures shape local drug prevention. By including …
Different Welfare States—Different Policies? An Analysis of the Substance of National Health Promotion Policies in Three European Countries
This study examines healthy public policy development in three European countries representing different welfare regimes: England representing the liberal model; Norway, the social democratic model; and the Netherlands, the corporatist model. National policy documents were used for the analysis. In England and Norway, health promotion has a prominent place and there is a political focus on the broader determinants of health. However, while the No…
Tackling health inequalities in Norway
This article follows the Norwegian policy-making process on social inequalities in health applying models for policy development with focus on linear and non-linear movements. The focus is process-oriented following the introduction of a comprehensive, cross-sectoral strategy to tackle socioeconomic health inequalities in Norway. A case study design was selected and two theoretical frameworks have guided the research. Whitehead's model for health…
Promoting health by addressing living conditions in Norwegian municipalities
Worldwide, inequalities in health are increasing, even in well-developed welfare states such as Norway, which in 2012, saw a new public health act take effect that enshrined equity in health as national policy and devolved to municipalities' responsibility to act on the social determinants of health. The act deems governance structures and "Health in All Policies" approaches as important steering mechanisms for local health promotion. The aim of …
Advocating for Health Promotion Policy in Norway
Background: The Norwegian National government has developed public health policies that reflect health promotion principles, and these are particularly reflected in the recent Public Health Act (PHA). The counties (CMs) have been given a central role in the implementation of the PHA, and in this paper we explore how the CMs fill this role. Methods: Qualitative as well as quantitative data have been applied; a survey, a document study and personal…
Legitimising Inter-Sectoral Public Health Policies
Introduction: The 2012 Norwegian Public Health Act stipulates that all Norwegian municipalities need to integrate public health concerns in their decision-making processes at all policy levels. Based on a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, population health and health equity are seen as whole-of-government responsibilities, making all municipal actors across sectors and professional boundaries responsible for health issues. Although many mun…
Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway
More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole-of-government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination between different policy areas to address complex problems, such as youth drug use, and avoid fragmented services. This study aims to offer new perspectives on how governmental structures shape local drug prevention. By including …
Youth perspective on outreach service
At-risk youth often rely on different municipal services, such as child welfare services, social services and medical services. All of these services play an important role in preventing drug use and promoting well-being, following the health promoting principles in the Norwegian Public Health Act of 2012. While the goal is for these services to coordinate their actions, many youths fall through the cracks of the system. Some municipalities have …
Perceptions of the social and physical environment of adolescents’ dietary behaviour in neighbourhoods of different socioeconomic position
A higher proportion of adolescents from families in a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) tends to have more unhealthy dietary behaviours, and overweight and obesity, than their counterparts in higher SEPs. More research is needed to understand the causes of these differences, in particular the influence of the neighbourhood environment, which has been explored less. The presented qualitative study explores how adolescents and their parents from h…
Nordic responses to covid-19 from a health promotion perspective
On 30 January 2020, the disease covid-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be an international threat to human health and on 11 March 2020, the outbreak was declared a pandemic. The aim of this study was to analyse policy strategies developed by the five Nordic countries during the first 3 months of the pandemic from a health promotion perspective in order to identify Nordic responses to the crisis. Although the Nordic countries ha…
Medicine (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Norwegian (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Health promotion (4 works)