Mark Dooris
Biographic Data
| ID | 6652652 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Dooris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Dooris |
| SIGNATURE | DOORIS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lancashire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5986-1660 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beside the Seaside
This qualitative study examined the perceptions of potential wellbeing benefits of local green and blue spaces for adults aged over 50 years in a coastal town in North West England. At a population level, living close to green and blue spaces is associated with better mental and physical health, with the strength of the benefits being inversely related to the economic prosperity of an area. However, living in economically disadvantaged coastal co…
Health promoting universities
Purpose This paper reports on a research study examining opportunities for and characteristics of effective leadership for whole university approaches to health, well-being and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A multi-method qualitative approach was used: semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with vice chancellors ( n = 12) and UK Healthy Universities Network members ( n = 10) and online questionnaires were complet…
Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Although breastfeeding is known to improve health, economic and environmental outcomes, breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates are low in the United Kingdom. The global WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) aims to reverse declining rates of breastfeeding by shifting the culture of infant feeding care provision throughout hospital maternity settings. In the United Kingdom, the global BFHI has been adapted by UNICEF UK refle…
Growing health in UK prison settings
Globally, prisoners tend to come from marginalized and socially disadvantaged sections of the society and exhibit a high incidence of ill health, linked to social exclusion and multiple complex needs. Prisons therefore offer an important opportunity to tackle inequality and injustice, through promoting health, reducing reoffending and facilitating community reintegration.This paper reports on and critically discusses findings from an evaluative r…
The UK Healthy Universities Self-Review Tool
Over recent years, there has been growing interest in Healthy Universities, evidenced by an increased number of national networks and the participation of 375 participants from over 30 countries in the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges, which also saw the launch of the Okanagan Charter. This paper reports on research exploring the use and impact of the UK Healthy Universities Network's self review tool, s…
Expert voices for change
Securing 'supportive environments' for health in the face of ecosystem collapse
In this paper, we reflect on and explore what remains to be done to make the concept of supportive environments--one of the Ottawa Charter's five core action areas--a reality in the context of growing uncertainty about the future and accelerated pace of change. We pay particular attention to the physical environment, while underscoring the inextricable links between physical and social environments, and particularly the need to link social and en…
Healthy Cities
Healthy universities--time for action
Despite the absence of national or international steers, there is within England growing interest in the Healthy University approach. This article introduces Healthy Universities; reports on a qualitative study exploring the potential for a national programme contributing to health, well-being and sustainable development; and concludes with reflections and recommendations. The study used questionnaires and interviews with key informants from Engl…
Sustainable development, equity and health–time to get radical
People form an integral part of the earth's ecosystem. Their health is fundamentally interlinked with the total environment. All available information indicates that it will not be possible to sust
A green and healthy future
As we move further into the twenty-first century, there is growing realization that the relationship between humans and the wider environment is crucially important, and a recognition that unfettered globalization linked to an increasingly dominant consumer culture has wrought devastating impacts. Within this context, and catalyzed particularly by concerns about climate change, there has also been increased appreciation that public health and the…
Community participation and empowerment in Healthy Cities
Community participation and empowerment are core principles underpinning the Healthy Cities movement. By providing an overview of theory and presenting the relevant findings of evaluations, this article explores how cities in the WHO European Healthy Cities Network have integrated community participation and empowerment within their development. Reflecting the inclusion of public participation and empowerment within the designation criteria for p…
Healthy settings
This paper starts by briefly reviewing the history, theory and practice of the settings approach to promoting public health--highlighting its ecological perspective, its understanding of settings as dynamic open systems and its primary focus on whole system organization development and change. It goes on to outline perceived benefits and consider why, almost 20 years after the Ottawa Charter advocated the approach, there remains a relatively poor…
The challenge of developing corporate citizenship for sustainable public health
Choosing Health is the first English public health strategy to highlight the concepts of corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship and discuss their importance for health improvement. Although the terms are used most widely in relation to private corporations, there has been growing discussion of their application to public sector organizations. The King's Fund report Claiming the Health Dividend led to a growing recognition that …
Joining up settings for health
The concept and practice of healthy settings has developed over the past 17 years, to become a key element of public health strategy. However, there remains limited consensus about either theory or practice, and there has been little critical debate concerning the value of the approach in delivering public health. Furthermore, many settings initiatives have developed in isolation from others, with little concern to formulate an integrated vision …
Joining up settings for health
The concept and practice of healthy settings has developed over the past 17 years, to become a key element of public health strategy. However, there remains limited consensus about either theory or practice, and there has been little critical debate concerning the value of the approach in delivering public health. Furthermore, many settings initiatives have developed in isolation from others, with little concern to formulate an integrated vision …
Healthy settings
This paper starts by briefly reviewing the history, theory and practice of the settings approach to promoting public health--highlighting its ecological perspective, its understanding of settings as dynamic open systems and its primary focus on whole system organization development and change. It goes on to outline perceived benefits and consider why, almost 20 years after the Ottawa Charter advocated the approach, there remains a relatively poor…
The challenge of developing corporate citizenship for sustainable public health
Choosing Health is the first English public health strategy to highlight the concepts of corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship and discuss their importance for health improvement. Although the terms are used most widely in relation to private corporations, there has been growing discussion of their application to public sector organizations. The King's Fund report Claiming the Health Dividend led to a growing recognition that …
Community participation and empowerment in Healthy Cities
Community participation and empowerment are core principles underpinning the Healthy Cities movement. By providing an overview of theory and presenting the relevant findings of evaluations, this article explores how cities in the WHO European Healthy Cities Network have integrated community participation and empowerment within their development. Reflecting the inclusion of public participation and empowerment within the designation criteria for p…
Healthy universities--time for action
Despite the absence of national or international steers, there is within England growing interest in the Healthy University approach. This article introduces Healthy Universities; reports on a qualitative study exploring the potential for a national programme contributing to health, well-being and sustainable development; and concludes with reflections and recommendations. The study used questionnaires and interviews with key informants from Engl…
Sustainable development, equity and health–time to get radical
People form an integral part of the earth's ecosystem. Their health is fundamentally interlinked with the total environment. All available information indicates that it will not be possible to sust
A green and healthy future
As we move further into the twenty-first century, there is growing realization that the relationship between humans and the wider environment is crucially important, and a recognition that unfettered globalization linked to an increasingly dominant consumer culture has wrought devastating impacts. Within this context, and catalyzed particularly by concerns about climate change, there has also been increased appreciation that public health and the…
Securing 'supportive environments' for health in the face of ecosystem collapse
In this paper, we reflect on and explore what remains to be done to make the concept of supportive environments--one of the Ottawa Charter's five core action areas--a reality in the context of growing uncertainty about the future and accelerated pace of change. We pay particular attention to the physical environment, while underscoring the inextricable links between physical and social environments, and particularly the need to link social and en…
Healthy Cities
Expert voices for change
The UK Healthy Universities Self-Review Tool
Over recent years, there has been growing interest in Healthy Universities, evidenced by an increased number of national networks and the participation of 375 participants from over 30 countries in the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges, which also saw the launch of the Okanagan Charter. This paper reports on research exploring the use and impact of the UK Healthy Universities Network's self review tool, s…
Growing health in UK prison settings
Globally, prisoners tend to come from marginalized and socially disadvantaged sections of the society and exhibit a high incidence of ill health, linked to social exclusion and multiple complex needs. Prisons therefore offer an important opportunity to tackle inequality and injustice, through promoting health, reducing reoffending and facilitating community reintegration.This paper reports on and critically discusses findings from an evaluative r…
Health promoting universities
Purpose This paper reports on a research study examining opportunities for and characteristics of effective leadership for whole university approaches to health, well-being and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A multi-method qualitative approach was used: semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with vice chancellors ( n = 12) and UK Healthy Universities Network members ( n = 10) and online questionnaires were complet…
Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Although breastfeeding is known to improve health, economic and environmental outcomes, breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates are low in the United Kingdom. The global WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) aims to reverse declining rates of breastfeeding by shifting the culture of infant feeding care provision throughout hospital maternity settings. In the United Kingdom, the global BFHI has been adapted by UNICEF UK refle…
Beside the Seaside
This qualitative study examined the perceptions of potential wellbeing benefits of local green and blue spaces for adults aged over 50 years in a coastal town in North West England. At a population level, living close to green and blue spaces is associated with better mental and physical health, with the strength of the benefits being inversely related to the economic prosperity of an area. However, living in economically disadvantaged coastal co…
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Community Health and Development (8 works) · Health, psychology, and well-being (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Business (5 works)