Concepts and approaches in the evaluation of health promotion

Bibliographic Data

ID19474333
AuthorsAntonio Ivo De Carvalho (0000-0002-3041-3493, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Antônio Ivo Carvalho (Fiocruz), Regina Cele De Andrade Bodstein, Regina Cele Bodstein (Fiocruz), Zulmira Maria De Araújo Hartz (0000-0001-9780-9428, Université de Montréal), Zulmira Hartz (Universidade de Montreal), Álvaro Hideyoshi Matida (Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2004
Volume9
Issue3
Pages521-529
Publication date2004-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1413-81232004000300002
OpenAlexW2109970814
SciELOS1413-81232004000300002
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited15

The demands and tensions surrounding evidence-based policy (EBP) as part of results-based management have frequently indicated a gap between these concepts and the complex nature of health promotion interventions. This article discusses the challenges associated with the conceptual field of Health Promotion and the requirements for "proof" of effectiveness and efficiency faced by managers, evaluators, and local agents in the development of inter-sector health programs. The authors identify the limitations of epidemiological trials for the evaluation of social policies and use arguments related to "theories of change" in order to discuss the relationship of the "constructs" in the social policy intervention model and provide the basis for the "analysis of the contribution" of its effects. Systematic reviews of the "realist synthesis" type are discussed, due to their capacity for highlighting the theoretical framework of a specific program and explaining the underlying action mechanisms common to different programs and/or contexts. The authors argue that the expression and maintenance of expected social changes require the construction of collaborative processes, considering the set of (bottom-up) stakeholders involved in all stages of the process of developing and evaluating interventions

Business · Economics · Health promotion · Knowledge management · Management science · Political science · Process management · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy

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