The broad positive health perspective on health as common ground for tackling current and future interdisciplinary health challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22074665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Dierx (0000-0001-7435-0183, Avans University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), John A J Dierx, Cindy M A de Bot (Avans University of Applied Sciences) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 1680808-1680808 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1680808 |
| PMID | 41098748 |
| OpenAlex | W4414677650 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
In the past decades, many developments on economy, demography and technology amongst others have directly or indirectly influenced population health both in a positive and negative way. Consequently, the population is aging with accompanying demand for care while the workforce in health care and wellbeing is decreasing. A so-called infarction in health care and wellbeing is pending. This calls for a shift in perspective on health as care can be prevented by healthy lifestyle and resilience and self-reliance could be increased. Positive Health (PH) introduces such an innovative shift in healthcare, prioritizing resilience, adaptability, and overall well-being over traditional disease-focused models. This Perspective article explores the possible definitions of health and the development of PH, its pros and cons, application of the concept in the Netherlands and some examples worldwide and finally and discusses the global opportunities and challenges it poses. The article highlights future pathways toward a patient-centred and sustainable healthcare system, and it is suggested that the PH perspective could be instrumental in this emphasizing intersectoral collaboration, ethical considerations, and integration into healthcare frameworks
Common ground · Global health · Health care · Population · Population health · Psychological resilience · Workforce · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Health, psychology, and well-being · Mental Health and Psychiatry
Towards a ‘patient-centred’ operationalisation of the new dynamic concept of health
How should we define health?
Revitalising the evidence base for public health
Positive Health
Defining health and health inequalities
Factors influencing perceived sustainability of Dutch community health programs
The magnitude and importance of perceived health dimensions define effective tailor-made health-promoting interventions per targeted socioeconomic group
The global health workforce stock and distribution in 2020 and 2030
Economic development, urbanization, technological change and overweight
Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale and the relation with health
When people live with multiple chronic diseases
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis
Measuring positive health
| Highly cited | No |
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