Roles of health promotion researchers in the planning stages of a global urban health promotion initiative

Understandings identified from an interview-based case study

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ID22089261
AuthorsSophie Meyer (0000-0002-5459-4305, University of Bern), Nathalia González-Jaramillo (0000-0003-4975-4439, University of Bern), Annika Frahsa (0000-0002-0207-3989, University of Bern, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume13
Pages1574732-1574732
Publication date2025-05-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2025.1574732
PMID40469608
OpenAlexW4410571403
LanguageEN
References cited31

Introduction: Health promotion research is marked by recognizing diverse forms of knowledge, the embeddedness of research practices in context, the relationship between researchers and stakeholders, and the articulation of knowledge production and sharing. Amid this epistemology, researchers' understanding of their roles in specific projects and programs led by different stakeholders is essential. We used a global initiative to promote governance for health and wellbeing in five cities of different low-and middle-income countries as a case study to analyze senior-level researchers' understanding of their role within the initiative. Methods: = 5) who supported implementation of the initiative. Results: We identified three diverging types of local researchers' roles understandings: (1) active deep involvement in collaborative arrangements, (2) balancing between active involvement and passively supporting, and (3) passively supporting the initiative. Researchers transcended sectoral boundaries to varying degrees and acted at the nexus between academic, practice, and policy communities. Discussion: Our proposed typology delineating the roles of senior-level health promotion researchers has the potential to stimulate reflexivity regarding role comprehension and underlying assumptions among all stakeholders before and during the implementation of ongoing and future urban health initiatives

Health promotion · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Community Health and Development · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing

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