The sustainability of health promotion interventions for different levels of social organization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22945015
AutoresHal Swerissen (0000-0002-2916-8961, La Trobe University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen19
Número1
Páginas123-130
Fecha de publicación2004-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/dah113
PMID14976180
OpenAlexW2099684055
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas31
Referencias citadas5

In health promotion, enthusiasm for sustainability has frequently overshadowed critical reflection with regard to whether this aim is warranted, let alone feasible. Consequently, the not insubstantial body of literature on sustainability in health promotion is not particularly helpful to decision makers. In this paper we seek to provide some guidance for the development of sustainability for health promotion interventions, arguing that it is necessary to be able to differentiate between (i). levels of social organization which are the focus of change, (ii). the programmes and agencies which are the means employed to achieve change, and (iii). the outcomes or effects that are achieved. Furthermore, funding allocations need to be congruent with programme characteristics if one is serious about achieving sustainability.

Business · Enthusiasm · Health promotion · Political science · Promotion (chess) · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Social sustainability · Sustainability · Sustainability organizations · Community Health and Development · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology