Empowerment
The holy grail of health promotion?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Rissel (0000-0002-2156-8581, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Christopher Rissel |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-47 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/9.1.39 |
| OpenAlex | W1977394234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 79 |
| References cited | 28 |
Potentially, empowerment has much to offer health promotion. However, some caution needs to be exercised before the notion is wholeheartedly embraced as the major goal of health promotion. The lack of a clear theoretical underpinning, distortion of the concept by different users, measurement ambiguities, and structural barriers make ‘empowerment’ difficult to attain. To further discussion, this paper proposes several assertions about the definition, components, process and outcome of ‘empowerment’, including the need for a distinction between psychological and community empowerment. These assertions and a model of community empowerment are offered in an attempt to clarify an important issue for health promotion.
Empowerment · Health promotion · Holy Grail · Political science · Promotion (chess) · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Underpinning · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Social Psychology
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Measurement of Community Empowerment in Three Community Programs in Rapla (Estonia)
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Empowering Chinese university health service providers to become mental health champions
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Patient empowerment in the United States
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Between stigma and solidarity
Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
Empowering Kibera during political change
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Of models and mechanisms
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The Role of the Fatosphere in Fat Adults’ Responses to Obesity Stigma
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Beyond the Individual
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Ethnic differences in social participation and social capital in Malmö, Sweden
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Can we empower others? The paradox of empowerment in the governing of an alternative public school
Sense of community in the urban environment
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Coping with a Community Stressor
| Unique citing works | 79 |
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| Citations per year | 2,63 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 73 |