Promoting good practice in health promotion in Spain: the potential role of a new agency.

Promoting good practice in health promotion in Spain: the potential role of a new agency. Gac Sanit. 2016 Nov;30 Suppl 1:19-24 Authors: Paredes-Carbonell JJ, Peiró-Pérez R, Morgana A Abstract Health promotion (HP) activities should be evaluated both in terms of process and results. However there remains a lack of information regarding the types of HP community interventions that are performed in our country, which of these are based on the best available evidence, and how the evidence available can be translated into HP recommendations for action? Spain does not have a dedicated body to answer such questions. If one existed, its role should be to identify the full range of interventions available to promote health, evaluate them and, in cases where there are positive results, facilitate their transfer and implementation. The aim of this article is to reflect on the need and usefulness of an institution with these functions. It also aims to identify the possible strengths and weaknesses of such an institution and what external experiences could be used in developing it. The discussion draws on the experience of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) highlighting possibilities for collaborative strategies. One might argue that the largely published English language evidence base needs simply to be translated to improve knowledge. However, good practice in HP is based and nurtured within the context where it is t...
Source: Gaceta Sanitaria - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Gac Sanit Source Type: research