Fostering global health policy leadership through World Health Assembly simulations: debating climate change and health
This study describes the conceptualization and conduct of the ‘Manipal Model World Health Organization’ 2018 debate simulation, where a multi-professional group of students at an Indian university deliberated approaches to address the regional health impacts of climate change in South Asia. We contextualized the Model WHO debate model for a multi-professio nal classroom. Multi-sectoral stakeholders were engaged to draw participants from health and non-health disciplines. Participants were trained in health research literacy, policy politics, bloc politics, writing and public speaking for Model WHO. Mock sessions provid...
Source: Health Promotion International - October 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Medical pluralism, sorcery belief and health seeking in Vanuatu: a quantitative and descriptive study
SummarySet in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, this study explores the relationship between cultural knowledge and beliefs concerning illness and health-seeking behaviour within the context of medical pluralism. Concentrating on the nation ’s high rates of diabetes and non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors, this research analyses the way in which understandings of disease aetiology and healing efficacy impact upon treatment-related decisions. Data were obtained through a mixed-methods community survey of 313 adult respondents developed in collaboration with ni-Vanuatu health experts, community leaders and survey enumerator...
Source: Health Promotion International - October 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The pitfalls of personalization rhetoric in time of health crisis: COVID-19 pandemic and cracks on neoliberal ideologies
SummaryThe rise of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the incongruity of individualization ideologies that position individuals at the centre of health care, by contributing, making informed decisions and exercising choice regarding their health options and lifestyle considerations. When confronted with a global health threat, government across the world, have understood that the rhetoric of individualization, personal responsibility and personal choice would only led to disastrous national health consequences. In other words, individual choice offers a poor criterion to guide the health and wellbeing of a population. This ...
Source: Health Promotion International - October 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
From controlling to connecting: M ’Wikwedong as a place of urban Indigenous health promotion in Canada
AbstractIn recent years, health promotion has come under critique for being framed according to the contexts and priorities of Western communities, with the notion of ‘control’ underpinning much of its theoretical and practical development. Ceding space to Indigenous voices and knowledge is one way forward to overcoming this limitation and decolonizing the field. This paper reports on insights gained from a participatory digital storytelling project focused o n Indigenous health promotion that took place at M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre in the city of Owen Sound, Canada. The research team was formed by Mâ€...
Source: Health Promotion International - October 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Universal health coverage under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ’s sanctions: strategic purchasing approach in the Iranian health system
This study aimed to make the best solution for the Iran health care system to overcome not only the temporary sanctions but also a program to reach the UHC goals through the strategic purchasing approach. This was a qualitative study carried out from 2015 to 2017 containing two phases: a comparative analysis and a three-step Delphi technique. In the first phase, the Garden model was applied to select the countries. In the second phase, 20 experts who specialised in health management, health economics, and health insurance science were asked. Data were analyzed with SPSS (version 20.0) and STATA (version 15.0) In the threat...
Source: Health Promotion International - October 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Deconstructing hegemonic epistemologies: an urgent call for anti-racist scholarship for health promotion and Black lives
The year 2020, with its global pandemic, economic hardship, social isolation and violence has brought profound suffering, overdue learning and important opportunities. One such opportunity is the chance for the field of health promotion to unflinchingly commit to building and sustaining efforts to address the inequities so vividly illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic —specifically, inequities experienced by Black communities. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - October 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Lived experiences of women suffering from breast cancer in Kashmir: a phenomenological study
AbstractUsing a phenomenological approach, this study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived  experiences of Kashmiri women suffering from breast cancer within the context of their day-to-day lives. Snowball sampling and theoretical sampling techniques were employed for recruiting participants. Data collection was primarily based on the principles of data saturation. Data saturation occurr ed after 12 women with breast cancer were interviewed. Data was collected using face-to-face in-depth individual interviews. The interview guide consisted of open-ended questions. To attain the utmost variation, sumptuou...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
‘A synergy model of health’: an integration of salutogenesis and the health assets model
This article proposes to advance the connections between salutogenic theory and assets models for health improvement. There is a need to integrate their use in public health and health promotion so that their respective potentials can be fully developed. This requires their synergies to be made more explicit so that a more coherent approach can be taken to their utilization. A mechanism is therefore needed that helps to raise awareness of them and their value as a resource together. Bronfenbrenner ’s bioecological theory provides one framework that can support better integration of salutogenesis with the applied nature o...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Theories of Indigenous and non-Indigenous wellbeing in Australian health policies
We report on research exam ining Indigenous and non-Indigenous theories of wellbeing in a representative sample of current Australian health policy documents. We examine what theories or definitions of wellbeing are present, whether policies recognize social determinants of health; if ‘lifestyle drift’ is present; how Ind igenous and non-Indigenous theories of wellbeing are positioned; and whether policies propose strategies consistent with their definitions of wellbeing. We discuss implications of current approaches for effective policy to promote Indigenous and non-Indigenous wellbeing. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - September 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Are meal kits health promoting? Nutritional analysis of meals from an Australian meal kit service
This study aimed to assess the characteristics and nutritional composition of meals offered from an MKSS over 12  months. Nutritional data were extracted from recipes available to order from HelloFresh in Australia from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. In total, 346 (251 unique) recipes were retrieved. Per serve (median size 580 g), meals contained a median of 2840 kJ (678 kcal) of energy, 58 g carbohydr ate (14 g sugar), 44 g protein, 28 g total fat (8 g saturated fat) and 839 mg sodium. Median energy from macronutrients was total fat (38%), carbohydrates (34%), protein (25%) and saturated fat (11%). This ...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The implementation process of the Confident Birth method in Swedish antenatal education: opportunities, obstacles and recommendations
In this study, we investigate midwives ’ and first line managers’ perceptions regarding the method, and identify opportunities and obstacles in its implementation. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with ten midwives and five first line managers working in 19 antenatal clinics in western Sweden. The Consolidated Fra mework for Implementation Research was used in a directed content analysis approach.Intervention Characteristics —such as perceptions about the Confident Birth method—were found to have equipped the midwives with coping strategies that were useful for expecting parents during birth.Out...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Relationship between maternal healthy eating literacy and healthy meal provision in families in Japan
This study examined the effects of maternal healthy eating literacy (HEL) on healthy meal provision in Japanese families. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey with 1899 mothers of pre-school children. Participants were divided into two groups based on their median score of eating out and consuming convenience foods, and demographic variables were compared between these groups. We assessed associations between HEL and healthy meal provision using Pearson ’s correlation coefficient (r) and multiple linear regression with healthy meal provision as the dependent variable and HEL as the independent variable, adjustin...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Introducing Ecohealth education in a Teacher Training Institute in Lao PDR: a case study
SummaryThis paper argues the effectiveness of Ecohealth education for improving the quality of health and environmental education and for achieving sustainable development in developing countries. To illustrate the need for Ecohealth education, we review the transitions in health education, environmental education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in various developing countries. Moreover, we discuss issues relating to these disciplines and consider the possible roles that Ecohealth education can play. Then, drawing on a case study conducted in Lao PDR, we propose a concrete example of the teaching content of...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Developing and validating a self-assessment tool for health promotion competencies with training participants in Austria
AbstractA key objective of health promotion capacity building and professional development programmes is to enhance competencies in the workforce or training participants. The goal of this study was to investigate and validate the psychometric properties of a recently developed self-assessment tool, based on ‘The CompHP core competencies framework for health promotion’, to establish whether it is suitable for evaluating training. The tool was employed in 2018 to evaluate two different programmes, with 584 participants submitting their assessment and evaluation of 77 different health promotion traini ng courses in a pap...
Source: Health Promotion International - September 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Corporate social responsibility and internal stakeholders ’ health and well-being in Europe: a systematic descriptive review
AbstractCorporate social responsibility (CSR) can contribute to the triple bottom line of economic, social and environmental performance in organizations. However, the relationship between CSR, employee health and well-being has not been frequently assessed despite an increased awareness that this relationship can contribute to sustainable workplaces. To identify studies addressing the relationship between CSR and employee health and well-being within the EuCIropean context, we conducted a systematic literature search using Web of Science and Medline. Of the 60 articles screened for inclusion, 16 were retained. The results...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
