Alliances in Health Promotion: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780333677698 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str.

Angela Scriven

Opis

A concise and accessible account of the theoretical issues relating to intersectoral collaboration, and the diversity of health promotion partnerships that have been established. The book contains contributions from a distinguished group of academics, researchers and professional practitioners, from a wide range of settings - the health service, universities, specialist health promotion agencies, local authorities, voluntary organisations and education.

The book will appeal to a broad variety of readers, including students of health promotion and practitioners confronting the realities of collaborative working.

Spis treści

SECTION 1: CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE TRENDS.- A Framework for Healthy Alliances; R.Douglas.- Exploration of Conflict Theory as it Relates to Healthy Alliances; S.Markwell.- Healthy Alliances Depend on Healthy Processes; K.MiIlburn & l.MacHardy.- The Influence of Government Policy on Health; A.Scriven.- The Ethics of Getting On with Others; A.Wall.- Developing a Strategic Alliance Using a Soft Systems Approach; M.Elliot & D.Jackson.- An Evaluation Tool for the Self-assessment of Healthy Alliances; R.Funnell & K.Oldfield.- The Commissioning of Healthy Alliances; M.Rae.- Future Developments of Healthy Alliances; V.Speller.- SECTION 2: DISSEMINATION OF PRACTICE.- Shared Responsibilities: Black Community Groups, Black HIV Specialists and the Statutory Sector Working Together in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care; D.Patel.- Ageing Well: Healthy Alliances to Promote the Health of Older People; L.Ashton.- Glasgow: A Smoke-free City by the Year 2000?; D.McIntyre.- Working Together to Reduce Suicide in the Farming Community in North Yorkshire; A.Hatfield.- Child Accident Prevention through Healthy Alliances; M.Sims.- Alliance in Secondary Care; Health Promoting Hospitals; N.Kickham & A.Rushmere.- Arts in Health Promotion; a Comparative Overview of Two Health Arts Alliances; H.Chambers.- Communities for Better Health: a Healthy Alliance between National and Local Agencies; H.Howson, J.Griffiths & A.Davies.- Healthy Cities: a Preliminary Analysis; V.Walker.- Sea, Sand and Safer Sex: an Alliance for HIV/AIDS Prevention; M.Inman.- Working in Alliances: an Inside Story; L.Ewles.

O autorze

Angela Scriven BA, MEd, CertEd, is Head of the School of Health and Course Director for the MSc in Health Promotion at Bath College of Higher Education. Her research interests have focused on the impact of government policy on the promotion of health. Recent research has included the auditing of inter-agency health promotion partnerships. She has published widely and is the co-editor of 'Health Promotion: Professional Perspectives'.