Title |
Revitalizing the setting approach – supersettings for sustainable impact in community health promotion
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Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s12966-014-0118-8 |
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Authors |
Paul Bloch, Ulla Toft, Helene Christine Reinbach, Laura Tolnov Clausen, Bent Egberg Mikkelsen, Kjeld Poulsen, Bjarne Bruun Jensen |
Abstract |
The concept of health promotion rests on aspirations aiming at enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. Health promotion action is facilitated in settings such as schools, homes and work places. As a contribution to the promotion of healthy lifestyles, we have further developed the setting approach in an effort to harmonise it with contemporary realities (and complexities) of health promotion and public health action. The paper introduces a modified concept, the supersetting approach, which builds on the optimised use of diverse and valuable resources embedded in local community settings and on the strengths of social interaction and local ownership as drivers of change processes. Interventions based on a supersetting approach are first and foremost characterised by being integrated, but also participatory, empowering, context-sensitive and knowledge-based. Based on a presentation of "Health and Local Community", a supersetting initiative addressing the prevention of lifestyle diseases in a Danish municipality, the paper discusses the potentials and challenges of supporting local community interventions using the supersetting approach. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
United States | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 2 | 29% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
Members of the public | 2 | 29% |
Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
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Kenya | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 275 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 50 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 35 | 13% |
Researcher | 29 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 10% |
Lecturer | 13 | 5% |
Other | 49 | 18% |
Unknown | 72 | 26% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 44 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 38 | 14% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 13% |
Psychology | 17 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
Other | 43 | 16% |
Unknown | 86 | 31% |