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Social Science & Medicine, 1996

Book Reviews 1751 impose responsibility on the worker~ rather than the employer, or the system in... more Book Reviews 1751 impose responsibility on the worker~ rather than the employer, or the system in which we operate (p.74). Vines' argument demolishes the ideology of freedom of choice and individual responsibility in the management of life and health, along with the essentialist discourses around hormones, genes and brain chemistry.

Journal of Urban Health-bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine, 2010

One of the great attractions of city life is its diversity. There have been numerous attempts to ... more One of the great attractions of city life is its diversity. There have been numerous attempts to categorize and evaluate "push" and "pull" factors for urbanization. Push factors (pushing individuals, families, and communities out of rural and regional centers) would be, for instance, lack of employment, poor social, educational, health, and cultural facilities, and diminished opportunities to find life partners, whereas urban pull factors include job opportunities, (religious) freedom, and new chances for community development and courtship.

Journal of Public Health, 1998

Sozial-und Praventivmedizin, 2006

The Forum article (Bernier et al. 2006a), the commentaries (Bauer 2006; McMurray 2006; Rütten 200... more The Forum article (Bernier et al. 2006a), the commentaries (Bauer 2006; McMurray 2006; Rütten 2006; Springett 2006), and the rebuttal by Bernier and her colleagues (Bernier et al. 2006b) in this issue of the journal can and must be seen in a much wider context of knowledge production for health.

Tsg, 2008

Nederland kan veel sterker dan nu het geval lijkt aanhaken bij het internationale intellectuele e... more Nederland kan veel sterker dan nu het geval lijkt aanhaken bij het internationale intellectuele en politieke global health-debat. Global health heeft alles te maken met de verdeling en toegankelijkheid van geglobaliseerde (machts)middelen. De erkenning dat nationale regeringen daar steeds minder controle over hebben, heeft gevolgen voor het ‘governance’-perspectief dat tot oplossingen moet leiden: mondiaal gezondheidsbeleid is daarmee een intersectorale en multidimensionele verantwoordelijkheid geworden. Dat dit geen vaag ideologisch praatje is wordt aangetoond door concrete beleidsvoorstellen uit Europa en het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

Health Promotion International, 1995

In a recent editorial in this journal, attention was called to the nurturing and healthful living... more In a recent editorial in this journal, attention was called to the nurturing and healthful living arrangements that the marital lifestyle constitutes (Catford, 1994). Although the author may have had his reasons for stressing the importance of marriage, the emphasis should have been placed on the more appropriate concepts of emotional health and meaningful relationships, rather than on the societal institution of marriage. Current developments in western societies towards increased individualism and the subsequent breaking loose ...

Prevention, through the concept of" health education," officially entered the realm of ... more Prevention, through the concept of" health education," officially entered the realm of health (care) policy-making in 1962 when, for the first time, government suggested that this field of work was of importance. Understandably, in a pluralistic health care system, government thought that health education and prevention were to be a responsibility of the social partners, and not of governmental institutions themselves. The Cross Organizations were given the opportunity to establish modest cores of health education activities, but the ...

Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) confound physicians, and the incidence and prevalence of the... more Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) confound physicians, and the incidence and prevalence of these conditions is poorly documented. This is not least due to the complex nature of MUS and mimicry of morbidity with conditions that have common clinical assessment and treatment modalities, e.g. migraine headaches which stress headaches commonly are misdiagnosed as. Effective treatment modalities for MUS have been more or less nonexistent. In the following we present a modality for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of MUS that in our experience leads to cure, at least in better than half of these cases measured in terms of allowing the individual back to work. These results are at least twice as high as those described hitherto (see below), and yet, our treatment modality is beset with many obstacles, not the least of which is the intransigence of a system that will not and/or can not understand why this modality is so much better than what they are able to offer. The most important obstacle is financing, as this modality requires long term and committed financing to work. The economic implications of not dealing with these issues are described.

Journal of Public Health, 1994

The Assembly appreciated that in preparing these proposals, the Ad Hoc Group has been concerned: ... more The Assembly appreciated that in preparing these proposals, the Ad Hoc Group has been concerned: not to lose the cumulative experience which ASPHER has built up during the past decade; to be aware of the new situation in Europe with new opportunities and challenges to be faced if ASPHER is to respond effectively to the needs of its members; to identify opportunities for cooperation with both old partners (WHO and EHMA) and new partners, notably CEC19 and their new Public Health Mandate.

Health Promotion International, 1999

Health promotion, in our analysis, appears to be as much a Western concept as one that is support... more Health promotion, in our analysis, appears to be as much a Western concept as one that is supported by Quranic texts (the Holy Word itself as well as the Sunnah). This insight may contribute to the further development of health promotion in both multi-cultural Western nations as well as Islamic nations themselves. In Western nations and settings this could be achieved through a process called 'interculturalization'.

There is a strong belief, and in many cases a strong evidence-base, that policy impacts on our co... more There is a strong belief, and in many cases a strong evidence-base, that policy impacts on our collective shaping of individual, population and global parameters of life, in terms of operations of humanity, and of the natural world of which we are such an intricate and fragile part. Unfortunately, the same could be said of the absence of policy: a failure of governments to address, for instance, global climate change may have severe health, eco-systemic and social impacts. In looking at the effects of policy on health we therefore have to specify ...

Health Promotion …, 2006

In 1986, a group of delegates from some 50 countries gathered in Ottawa at the invitation of the ... more In 1986, a group of delegates from some 50 countries gathered in Ottawa at the invitation of the World Health Organization, Health Canada and the Canadian Public Health Association to develop and affirm a series of principles and actions framing the value systems and practice of health promotion. The organizers had captured the spirit of the times or 'Zeitgeist'with great astuteness and foresight: the Ottawa Charter built effectively on a broad range of insights from governments, academia and communities, identifying key areas of ...

© Hans Löfgren, Evelyne de Leeuw and Michael Leahy 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publ... more © Hans Löfgren, Evelyne de Leeuw and Michael Leahy 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited The Lypiatts 15 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Glos GL50 2JA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. William Pratt House 9 Dewey Court Northampton Massachusetts 01060 USA A catalogue record for this book is ...

Health promotion international, 1993

... constellation of assumptions and presuppositions that is the foundation of a framework in whi... more ... constellation of assumptions and presuppositions that is the foundation of a framework in which ... less, under the influence of little explicit sets, causal, final and normative sets of ... On the contrary, adopting a mildly positive position toward innovation would prob-ably promote their ...

This report is the result of an exciting journey of discovery. As with all journeys, we have been... more This report is the result of an exciting journey of discovery. As with all journeys, we have been to many exotic places, have met extraordinary people, and at times have been challenged to keep going ahead rather than retreating. Good journeys are also enjoyed best in good ...

Social Science & Medicine, 1995

The European Strategy

Medical …, 2009

OBJECTIVES The multiple mini-interview (MMI) overcomes the limitations of the traditional panel i... more OBJECTIVES The multiple mini-interview (MMI) overcomes the limitations of the traditional panel interview by multiple sampling to provide improved objectivity and reliability. Reliability of the MMI is affected by number of stations; however, there are few data reporting the influence of interview duration on MMI outcome and reliability. We aimed to determine whether MMI stations can be shortened without affecting applicant rankings or compromising test reliability.

Health promotion …, 2007

Although much research has been done on the existence and formation of risk and issue based healt... more Although much research has been done on the existence and formation of risk and issue based health policies, there is only little insight in health policy development processes in a broader context. This hampers intervention in these policy processes to adequately develop integrated and effective health policies.

Health Promotion …, 2000

As a mass medium which provides information to the public about both the determinants of health a... more As a mass medium which provides information to the public about both the determinants of health and the conditioning of those determinants through professional or civic means, the press is an important object of study for health promoters, who regularly seek to build upon and influence public understandings regarding the etiology of health. This article investigates whether the factors which the Dutch press portray as determining or allowing for health are congruent with the central tenets of health promotion as these are detailed in the WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and 1997 Jakarta Declaration. A content analysis was conducted on 600 randomly selected health-related articles appearing in the five Dutch newspapers with the largest average daily circulation over 8 weeks. Two coders ascribed values to each of the 600 articles for seven content variables, including determinant theme of article, authority identifying determinant theme, means and agent of determinant conditioning, breadth of population affected, and mediating populational attributes. Two form variables, text and graphic area, were also assessed by the coders. Findings indicate that though there are some reasons to be encouraged, representations of the determinants of health in the Dutch press are largely incompatible with the etiological assumptions of health promotion. Health promoters, it is asserted, must continue to engage the press in order to take advantage of opportunities and gaps in health etiological coverage.