Identification of starting points to promote health and wellbeing at the community level - a qualitative study
As health is influenced by the social, economic and environmental conditions in which individuals live, local communities are an ideal setting to promote health and wellbeing. However, up to now various health promotion interventions at the community level have had limited success, perhaps related t...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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16 January 2019
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BMC public health
Year: 2019, Volume: 19 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-019-6425-x |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6425-x
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| Author Notes: | Jennifer Hilger-Kolb, Claudia Ganter, Maren Albrecht, Catherin Bosle, Joachim E. Fischer, Laura Schilling, Claudia Schlüfter, Maria Steinisch, Kristina Hoffmann |
| Summary: | As health is influenced by the social, economic and environmental conditions in which individuals live, local communities are an ideal setting to promote health and wellbeing. However, up to now various health promotion interventions at the community level have had limited success, perhaps related to an incomplete understanding of local contexts and priorities. We therefore aimed to develop a broader and deeper understanding of topics or issues that were most salient to residents of a South-West German community by exploring their perceptions of needs, challenges, barriers and existing resources related to health and well-being. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 12.11.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-019-6425-x |