Health Promotion Strategies
Course readings and resources
Week 1: Introduction to course
Week 2: Introduction HP practice
Week 3: Introduction to the Intervention Mapping Approach
Roles of values, evidence and theory in HP practice (not covered in 2012)
Week 4: IMA Step 1: Socio-ecological needs assessment
Week 5: IMA Step 2: Preparing matrices of change objectives
Week 6: Individual change strategies (including health education & health communication)
Reading Week: February 20-24
Week 7: Socio-environmental changes strategies: Organizatinal development & change
Week 8: Social-environmental change strategies: Community organization & community building
Week 9: Social-environmental change strategies: Healthy public policy & advocacy
Week 10: IMA Step 3: Selecting theory-informed intervention methods & practical strategies
Week 11: IMA Steps 4: Producing program components & materials
Week 12: IMA Steps 5: Adoption, implmentation & sustainability of HP interventions
Week 13: IMA Step 6: Evaluation in HP practice & course integration

Week 1: Introduction to course

 

 
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS RE. HEALTH PROMOTION

World Health Organization Health Promotion Statements
1.     World Health Organization (1978). The Declaration of Alma Ata. http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/declaration_almaata.pdf
2.     WHO Milestones in Health Promotion: Statements from Global Conferences (2009)
3.     WHO Global Conferences on Health Promotion (http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/en/ )
a.     1st Global Conference (1986). Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Health Promotion (1987), 1(4), iii-v. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/index.html
b.     2nd Global Conference. (1988, April 5-9, 1988). The Adelaide Recommendations: Healthy public policy. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Health Promotion, Adelaide, Australia. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/adelaide/en/index.html
c.     3rd Global Conference (1991). Supportive environments for health: The Sundsvall Statement. Paper presented at the Sundsvall Conference on Supportive Environments for Health, Sundsvall, Sweden. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/sundsvall/en/index.html
d.     4th Global Conference (1997).The Jakarta declaration on leading health promotion into the 21st century. Health Promotion International, 12, 261-264. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/jakarta/en/index.html
e.     5th Global Conference (2000). ("Bridging the equity gap"). Mexico Ministerial Statement for the Promotion of Health: From ideas to action. Health Promotion International, 15(4), 275-276. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/mexico/en/index.html
f.      6th Global Conference (2005). The Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World. Bangkok, Thailand. 7-11 August, 2005. http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/6gchp/en/index.html
 
Health promotion in Canada
1.     Epp, J. (1986). Achieving health for all: A framework for health promotion. Ottawa: Health and Welfare Canada. Epp, J. (1986). Achieving health for all: A framework for health promotion. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 77(6), 393-424.  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/pubs/system-regime/1986-frame-plan-promotion/index-eng.php
2.     Health Canada. (1998). Health promotion in Canada--a case study. Health Promotion International, 13(1), 7-26. http://heapro.oxfordjournals.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/13/1/7
3.     Health Canada. (1999?). Taking action on population health. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/pdf/tad-eng.pdf
4.     Health Canada. (2002). Public Health Agency of Canada. “Population health approach” http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/index-eng.php
 
Additional readings re. the Ottawa Charter and Health promotion in Canada
1.     Collins, P. A., & Hayes, M. V. (2007). Twenty years since Ottawa and Epp: researchers' reflections on challenges, gains and future prospects for reducing health inequities in Canada. Health Promot. Int., 22(4), 337-345. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v22i0004/337_tysoaefrhiic&form=pdf&file=file.pdf
2.     Green, L. W., & Raeburn, J. (1988). Health promotion: What is it? What will it become? Health Promotion International, 3(2), 151-159.  http://journals1.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/13569721606895589631.pdf
3.     Low, J., & Theriault, L. (2008). Health promotion policy in Canada: lessons forgotten, lessons still to learn. Health Promot. Int., 23(2), 200-206. http://heapro.oxfordjournals.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/23/2/200
4.     Mittelmark, M. B. (2008). Shaping the future of health promotion: priorities for action. Health Promot. Int., 23(1), 98-102. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v23i0001/98_stfohppfa&form=pdf&file=file.pdf
5.     [N] Potvin, L., & Jones, C. M. (2011). Twenty-five Years After the Ottawa Charter: The Critical Role of Health Promotion for Public Health. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 102(4), 244-248. http://search.proquest.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/884329234/fulltextPDF/133A0226A555D378442/2?accountid=14771
6.     Raphael, D. (2009). Escaping from the Phantom Zone: social determinants of health, public health units and public policy in Canada. Health promotion international, 24(2), 193-198. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v24i0002/193_eftpzsuappic
7.     Sparks, M. (2009). Acting on the social determinants of health: health promotion needs to get more political. Health promotion international, 24(3), 199-202. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v24i0003/199_aotsdopntgmp
8.     Taylor, M., Meyer-Weitz, A., Jinabhai, C. C., & Sathiparsad, R. (2009). Meeting the challenges of the Ottawa Charter: comparing South African responses to AIDS and tobacco control. Health promotion international, 24(3), 203-210. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v24i0003/203_mtcotortaatc
9.     Tountas, Y. (2009). The historical origins of the basic concepts of health promotion and education: the role of ancient Greek philosophy and medicine. Health promotion international, 24(2), 185-192. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v24i0002/185_thootboagpam
10.   Williamson, D. L., & Carr, J. (2009). Health as a resource for everyday life: advancing the conceptualization. Critical Public Health, 19(1), 107-122. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/318464_731469432_910140745.pdf  
11.   Special issue of Critical Public Health (2008, volume(4)) re. the Ottawa Charter and health promotion (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g905688222~db=all ), including:
a.     Wills, J., & Douglas, J. (2008). Health promotion: still going strong? Critical Public Health, 18(4), 431 - 434. http://www.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/smpp/content~content=a905678405~db=all~order=page  
b.     Nutbeam, D. (2008). What would the Ottawa Charter look like if it were written today? Critical Public Health, 18(4), 435 - 441. http://www.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/smpp/content~content=a905680697~db=all~order=page ; http://pdfserve.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/85965_770885140_905680697.pdf
c.     Raphael, D. (2008). Grasping at straws: a recent history of health promotion in Canada. Critical Public Health, 18(4), 483 - 495. http://www.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/smpp/content~content=a905672729~db=all~order=page
d.     Sanders, D., Stern, R., Struthers, P., Ngulube, T. J., & Onya, H. (2008). What is needed for health promotion in Africa: band-aid, live aid or real change? Critical Public Health, 18(4), 509 - 519. http://www.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/smpp/content~content=a905672608~db=all~order=page
 
Recent documents re. the social determinants of health
1.     WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. (2008). Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health. http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/index.html  
a.     Green, J. (2010). The WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Critical Public Health, 20(1), 1-4. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/747112_731469432_920437901.pdf
b.     Canadian Public Health Association. (2008). CPHA Response to the WHO Commission's Report: Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health Ottawa. http://www.cpha.ca/uploads/briefs/cpha_who_sdoh_e.pdf
c.     Lee, K. (2010). How do we move forward on the social determinants of health: the global governance challenges. Critical Public Health, 20(1), 5-14. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/577275_731469432_920437567.pdf
 
2.     The Marmot Review: Marmot, M., & al., (2010). The Marmot Review: Fair society, healthy lives: Strategic review of health inequities in England post 2010. London: University College London. http://www.marmotreview.org /  . See also:
a.     Canning, D., & Bowser, D. (2010). Investing in health to improve the wellbeing of the disadvantaged: Reversing the argument of Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review). Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1223-1226. http://journals1.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/7944453264171403304.pdf
b.     Chandra, A., & Vogl, T. S. (2010). Rising up with shoe leather? A comment on Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review). Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1227-1230. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/13217037887359745052.pdf
c.     Marmot, M., Allen, J., & Goldblatt, P. (2010). A social movement, based on evidence, to reduce inequalities in health. Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1254-1258. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/18353485644896038109.pdf
d.     Pickett, K. E., & Dorling, D. (2010). Against the organization of misery? The Marmot Review of health inequalities. Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1231-1233. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/6616617025673202465.pdf
e.     Subramanyam, M. A., Kawachi, I., & Subramanian, S. V. (2010). Reactions to Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review). Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1221-1222. http://journals1.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/12188591686553567716.pdf
f.      Whitehead, M., & Popay, J. (2010). Swimming upstream? Taking action on the social determinants of health inequalities. Social science & medicine, 71(7), 1234-1236. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/2757502918762285050.pdf             
3.     The Chief Public Health Officer's Reports on the State of Public Health in Canada
a.     Butler-Jones, D. (2008). The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2008. Ottawa: Health Canada.  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/2008/cphorsphc-respcacsp/index-eng.php
b.     Butler-Jones, D. (2010). The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2010: Growing older—Adding life to years. Ottawa: Health Canada. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/2010/cphorsphc-respcacsp/index-eng.php
c.     Butler-Jones, D. (2011). The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2011: Youth and young adults—Life in transition. Ottawa: Health Canada. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2011/index-eng.php
d.     Health Council of Canada. (2010). Stepping it up: Moving the focus from health care in Canada to a healthier Canada. http://healthcouncilcanada.ca/en/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=134&category_id=16&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=170
4.     Dennis Raphael
a.     Raphael, D. (2011). A discourse analysis of the social determinants of health. Critical Public Health, 21(2), 221-236. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2010.485606 http://www.tandfonline.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/doi/pdf/10.1080/09581596.2010.492210 
b.     [N] Raphael, D. (2011). Mainstream media and the social determinants of health in Canada: Is it time to call it a day? Health Promotion International, 26(2), 220-229. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v26i0002/220_mmatsdttciad  
c.     [N] Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2010). Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
d.     Raphael, D. (2010). About Canada: Health and Illness, Fernwood Publishing.
e.     Mikkonen, J., & Raphael, D. (2010). Social determinants of health: The Canadian facts  Retrieved from http://www.thecanadianfacts.org/The_Canadian_Facts.pdf            
f.      Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2008). Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives (2nd ed.). Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc
g.     Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2008). Health Promotion in Canada: Critical Perspectives (2nd ed.). Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
h.     Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2007). Poverty and policy in Canada: Implications for health and quality of life. Toronto.
i.      Raphael, D., Bryant, T., & Rioux, M. (Eds.). (2006). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness and health care. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
j.      Dennis Raphael’s Social Determinants of Health list serve, at: http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html
5.     (N) Braveman, P., Egerter, S., & Williams, D. R. (2011). Social Determinants of Health: Coming of Age. Annual Review of Public Health, 32, 381-398. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/details.xqy?uri=/01637525/v32inone/381_tsdohcoa.xml
6.     Health Nexus (2008). Primer to Action: Social Determinants of Health. http://www.healthnexus.ca/projects/primer.pdf 
7.     Mohindra, K. S., & Labonté, R. (2010). Making sense of the global economy: 10 resources for health promoters. Health Promotion International, 25(3), 355-362. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/details.xqy?uri=/09574824/v25i0003/355_msotge1rfhp.xml
8.     Shaw-Ridley, M., & Ridley, C. (2010). The Health Disparities Industry: Is It an Ethical Conundrum? Health Promotion Practice, 11(4), 454-464. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/details.xqy?uri=/15248399/v11i0004/454_thdiiiaec
 
 

 
Michael Goodstadt Ph.D., C.Psych. Director MPH Program in Health Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada m.goodstadt@utoronto.ca