An Ecological Analysis Procedure to Assess Health Promotion Programs: An Instruction Manual

Description

An Ecological Analysis Procedure to Assess Health Promotion Programs: An Instruction Manual: Abstract

This manual is about innovative practices in health promotion, one of the key ideas that led to the new public health movement. More specifically, it concerns the ecological approach, a contemporary perspective derived from many disciplines that emphasizes research and action on a vast range of health determinants. Readers will find in this manual detailed instructions for using a grid that assesses the integration of the ecological approach into health promotion programs.

Objectives

This innovative tool can be used to unpack programs according to the various dimensions of an ecological approach, thus allowing an evaluative judgement. This information can then be used for a variety of purposes: research, training, program planning and evaluation.

Who for?

• Researchers, public health practitioners and managers, students