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25 years of HBSC: challenges and successes
McQueen DV . Int J Public Health 2009 54 123-4 In today’s world there are many surveys and many of those | are surveys of children, but none possess the three salient | characteristics that have defined the HBSC: 1. it has been | sustained over a long period of time, more than a quarter | century; 2. it has built survey research capacity over that time | in many and varied countries; and 3. it is driven by an underlying theoretical approach that is informative, innovative | and sensitive to the leading issues of the time. Each of these | characteristics is a considerable challenge to any collective | knowledge seeking endeavor. Sustainability is difficult in any | scientific undertaking. Funding sources often suffer from the | political whims of decision makers in governments that vary | over time. Maintaining funding may not be as problematic | for large scale projects in the physical or biological sciences | because they are less likely to be seen as bound to societal | prejudices. However, a subject area such as health related | behaviour in school children is potentially much more sensitive to trends and views of current policies, because of the | age of respondents as well as content, such as sexual activity | and risk behaviours. Even where friendly policies do last over | many years, resources may vary in the same time period. Thus | for a funding body to consistently rate this survey as worthy of | continued support, the result is highly valued. Although each | participating country can tell its own story of sustainability, | some with more success than others, the point is that the whole | endeavor has been sustained and that is to be admired |
Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: the Galway consensus conference statement
Allegrante JP , Barry MM , Airhihenbuwa CO , Auld ME , Collins JL , Lamarre MC , Magnusson G , McQueen DV , Mittelmark MB , Galway Consensus Conference . Health Educ Behav 2009 36 (3) 476-82 This paper reports the outcome of the Galway Consensus Conference, an effort undertaken as a first step toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education. Twenty-nine leading authorities in health promotion, health education, and public health convened a 2-day meeting in Galway, Ireland, during which the available evidence on credentialing in health promotion was reviewed and discussed. Conference participants reached agreement on core values and principles, a common definition, and eight domains of core competency required to engage in effective health promotion practice. The domains of competency are catalyzing change, leadership, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, advocacy, and partnerships. The long-term aim of this work is to stimulate a global dialogue that will lead to the development and widespread adoption of standards and quality assurance systems in all countries to strengthen capacity in health promotion, a critical element in achieving goals for the improvement of global population health. |
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