Main description:

While research teams are producing relevant and valid knowledge for health promotion, there is not yet a structured manual and distinct field of health promotion research. This timely "state-of-the-art" handbook contributes to the structuring of such a field of research.

This collection of original contributions explores the major epistemological, methodological, and ethical challenges facing health promotion research. It brings together experts from different "research traditions" that coexist in the field. The handbook covers the existing knowledge production and sharing practices to delineate the "discipline" and its agenda for future research. Ultimately, it contributes to the creation of a global community of health promotion researchers.

The handbook is organized by four types of practices (what people actually do) studied in health promotion; the practices of:

Individuals and populations in relation to their health and its determinants
Professionals who intervene to improve population health
Policy-makers and institutions involved in the advocacy, design, and implementation of policies and programs
Researchers and innovators (academic scholars and global agencies) through which investment in research and production of evidence-based guidelines are made.

Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research, Vol. 1: Mapping Health Promotion Research is a highly relevant reference tool for researchers and graduate students in health promotion, public health, education and socio-health sciences; practitioners in health, medical, and social sectors; policy-makers; and health research administrators.

Contents:

Front Matter

Title Page

Foreword

Raul Mercer, Argentina

Preface

Didier Jourdan and Louise Potvin

Table of Contents

About the Editors

Contributors

Body Matter

Chapter 1

A Global Participatory Process to Structuring the Field of Health Promotion Research: An Introduction

Louise Potvin

Didier Jourdan

Chapter 2

Mapping Health Promotion Research: Organising the Diversity of Research Practices

Louise Potvin

Didier Jourdan

Part I- Researching the Practices of Individuals and Populations

Chapter 3

Design-Based Research on Active Family Involvement: Developing a Family Toolbox to Support Health Care Professionals Working with Diabetes Management

Dan Grabowski, Jens Aagaard-Hansen, Bjarne Bruun Jensen

Denmark

Chapter 4

Action Research with People Being Treated for Cancer or a Rare Disease. Health Mediation Central to Their Experiences and Their Inclusion

Eric Dugas, Zoe Rollin, Lucas Sivilotti, Karyn Dugas

France

Chapter 5

Critical Health Promotion and Participatory Research: Knowledge Production for and with Young People Experiencing Homelessness in Scotland

Andrea Rodriguez, Sabrina Galella, Shea Moran, Ruth Freeman

United Kingdom

Chapter 6

Acting-In-Context: A Methodological and Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Actions of People Living in Poverty [1]

Caroline Adam, Sylvie Gendron, Louise Potvin

Canada

Chapter 7

Participatory Health Promotion Research with Children

Colin MacDougall, Lisa Gibbs

Australia

Chapter 8

Knowledge Transfer: A Snapshot on Translation Processes from Research to Practices

Valerie Ivassenko, Andrew J. Macnab, Danilo Di Emidio, Alfons Hollederer, Efrelyn A. Iellamo, Jimryan Ignatius B. Cabuslay, Ivan Rene G. Lim, Shannen G. Felipe, Bridget Ira C. Arante, Andy Sharma

Introduction

Valerie Ivassenko[JK2]

School-based programs as a research platform for improving oral health and reducing malaria morbidity

Andrew J. Macnab

South Africa

Doing Participatory Action Research (PAR) in a Primary School: The Key Role Played by (Unexpected) Social-Actors for the Successful Completion of a School-Based Research

Danilo Di Emidio

United Kingdom

Evidence-Based Health Promotion among the Unemployed: The Example of the JOBS Program Germany

Alfons Hollederer

Germany

Employing Survey as Research Method in Breastfeeding Health Promotion Research: Philippine Perspective

Efrelyn A. Iellamo, Jimryan Ignatius B. Cabuslay, Ivan Rene G. Lim, Shannen G. Felipe, Bridget Ira C. Arante

Philippines

Researching Practices that Promote the Population Health of Older Adults: Utilizing a Spatial Approach to Guide Diabetes Care

Andy Sharma

United States of America

Part II- Researching the Practices of Professionals

Chapter 9

Fostering Cultural Safety in Health Care through a Decolonizing Approach to Research with, for and by Indigenous Communities

Marie-Claude Tremblay, Sandro Echaquan

Canada

Chapter 10

Doing Research with People: Hepatitis C and Intensive Engagement with High-Risk Occupational Groups in Karachi, Pakistan

Tassawar Ali, Nance Cunningham

Pakistan

Chapter 11

Respectful Maternity Care: A Methodological Journey from Research to Policy and Action

Manmeet Kaur

India

Chapter 12

Valuing Indigenous Health Promotion Knowledge and Practices: The Local Dialogue Workshop as a Method to Engage and Empower Matrons and Other Traditional Healers in Haiti

Obrillant Damus, Maude Vezina, Nicola J. Gray

Haiti

Chapter 13

Aligning Research Practices with Health Promotion Values: Ethical Considerations from the Community Health Worker Common Indicators Project

Noelle Wiggins, Kenneth Maes, Leticia Rodriguez Avila, Keara Rodela, Edith Kieffer

United States of America

Chapter 14

Investing in Health Promotion Research Among Community Health Workers in Semi-Rural Uganda Using a Partnership Approach

Linda Gibson, Deborah Ikhile, Mathew Nyashanu, David Musoke

United Kingdom

Chapter 15

Intersectoriality and Health Promotion Research: The Perspective of Practitioners from a Brazilian Experience

Maria Cristina Trousdell Franceschini, Marcia Faria Westphal, Marco Akerman

Brazil

Chapter 16

Capabilities and Transdisciplinary Co-Production of Knowledge: Linking the Social Practices of Researchers, Policy makers, Professionals, and Populations to Promote Active Lifestyles

Peter Gelius, Klaus Pfeifer

Germany

Chapter 17

Conducting Embedded Health Promotion Research: Lessons Learned from the Health-on-the-Go Study in Ecuador

Irene Torres, Daniel Lopez-Cevallos, Fernando Sacoto

Ecuador

Chapter 18

Doing Collaborative Health Promotion Research in a Complex Setting. Lessons Learned from the COMPLETE Project in Norway

Torill Larsen, Ingrid Holsen, Helga B. Urke, Cecilie Hoj Anvik

Norway

Chapter 19

Researching the Process of Implementing Mental Health Promotion: Case Studies on Interventions with Disadvantaged Young People

Margaret M. Barry, Tuuli Kuosmanen, Katherine Dowling

Ireland

Chapter 20

Skill-Based Health Education for Health Promotion Among School Adolescents Through Participatory Action Research: A Case in Nepal

Sudha Ghimire, Bhimsen Devkota

Nepal

Part III-Researching the Practices of Policy Makers and Institutions

Chapter 21

Evaluating Health Promotion in Schools: A Contextual Action-Oriented Research Approach

Nina Bartelink, Patricia van Assema, Maria Jansen, Hans Savelberg, Stef Kremers

Netherlands

Chapter 22

Developing School Health Promotion Through Research: An Example of a Participatory Action Research Project

Marjorita Sormunen

Finland

Chapter 23

Fourth Generation Realist Evaluation: Research Practice to Empower the NGO. A Reflection on the Case of Sport for Social Change

Alex Richmond, Evelyne de Leeuw, Anne Bunde-Birouste

Australia

Chapter 24

A Successful Intervention Research Collaboration Between a Supermarket Chain, Local Government, Non-Government Organisation and Academic Researchers: The Eat Well @ IGA Healthy Supermarket Partnership

Miranda R. Blake, Gary Sacks, Josephine Marshall, Amy K. Brown, Adrian J. Cameron

Australia

Chapter 25

Participatory Approaches to Research Intersectoral Actions in Local Communities: Using the Theory of Change, Systems Thinking and Qualitative Research to Engage Different Stakeholders and Foster Transformative Research Processes [3]

Viola Cassetti, Joan J. Paredes Carbonell

Spain

Chapter 26

A Salutogenic, Participatory and Setting-Based Model of Research for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions: The Trondelag Model for Public Health Work

Monica Lillefjell, Kirsti Sarheim Anthun, Ruca Elisa Katrin Maass, Siw Tone Innstrand, Geir Arild Espnes

Norway

Chapter 27

The Contribution of Health Promotion Research in Advancing Local Policies: New Knowledge, Lexicon, and Practice-Research Network

Eric Breton, Yann Le Bodo, Dieinaba Diallo, William Sherlaw, Cyrille Harpet, Herve Hudebine

France

Chapter 28

Implementation Research on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Ghana: Lessons for Health Promotion Research

Joshua Amo-Adjei, Eric Y. Tenkorang

Ghana

Chapter 29

Oral Health Promotion Intervention Research: A Pathway to Social Justice Applied to the Context of New Caledonia

Stephanie Tubert-Jeannin, Helene Pichot, Amal Skandrani, Nada El Osta, Estelle Pegon-Machat

France

Chapter 30

Methodological Reflections on the 'SMART Eating' Trial: Lessons for Developing Health Promotion Practices

Jasvir Kaur, Manmeet Kaur, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Rajesh Kumar

India

Chapter 31

Researching the Practices of Policy Makers in Implementing a Social Policy Intervention in Ghana

Ebenezer Owusu-Addo

Ghana

Chapter 32

Capturing Complexity in Health Promotion Intervention Research: Conducting Critical Realist Evaluation [4]

Katherine L. Frohlich, Kate St-Arneault, Mikael St-Pierre

Canada

Chapter 33

Using Critical Theory to Research Commercial Determinants of Health: Health Impact Assessment of the Practices and Products of Transnational Corporations [5]

Julia Anaf, Matt Fisher, Fran Baum

Australia

Chapter 34

Engaging with People and Populations in Health Promotion Research: A Snapshot on Participatory Processes

Valerie Ivassenko, Ioanna Bakogianni, Jan Wollgast, Sandra Caldeira, Vanessa de Almeida Guerra, Keli Bahia Felicissimo Zocrato, Conceicao Aparecida Moreira, Daniela Souzalima Campos, Mirela Castro Santos Camargos, Eike Quilling, Maja Kuchler, Janna Leimann, Christina Plantz, Adamandia Xekalaki, Achilleas Attilakos, Alexia Prasouli, Ioanna Antoniadou-Koumatou

Introduction

Valerie Ivassenko

Streamlining Knowledge for Better Health Policies: The "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway"

Ioanna Bakogianni, Jan Wollgast, Sandra Caldeira

Italy

A Five-Step Process Implementation Evaluation of the State Health Promotion Policy (POEPS) of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Vanessa de Almeida Guerra, Keli Bahia Felicissimo Zocrato, Conceicao Aparecida Moreira, Daniela Souzalima Campos, Mirela Castro Santos Camargos

Brazil

Collaborative Health Promotion Research in Europe - Experiences and Relevance for Health Promotion at the Municipal Level

Eike Quilling, Maja Kuchler, Janna Leimann, Christina Plantz

Germany

Producing and Sharing Knowledge: A Collaborative Work to Produce the New Greek Child Health Booklet

Adamandia Xekalaki, Achilleas Attilakos, Alexia Prasouli, Ioanna Antoniadou-Koumatou

Greece

Part IV-Researching the Practices of Researchers and Innovators

Chapter 35

From the Production to the Use of Scientific Knowledge: A Continuous Dialogue Between Researchers, Knowledge Mobilization Specialists and Users

Angele Bilodeau, Marie-Pier St-Louis, Alain Meunier, Catherine Chabot, Louise Potvin

Canada

Chapter 36

A Critical Health Promotion Research Approach Using the Red Lotus Critical Health Promotion Model

Lily O'Hara, Jane Taylor

Qatar

Chapter 37

Making Reflexivity and Emotions Visible. The Contribution of Logbooks and Polar Semantic Maps in Health Promotion Research

Patrizia Garista, Giancarlo Pocetta

Italy

Chapter 38

Steering Committee: A Participatory Device to Support Knowledge Flow and Use in Health Promotion [6]

Marianne Beaulieu, Alix Adrien, Clement Dassa, Louise Potvin, the Comite consultatif sur les attitudes envers les PVVIH

Canada

Chapter 39

Reflections on Health Promotion Research in the Field of Health-Promoting Health Care: The What, Why and How of the Viennese Tradition

Daniela Rojatz, Birgit Metzler

Austria

Chapter 40

Addressing the Complexity of School Health Promotion Through Interdisciplinary Approaches: An Invitation to Think Wildly About Research

Deana Leahy

Australia

Chapter 41

Fitting Health Promotion Research with Real-Life Conditions: Viability Evaluation

Charlotte Decroix, Charlotte Kervran, Linda Cambon, Francois Alla

France

Chapter 42

A Systems Approach to Research Practice in the Co-Production of Evidence About Partnership-Based Health Promotion Interventions[7]

Therese Riley, Kim Jose, Kate Garvey, Michelle Morgan

Australia

Chapter 43

Researching the Aesthetics of Health Promotion Interventions: Reflections on Fit to Drive, a Long-Running Road Safety Education Program

Kerry Montero, Peter Kelly

Australia

Chapter 44

Researchers as Policy Entrepreneurs for Structural Change: Interactive Research for Promoting Processes Towards Health Equity

Alfred Rutten, Jana Semrau, Natalie Helsper, Lea Dippon, Simone Kohler, Klaus Pfeifer

Germany

Chapter 45

Reflections on Mainstreaming Health Equity in a Large Research Collaboration: "If I can't dance, it is not my revolution"

Ana Porroche-Escudero, Jennie Popay

United Kingdom

Chapter 46

Studying the Case de Sante de Toulouse (France) as a Propaedeutic Step

Jean-Charles Basson, Nadine Haschar-Noe, Thierry Lang, Laurence Boulaghaf, Fabien Maguin

France

Chapter 47

Brazilian Experiences in Interdisciplinary Networks: From Advocacy to Intersectoral Participatory Research and Implementation

Samuel Jorge Moyses, Rosilda Mendes, Julia Aparecida Devide Nogueira, Dais Goncalves Rocha, Maria Cristina Trousdell Franceschini, Marco Akerman

Brazil

Chapter 48

Researching a Diverse Epistemic Social Movement: The Challenges and Rewards of European Healthy Cities Realist Synthesis

Evelyne de Leeuw

Australia

Chapter 49

Researching Health for All in South Australia: Reflections on Sustainability and Partnership

Fran Baum, Helen van Eyk, Colin MacDougall, Carmel Williams

Australia

Part V- Conclusion: An Appraisal of Health Promotion Research Practices

Chapter 50

Markers for the Ethical References of Health Promotion Research

Didier Jourdan

Louise Potvin

Chapter 51

Markers of the Objects Studied in Health Promotion Research

Didier Jourdan

Louise Potvin

Chapter 52

Markers for an Epistemological Framework for Health Promotion Research

Louise Potvin

Didier Jourdan

Chapter 53

Conclusion: Characterising the Field of Health Promotion Research

Didier Jourdan

Louise Potvin

Back Matter

Appendix: Overview of the chapters

Index

Back Cover

Endorsement

David McQueen