A journal for and with health promotion practitioners and researchers.

Health Promotion in an Age of Normative Equity and Rampant Inequality

The world was different when the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion was released 30 years ago. Concerns over the environment and what we now call the ‘social determinants of health’ were prominent in 1986. But the acceleration of ecological crises and economic inequalities since then, in a more complex and multi-polar world, pose dramatically new challenges for those committed to the original ...

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  The concept of health promotion, first appeared in 1975, introduced a new perspective for health activities. As a consequences, the World Health Organization (WHO) suggested that attention to health promotion needs should take precedence over treatment and prevention. This concept gradually developed into mental health field and now community mental health is the core policy and orientation o...

The Role of Doctors and Other Health Personnel in Promotion of the Community\'s Islamic Spiritual Health

Human health includes physical, social, mental and spiritual dimensions and medicine is perfect when all aspects of health are considered. There are several reasons for the need for health personnel familiarity with issues related to spiritual health that some of them are: Finding best responds to the spiritual needs of patients, the use of spiritual care to improve health in four levels of pre...

Developing an Intervention Guidelines for Social Health Promotion Based on the Social Capital Theory

Introduction: Social capital can influence social health so it is essential to consider their interaction for health promotion. Guidelines for applying social capital theory in social health promotion programs will help practitioners to intervene step by step and make sure that all components of social capital theory will consider in health promotion programs. This article presents the results ...

Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question? A Response to Recent Commentaries and a Call to Action for Implementation Practitioners and Researchers