Health promoting universities: effective leadership for health, well-being and sustainability

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Purpose This paper reports on a research study examining opportunities for and characteristics of effective leadership whole university approaches to health, well-being sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A multi-method qualitative approach was used: semi-structured interviews focus groups were conducted with vice chancellors ( n = 12) UK Healthy Universities Network members 10) online questionnaires completed by non-UK network coordinators 6) health promoting 10), supplemented two interviews. Findings total overarching themes emerged: secure sustain senior-level leadership. Sub-themes under “Opportunities” included aligning work core business so that becomes strategic priority, harnessing the personal qualities values advocates using charters policy drivers as levers engage catalyse action. “Characteristics” commitment university/whole system working; an understanding underpins is priority; enabling coordination through appropriate resourcing; balancing top-down distributed models complementing cultural change. Originality/value one first explore in relation universities. Drawing findings, it presents guide developing securing universities – value researchers, practitioners policymakers worldwide.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Health education

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1758-714X', '0965-4283']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/he-12-2020-0121