Health promoting settings: future directions.

The Health Promoting University: opportunities, challenges and future developments.

This paper aims to:  outline the conceptual framework developed for the Health Promoting University initiative at the University of Central Lancashire;  describe and illustrate the work carried out within the initiative;  explore some of the challenges and opportunities involved in developing the Health Promoting University approach, both within the organisation and in the context of inter-s...

On the Measurement of Reinforcing Efficacy of Methamphetamine Using Self-Administration Procedures:A Review & Future Directions

A B S T R A C T Abstract- Methamphetamine has rapidly become more prominent in Iran, which is now second most common drug behind heroin. Moreover, initiation of methamphetamine abuse is a major cause of failure of opioid treatment programs such as Methadone maintenance treatment. This calls for development of more effective treatment methods for methamphetamine addiction, and especially develop...

Decentralisation, Decision Space and Directions for Future Research; Comment on “Decentralisation of Health Services in Fiji: A Decision Space Analysis”

Decentralisation continues to re-appear in health system reform across the world. Evaluation of these reforms reveals how research on decentralisation continues to evolve. In this paper, we examine the theoretical foundations and empirical references which underpin current approaches to studying decentralisation in health systems.

Going for gold: the health promoting general practice.

The World Health Organization's Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion has been influential in guiding the development of 'settings' based health promotion. Over the past decade, settings such as schools have flourished and there has been a considerable amount of academic literature produced, including theoretical papers, descriptive studies and evaluations. However, despite its central importance...

Future Directions for the Organizational Readiness for Knowledge Translation (OR4KT) Tool: Response to Recent Commentaries