2017
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1979153
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Health Brokers: How Can They Help Deal with the Wickedness of Public Health Problems?

Abstract: Background The role of health broker is a relatively new one in public health. Health brokers aim to create support for efforts to optimise health promotion in complex or even “wicked” public health contexts by facilitating intersectoral collaborations and by exchanging knowledge with different stakeholders. The current study aimed to explore the role of health brokers, by examining the motivational, contextual, and behaviour-related factors they have to deal with. Methods Fifteen professionals from various ba… Show more

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“…a health care group) or a central person in the network of public health and health care (e.g. a health broker [174]).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…a health care group) or a central person in the network of public health and health care (e.g. a health broker [174]).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Junto a estas recomendaciones, las autoras proponen que sea el sector salud quien asuma el liderazgo en este proceso. Contar con un referente claro para avanzar en la integración de la perspectiva de la salud en todas las áreas es el apunte más frecuentemente realizado en la literatura, unido a la consolidación de un grupo de trabajo intersectorial 6,9,11,[14][15][16]31 . El sector salud puede acompañar los procesos de implementación de enfoques como la SeTP y la creación de capacidad en los sectores.…”
Section: A H E a D O F P R I N Tunclassified
“…Moreover, it has previously been applied in the context of IC by Hendriks et al, who used it to analyze interviews exploring the views of local policy officials on IC [ 24 ]. In addition, van Rinsum et al used the COM-b system to identify the types of behaviors of health brokers, who support health promotion in complex public health challenges by facilitating IC [ 25 ]. The COM-b system is also part of the conceptual and analytical INtersectoral Health and Environment Research for InnovaTion (INHERIT) model, which was developed to understand health, environmental sustainability, and equity while taking behaviors into account [ 26 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%