The importance of social theory for health promotion: from description to reflexivity

Caplan, Russell

doi:10.1093/heapro/8.2.147

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“…Despite the anticipated concentration of activities aimed at treating disease, the PSF in the city of Sao Paulo carries out a variety of activities connected to social determinants of health, including all of the fundamental approaches for promoting health (biological, behavioral, psychological, social and structural) 4,10,15,17 and all of the main SDH described in the literature.…”

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Determinantes sociais da saude e o Programa Saude da Familia no municipio de Sao Paulo

Dowbor

Westphal

2013

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To analyze the current status of the interventions related to social determinants of health conducted in the context of the brazilian family health program. METHODS:A case study using a mixed method approach based on a sequential explanatory strategy with 171 unit managers in the Family Health Care Program in the municipality of Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil, in 2005/2006. Self-administered questionnaires were applied and semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of professionals involved in initiatives related to social determinants of health. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multiple correspondence analysis, cluster analysis and correlation tests. Qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis and the creation of thematic categories. RESULTS:Despite the concentration of activities directed at disease care, the Family Health Care Program carries out various activities related to the social determination of health, encompassing the entire spectrum of health promotion approaches (biological, behavioral, psychological, social and structural) and all major social determinants of health described in the literature. There was a significant difference related to the scope of the determinants being worked on in the units according to the area of the city. The description of the activities revealed the fragility of the initiatives and a disconnection with the organizational structure of the Family Health Care Program. CONCLUSIONS:The quantity and variety of initiatives related to social determinants of health attests to the program's potential to deal with the social determination of health. On the other hand, the fluidity of objectives and the 'out of the ordinary/extraordinary' characterization of the described initiatives raises concern about its sustainability as an integral part of the program's current operational model.

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Determinantes sociais da saude e o Programa Saude da Familia no municipio de Sao Paulo

Dowbor

Westphal

2013

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…Concepts such as self-care and personal responsibility evolve out of a socialization process. Caplan (17) suggests that health promotion itself is a form of social intervention. As such, it must be clearly defined within the context and vocabulary of the people for whom it is advised.…”

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The underuse of women's health care services in HungaryA preliminary study

Scanlan¹,

Watkins²,

Back³

et al. 1996

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

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“…Dada la ambigüedad del concepto de empowerment y, por ende, de la promoción de la salud, tanto que se la percibe como un ideario que puede significar 'todo para todos' (CAPLAN, 1993), muchas iniciativas en el campo de la salud se han amparado en ella principalmente, en función del continuo y creciente proceso de visibilidad de ese ideario como referencia para la formulación y el desarrollo de políticas de salud en el Estado brasileño (FERREIRA, 2008). Lanzado en diciembre de 1996, bajo el auspicio financiero de la Secretaria de Saúde do estado de São Paulo y con la asesoría técnico científica del Centro de Estudios del Laboratorio de Aptitud Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS), entidad civil sin fines de lucro, Agita São Paulo es un programa de promoción de la vida activa que está siendo citado por algunas instituciones oficiales del sector de la salud como un ejemplo de iniciativa de promoción de la salud (OPAS, 2002;WHO, 2003;SOUZA y GRUN-DY, 2004).…”

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Salud, Cuerpo y Sociedad

2019

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The importance of social theory for health promotion: from description to reflexivity

Cited by 41 publications

References 8 publications

Determinantes sociais da saude e o Programa Saude da Familia no municipio de Sao Paulo

Determinantes sociais da saude e o Programa Saude da Familia no municipio de Sao Paulo

The underuse of women's health care services in HungaryA preliminary study

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