Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1035-1037, October 2008

Self-reflections on health promotion in the UK and the USA

  • D.V. McQueen

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford HWY NE (K40), Atlanta GA 30341-3717, USA

Summary 

Objectives

To compare and contrast the past 30–40 years of health promotion in the UK and the USA, and to identify two critical issues that relate to health promotion research and practice in both countries.

Methods

Historiography and self-reflection.

Conclusions

Although the USA and the UK share different histories of health promotion development, many of the critical issues that characterize the field are similar. Two issues are particularly notable: the concern with evidence; and the problem of translation of the science of health promotion to practice.

Keywords: Ottawa Charter, Evidence, Effectiveness, Translation

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00138-8

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2008.05.002

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1035-1037, October 2008

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