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Actors in health promotion
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The conception and implementation of the complex aim “health promotion” demands the collaborative work of many actors not only in the medical field but also many other fields and involves state or governmental and non governmental levels. Appropriate health promoting structures need to be in place to enable active intersectoral cooperation (intersectoral cooperation) between different levels and all population groups.
Providing appropriate health promotion depends upon the cooperation of political decision makers at both national and international levels. Not only are regulations and laws required but also sustainable funding for continuous and long-term support is necessary along with flexible mediating and advising structures in health promotion. Those who devise and implement health promotion (the actors), at governmental as well as non governmental levels, come from the fields of education, welfare,...
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Fuchs, A. (2008). Health Promotion Actors . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_1451
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