Title :

Making sense of what exactly public health does: a typology of public health interventions

Author(s) :

Litvak, Eric [Auteur]
Dufour, Renee [Auteur]
Leblanc, Emilie [Auteur]
Kaiser, David [Auteur]
Mercure, Sarah-Amelie [Auteur]
Nguyen, Cat Tuong [Auteur]
Thibeault, Lynda [Auteur]

Journal title :

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique

Abbreviated title :

Can J Public Health

Publication date :

2019-10-30

ISSN :

1920-7476

Keyword(s) :

Planification
Typologie
Interventions de sante publique
Planning
Public health services
Public health interventions
Typology
Services de sante publique

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

SETTING: Montreal. INTERVENTION: The lack of common knowledge about what public health does is a hindrance to its recognition and capacity to act. Montreal's regional public health department set an explicit goal to clarify ...
Show more >SETTING: Montreal. INTERVENTION: The lack of common knowledge about what public health does is a hindrance to its recognition and capacity to act. Montreal's regional public health department set an explicit goal to clarify and better communicate its specific contributions when it developed its 2016-2021 action plan. This article briefly describes the efforts made to classify public health practice, introduces a typology of public health interventions and discusses its application and benefits. OUTCOMES: The typology that was developed defines 29 types of interventions grouped into four categories: direct action targeting the population; advocacy (persuading partners to take action); support (helping partners take action); collaboration (taking action with partners). The analysis of Montreal's most recent action plan, completely drafted in terms of the typology, provides an insightful characterization of public health practice. Globally, four out of five interventions target partners (indirect), with more than half falling within the support category. Other indirect interventions are divided almost equally between advocacy and collaboration. Following a rigorous planning process and enforcing the use of the typology also had a significant structuring effect on the organization and its teams and enabled greater synergy with partners from other sectors. IMPLICATIONS: Very few people are familiar with everything public health does, sometimes not even the responsible political decision-makers. This situation poses a threat to the survival of its prevention mission. The typology of public health interventions is an innovative tool that can be used to better inform the public and decision-makers.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

INSERM
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire, Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM) - U1192

Submission date :

2022-06-15T13:59:12Z