| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Marco Akerman
[1]
;
Rosilda Mendes
[2]
;
Cláudia Maria Bógus
[3]
;
Márcia Faria Westphal
[4]
;
Aluisio Bichir
[5]
;
Mylene Lyra Pedroso
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - Brasil
[2] Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo. Secretaria da Saúde - Brasil
[3] Secretaria de Estado da Saúde. Instituto de Saúde - Brasil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Prática - Brasil
[5] Secretaria da Saúde do Município de Bertioga - Brasil
[6] Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 36, n. 5, p. 638-646, 2002-10-00. |
| Abstract | |
Since the Healthy City movement is a health promotion strategy, an update study was carried out to put into context the health promotion evaluation debate stressing the principles to be considered in an evaluation initiative and in the problematic of Health Cities projects. A literature review of "Healthy Cities" was conducted. A typology based on of Healthy Cities papers found in MEDLINE, LILACS and published in the "Health Promotion International" between 1985 and 2000 was proposed taking into consideration the main focus of each paper. Articles on evaluation were analyzed in more details according to stressing methods, research tools, indicators, study results, and critical appraisal of their models. Finally, it is highlighted initiatives that would come close to the principles of "Health Promotion" and adopt evaluation as a tool for building up capabilities and the empowerment of community groups involved with Healthy Cities initiatives. (AU) | |