Justin we have a small amount of information about health promotion
activities by physiotherapists in a regional area of Australia in this
paper.
Williams E D¹Amore W McMeeken JM 2007 Physiotherapy issues in rural and
regional Australia Australian Journal Rural Health 15:380386
Joan McMeeken
On 26/3/08 12:20 AM, "Justin Needle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all
>
> City University¹s Centre for AHP Research has been awarded a major grant by
> the NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme to examine the nature
> and extent of allied health professionals¹ involvement in health promotion
> across the UK.
>
> The aim of the research is to assist planners and providers in developing
> services, improving health and reducing health inequalities. This is an
> important project and should help raise the profile of the AHPs, which are
> currently an under-researched group in comparison with medicine and nursing.
>
> The main component of this 18-month project is a systematic literature
> review. An expert panel will then identify priorities for developing AHPs¹
> role in health promotion. Summaries of the project are available at
> http://www.sdo.lshtm.ac.uk/sdo2052007.html.
>
> The systematic review will include the published journal literature on
> health promoting activities by physiotherapists, however we recognise that
> much relevant material will probably be missed by restricting our search to
> such sources.
>
> We are therefore very keen to receive information on any of the following:
>
> € Published or unpublished material, for example in books, newsletters,
> reports or policy documents, describing or evaluating health promotion
> activity by physiotherapists, or which might provide useful background
> material for the review.
> € Examples of current or recent health promotion practice, trials or
> initiatives with which physiotherapists have been involved.
> € Specific individuals, groups or organisations whom we might approach for
> further information.
>
> Health promotion is a difficult concept to define, however we view it as
> strategies, such as health education, advice, advocacy, empowerment and
> community development, that enable individuals and communities to increase
> control over and improve their health. Health promoting interventions thus
> cover a wide spectrum, from providing health and lifestyle advice to
> individual patients (primary OR secondary prevention), to involvement in
> mass media campaigns and advising policymakers.
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help. Any information you can provide will
> be enormously helpful to our research (and please feel free to forward this
> message to any interested colleagues who may not have received it). If you
> have any questions or would like to find out more about this project, please
> don¹t hesitate to contact me.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Justin
>
> Dr Justin Needle
> Lecturer in Health Services Research & Policy
>
> Centre for Allied Health Professions Research
> City University
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