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Discussion
Before, during
or after filling out Table 8.4, we encourage you to read in the
field. Hyndman (2001) for instance identifies a number of barriers
to implementing health promotion policy:
 the
dominance of health care
limited mandate for
health promoters over many broad determinants of health
an overwhelmingly
broad and diverse health promotion agenda
too close a relationship
to government
lack of a citizen
movement
Finally, another
action step would be to look at the case study.
After reading
the case study, reflect on your own recent experiences and those
of colleagues.
Points to
Ponder
Can
you think of other health promotion policies that have been introduced
or blocked within your community? What supports and barriers led
to their adoption/rejection?
Having done
this reflection, try doing your own analysis. It might include some
of the following factors shown in Table 8.3.
| Table
8.3: Example of an Analysis |
|
Supports
|
Barriers
|
| Distant |
Distant |
|
New
attention to public health following SARS, West Nile Virus,
Walkerton and other crises/scares
New
technologies
|
Government
deficits
Media
fixated on flavour of the month, not long term solutions
|
Close
(within you and your organization): |
Close
(within you and your organization) |
|
Enthusiasm
and passion for health promotion
Appropriate
skill sets
|
Lack
of comfort with advocacy, personally and organizationally
("advocacy chill");
High
turnover among planning group
|
|
