caa a22 4500 397547730 CHVBK 20180308164743.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199603 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/heapro/11.1.19 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/heapro/11.1.19 DEAN KATHRYN Research and Training Consultant, Population Health Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark Using theory to guide policy relevant health promotion research [Elektronische Daten] [KATHRYN DEAN] The concept of health promotion has evolved into a strategy for improving health that goes beyond individual behaviour to include the physical, social and economic environments in which health and behaviour are shaped. The core of the strategy is to stimulate action against the root causes of ill health in communities. A prerequisite for effective health promotion action is valid knowledge about how forces protect or damage health in daily life. Developing and using theory to guide the collection, analysis and evaluation of empirical evidence is a neglected aspect of obtaining the knowledge needed for promoting health. Population interventions to reduce cholesterol provide an example that illustrates the consequences of basing community health policy and programmes on findings from empirical research without developing a logically sound theoretical basis for identifying inconsistencies and contradictions in the findings. The use of theory to guide research to support health promotion action is discussed. © Oxford University Press Articles nationallicence health promotion nationallicence informed action nationallicence theory nationallicence Health Promotion International Oxford University Press 11/1(1996-03), 19-26 0957-4824 11:1<19 1996 11 heapro https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/11.1.19 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/11.1.19 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- DEAN KATHRYN Research and Training Consultant, Population Health Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Health Promotion International Oxford University Press 11/1(1996-03), 19-26 0957-4824 11:1<19 1996 11 heapro Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford