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(re) Structuring the agency: Agency working arrangements and social care in the era of austerity and beyond
(Social Care Ireland, 2016-09-01)
In Ireland, the austerity era of recent years brought (un)employment to the fore in a manner not seen since the 1980s. Within the arena of health and social care, this was epitomised by the embargo . Confined within an ...
Risk, science and the politics of the blood scandals in Ireland, Scotland, England and Finland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2016-11-07)
This article examines the HIV/Hepatitis C disaster that engulfed those
suffering from haemophilia in Ireland, Scotland, England/Wales and Finland
during the 1980s and 1990s; the largest health scandal since the ...
Impacts of an HIA on inter-agency and inter-sectoral partnerships and community participation: lessons from a local level HIA in the Republic of Ireland
(Oxford University Press, 2012-07-20)
This study evaluates the impacts of a locally based health impact
assessment (HIA) on community participation, inter-sectoral
and inter-agency partnership in local decision and
policy-making ...
A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
BackgroundThis systematic review provides a narrative synthesis of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Commissioned by the ...
Promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders: priorities for implementation
(2015)
There is compelling evidence from high-quality studies that mental health promotion and primary prevention interventions can reduce the risk of mental disorders, enhance protective factors for good mental and physical ...
Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference statement
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06-01)
This paper reports the outcome of the Galway Consensus Conference, an effort undertaken as a first step toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education. Twenty-nine leading ...
Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-05)
The interest in competencies, standards, and quality assurance in the professional preparation of public health professionals whose work involves health promotion and health education dates back several decades. In ...
A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06)
Building a competent health promotion workforce with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop, implement and evaluate health promotion policies and practice is fundamental to mainstreaming and sustaining health promotion ...
Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators.
(Springer, 2007-09)
This paper provides an account of the methodology used to gain consensus around the development of a national set of child well-being indicators in the Republic of Ireland. This development was identified as a key objective ...
Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice
(2009)
Positive mental health is recognised as a key resource for population well-being and the social and economic prosperity of society. This paper provides an overview of current concepts of positive mental health and its ...