I agree very much with what is stated below; in Canada, with our (much
needed...) emphasis on stuctural determinants of health requiring
structural change,we are sometimes hasty in forgetting the individuals. The
interraction betweeen structure and agency is a dialectic one, requiring
attention to both sides of the equation...
Michel O'Neill
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>Dennis: I am disturbed by what you imply is REALY (your all caps) health
>promotion, and what is not 'REAL'.
>
>Defining the boundaries of health promotion is much needed. However, I would
>have thought that health behaviour change ( wellness as well as risk focused)
>at the individual level is still a core component.
>
>As you know, I frame individual behaviour change within a context of expanding
>levels of influence:family/friends, groups, organizations, communities,
>societies.
>
>The key principle is 'reciprocal determinism': ie. the person influenced by a
>context and the context influenced by a person.
>
>Maybe I have it all wrong about what is and what is not REAL. In that case, I
>will have to turn in my health promotion card.
>
>Harvey.
>
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