Gearing up for the new term, I have come across a number of resources that
may be of interest. Fee free to forward on...

I. First two articles that get at the core of feeding (breakfast) programs
issues.

        McIntyre, Travers, & Dayle, J. (1999).  Children's feeding programs in
Atlantic Canada:  reducing or reproducing inequities?  Canadian Journal of
Public Health, 90, 196-201.

 McIntyre et al concluded:

"By providing nutritional opportunities, programs do feed a minority of
poverty-stricken children, thereby reducing nutritional inequalities
somewhat.  However, the need for adequate nutritious food is neither
prevented nor eliminated by these programs.  Instead, feeding programs may
be turning children and their families into dependent clients.  Based on
our analysis, children's feeding programs in Atlantic Canada appear to be
reproducing, rather than reducing inequities." (p. 199)

        Travers, K. D. (1996).  The social organization of nutritional inequities.
 Social Science and Medicine, 43, 543-553.

Travers concluded:

"The implications for policy-makers are numerous. The research exposed a
variety of oppressive policies contributing to the perpetuation of
nutrition and health inequities. In order to reach Canada's stated goal of
Achieving Health for All, these policies must be changed. The task is a
large one, and recognizably difficult given the domination of market
liberal discourse guiding policy.  But, if reducing inequities is truly a
health challenge worth striving for, political change is essential" (p. 552).

II. Health Promotion Texts

Four books being used by the Open University in their Health Promotion
Course (K301) Promoting Health: Skills, Perspectives and Practice.  These
seem to be available only at: http://www.amazon.co.uk

L. Jones & M. Sidell (eds). The challenge of promoting health: Exploration
and action. London UK: MacMillan.

J. Katz & A. Peberdy (eds).  Promoting health: Knowledge and practice.
London UK: MacMillan.

A. Scriven, J. Orme (eds.) (1996) Health promotion: Professional
perspectives, London UK: Macmillan, £14.99

M. Sidell et al (eds.) (1997) Debates and dilemmas in promoting health: a
reader, London: Macmillan, £15.50


III. Books and chapters directly related to issues of quality of evidence
and effectiveness of health promotion.

        Davies, J. & Macdonald, G. (1998). Quality, evidence, and effectiveness in
health promotion: Striving for certainties. London UK: Routledge.

        Everitt, A. & Hardiker, P. (1996).  Towards a critical approach to
evaluation.  Chapter 5 in A. Everitt & P. Hardiker, Evaluation for good
practice, pps. 83-215.  London UK: MacMillan.

        Hyndman, B. (1998). Health promotion in action: A review of the
effectiveness of health promotion strategies. Toronto: Centre for Health
Promotion/PartcipACTION. call 416-954-1212 to order]

        Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. (1998). Effectiveness and evidence-based practice
in health promotion. Chapter 3 in Practising health promotion: Dilemmas and
challenges, pp. 48-67. London: Balliere-Tindall.

        Peberdy, A. (1997a).  Evaluating community action. Chapter 5 in L. Jones &
M. Sidell (eds). The challenge of promoting health: Exploration and action,
pps. 73-88. London UK: MacMillan.

        Peberdy, A. (1997b).  Evaluating health promotion.  Part 4 in J. Katz & A.
Peberdy (eds).  Promoting health: Knowledge and practice, pps. 267-328.
London UK: MacMillan.

        Scott, D. (1998).  Qualitative approaches to evaluations of
health-promoting activities.  Chapter 3 in D. Scott & R. Weston (eds),
Evaluating health promotion, pps. 31-49. Cheltenham, UK: Stanley Thornes
Publishers.

        Williams, G. & Popay, J. (1997).  Social science and the future of
population health.  Chapter 15 in L. Jones  M. Sidell (eds), pp. 260-273.
The challenge of promoting health. London, UK: The Open University.

        World Health Organization (1998). Health promotion evaluation:
Recommendations to Policymakers.  Report of the WHO European Working Group
on Health promotion Evaluation. Copenhagen:  Author.  Contact [log in to unmask]
for copies of this document.


IV. Determinants of Health

        National Forum on Health (1998). What determines health? Ottawa: Author.
Available on-line at http://wwwnfh.hc-sc.gc.ca/publicat/execsumm/idxexsum.htm

        Raphael, D. (1999). Economic inequality and health: Policy implications.
On-line at http://www.utoronto.ca/qol/projects.htm.

        Whitehead, M., Dahlgren, G., & Diderichen, F. (1998).  Social inequalities
in health: What are the issues for health promotion?  Copenhagen: World
Health Organization.

        Wilkinson, R. & Marmot, M. (1998). Social determinants of health: The
solid facts. Copenhagen: World Health Organization.  Available on-line at
http://www.who.dk/healthy-cities/

V. Community Needs Assessment

        Hancock, T. and Minkler, M. (1997).  Community health assessment or
healthy community assessment: Who's community? Who's health? Who's
assessment?  In M. Minkler, (ed). Community Organizing And Community
Building For Health, pp. 139-156. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

        PATH Project (1997).  Pathways to building healthy communities in Eastern
Nova Scotia: the PATH project resource.  Antigonish NS : People Assessing
Their Health, Suite 204 Kirk Place, 219 Main Street, Antigonish, N.S. B2G
2C1, call 902-863-6221 for information.

        Raphael, D., Steinmetz, B., Renwick, R. et al., (1999). The community
quality of life project: A health promotion approach to understanding
communities.  Health Promotion International, 14, 197-207.

Ideology and Health Promotion

        Seedhouse, D. (1997). Health promotion: Philosophy, prejudice and
practice. New York: Wiley.

        Tesh, S. (1988). Hidden arguments: Political ideology and disease
prevention policy.  Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ.

        Tones, K (1996).  The anatomy and ideology of health promotion;
Empowerment in practice.  Chapter 1 in A. Scriven & J. Orme (eds).  Health
promotion: Professional perspectives. London, pps. 9-21. UK: MacMillan Press.




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