Re: the European list ... the heading titles sound very academic to me.
If I were working with IV drug user in an exchange program or with
pregnant women to improve their nutrition intake while pregnant (i.e.
advocacy and skill building), I guess that I would classify myself as
programme implementation ... some how this just doesn't "cut it".  I
agree with Dennis' comments ... the Ottawa Charter and Determinants Of
Health are not reflected in this listing.

Bye the bye ... it would be great to have a Canadian "Who's Who".  The
start of this is already part of the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
(OPC) data base in Toronto.

Debbie Bang
Coordinator/Researcher
St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre
Consumer Health Information Centre
2757 King Street East
Hamilton, Ontario  L8G 5E4
(905)  573-7777 ext. 8054
(905) 573-4828 FAX
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Braz King wrote:

> Alison posted the information about the European "Who's who in Health
> Promotion" project.  Here are the categories of health promotion work
> that
> were listed:
>
> >> You should practice health promotion in at least one of the
> following
> >> fields
> >> :
> >> - Information and communication
> >> - Health education
> >> - Training
> >> - Programme planning and implementation
> >> - Health systems and policies
> >> - Health surveillance
> >> - Health economics
> >> - Health unit management
> >> - Preservation of the environment
> >>
>
> Does anyone else find it interesting that evaluation, research, and
> quality
> improvement are not on the list?  Does this reflect a lack of value
> for
> those roles in health promotion, or do you think the compilers assume
> that
> research and evaluation would be done by people who also do something
> else
> on that list?  Would a Canadian directory also exclude these roles?
>
> I'm interested in feedback on this!
>
> Braz King
> Managing Director
> Smaller World Communications
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