| How divergent conceptions among health and education stakeholders influence the dissemination of healthy schools in Quebec. | |
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PMID: 20525987 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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This paper focuses on dissemination of the healthy schools (HS) approach in the province of Quebec, Canada. Dissemination aims at raising awareness about HS and promoting its adhesion among actors concerned with youth health in school. As HS is a joint initiative based on agreement and collaboration between health and educational sectors, the positions of stakeholders that foster cooperation between these sectors were considered to be critical to optimize its dissemination. The study's objectives were to: (i) examine and contrast the stakeholders' conceptions of HS and (ii) understand how converging and diverging stakeholders' positions on HS favourably or negatively influence its dissemination in Quebec. Gray's analytical approach to collaboration and its focus on stakeholders' mindframe about a domain served as a conceptual lens to examine stakeholders' positions regarding HS. Collection methods included documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews of 34 key internal and external informants at the provincial, regional and local levels. The results showed consensual adhesion to fundamental principles of the HS approach. However, differences in conceptualization between provincial authorities of the two sectors concerning the way to disseminate HS have been observed. These differences represented a significant barrier to HS optimal dissemination. A dialogue between the two authorities appears to be essential to arrive at a negotiated and shared conceptualization of this issue in the Quebec context, thus allowing agreements for adequate support. The results may serve as the basis for a more fruitful dialogue between actors from the two sectors, at different administrative levels. |
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Marthe Deschesnes; Yves Couturier; Suzanne Laberge; Louise Campeau |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-06-05 |
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Title: Health promotion international Volume: 25 ISSN: 1460-2245 ISO Abbreviation: Health Promot Int Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9008939 Medline TA: Health Promot Int Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 435-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Développement Desindividus et des Communautés, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, Canada. marthe.deschesnes@inspq.qc.ca |
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