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Settings, systems and organization development: the Healthy Living and Working Model.
Kevin Paton1, Soumen Sengupta, Lamiece Hassan
1Health Development Agency, North East Regional Office, John Snow House, Durham University Science Park, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3YG, UK.
Health Promotion International
|February 1, 2005
Summary
Understanding management theories is crucial for the settings approach to health promotion. This paper introduces the Healthy Living and Working Model for practical application in organizations.
Area of Science:
- Health Promotion
- Organizational Management
- Systems Thinking
Background:
- The settings approach to health promotion requires a strong theoretical foundation.
- Understanding organizational dynamics is key to effective health promotion strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the relevance of management theories for health promotion.
- To introduce the Healthy Living and Working Model for organizational health promotion.
Main Methods:
- Review of management theories, specifically organization development and systems thinking.
- Articulation of the Healthy Living and Working Model.
Main Results:
- Management theories, particularly organization development and systems thinking, are pertinent to the settings approach.
- The Healthy Living and Working Model provides a framework for applying these principles.
Conclusions:
- The settings approach to health promotion should focus on organizational-level improvements.
- Further development of the Healthy Living and Working Model is needed for practical implementation.