Collaboration in health promotion for newly arrived migrants in Sweden.
As a group, newly arrived migrants in Sweden face inequities in health compared to the general population. Successful promotion of population health requires awareness of and focus on health from several sectors of society. In light of this, the aim was to study the views of local authority official...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8faf6a1855874441a1fed7daeb2b8c0b 2023-05-15T17:44:40+02:00 Collaboration in health promotion for newly arrived migrants in Sweden. Sara Svanholm Heidi Carlerby Eija Viitasara 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233659 https://doaj.org/article/8faf6a1855874441a1fed7daeb2b8c0b EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233659 https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233659 https://doaj.org/article/8faf6a1855874441a1fed7daeb2b8c0b PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 5, p e0233659 (2020) Medicine R Science Q article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233659 2022-12-31T13:18:51Z As a group, newly arrived migrants in Sweden face inequities in health compared to the general population. Successful promotion of population health requires awareness of and focus on health from several sectors of society. In light of this, the aim was to study the views of local authority officials on collaboration in health promotion activities for newly arrived migrants. Data was collected through five focus group interviews with 23 local authority officials working with the integration of newly arrived migrants in the Establishment Program in a municipality or at the Employment Services in northern Sweden. An inductive qualitative latent content analysis was performed, and the analysis showed that the participating officials considered health promotion as desirable in the Establishment Program, but it also raised complex issues within the existing organisations. The officials described unclear roles, but also possible changes to the organisation that would improve the possibility of working to promote health. The present study adds to the relatively limited knowledge of health promotion in integration activities and offers clinical relevance for policymakers through the officials' suggestions for improvements in the Establishment Program. It also raises important questions for further research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLOS ONE 15 5 e0233659 |
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As a group, newly arrived migrants in Sweden face inequities in health compared to the general population. Successful promotion of population health requires awareness of and focus on health from several sectors of society. In light of this, the aim was to study the views of local authority officials on collaboration in health promotion activities for newly arrived migrants. Data was collected through five focus group interviews with 23 local authority officials working with the integration of newly arrived migrants in the Establishment Program in a municipality or at the Employment Services in northern Sweden. An inductive qualitative latent content analysis was performed, and the analysis showed that the participating officials considered health promotion as desirable in the Establishment Program, but it also raised complex issues within the existing organisations. The officials described unclear roles, but also possible changes to the organisation that would improve the possibility of working to promote health. The present study adds to the relatively limited knowledge of health promotion in integration activities and offers clinical relevance for policymakers through the officials' suggestions for improvements in the Establishment Program. It also raises important questions for further research. |
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