Alcohol health promotion research and policy in the Nordic countries - a literature review 1986-2008
The problem with culture infl uencing research is visible in Nordic alcohol health promotion research. This study includes peer reviewed articles in alcohol health promotion in the Nordic countries and analyses the content of top-down vs. bottomup,and individual vs. community/governmental approaches...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/55258 2023-05-15T16:49:22+02:00 Alcohol health promotion research and policy in the Nordic countries - a literature review 1986-2008 Thorpenberg, Stefan 2010-01-01 application/pdf https://sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view/55258 https://doi.org/10.23987/sts.55258 eng eng European Association for the Study of Science and Technology and Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studie https://sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view/55258/18092 https://sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi/article/view/55258 doi:10.23987/sts.55258 Copyright (c) 2010 Stefan Thorpenberg Science & Technology Studies; Vol 23 No 1 (2010): Science & Technology Studies; 79-95 Science & Technology Studies; Vol 23 Nro 1 (2010): Science & Technology Studies; 79-95 2243-4690 health promotion alcohol research alcohol policy info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Research Papers 2010 fttsvojs https://doi.org/10.23987/sts.55258 2021-01-20T23:47:57Z The problem with culture infl uencing research is visible in Nordic alcohol health promotion research. This study includes peer reviewed articles in alcohol health promotion in the Nordic countries and analyses the content of top-down vs. bottomup,and individual vs. community/governmental approaches for health promotion activities. The results shows that Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland tend to aim for reducing alcohol use in general, in order to decrease the incidence of alcohol related problems. Swedish articles are more often top-down, and discuss government regulations for the purpose. The Danish approach is more bottom-up and shows trust in the individuals abilities to take care of his/her health issues. The results from the research cannot serve as a guide for ordinary citizens and there is a need for a policy discussion on these issues in health promotion research, as well as policy circles. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Norway Science & Technology Studies 23 1 79 95 |
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The problem with culture infl uencing research is visible in Nordic alcohol health promotion research. This study includes peer reviewed articles in alcohol health promotion in the Nordic countries and analyses the content of top-down vs. bottomup,and individual vs. community/governmental approaches for health promotion activities. The results shows that Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland tend to aim for reducing alcohol use in general, in order to decrease the incidence of alcohol related problems. Swedish articles are more often top-down, and discuss government regulations for the purpose. The Danish approach is more bottom-up and shows trust in the individuals abilities to take care of his/her health issues. The results from the research cannot serve as a guide for ordinary citizens and there is a need for a policy discussion on these issues in health promotion research, as well as policy circles. |
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Alcohol health promotion research and policy in the Nordic countries - a literature review 1986-2008 |
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Alcohol health promotion research and policy in the Nordic countries - a literature review 1986-2008 |
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Alcohol health promotion research and policy in the Nordic countries - a literature review 1986-2008 |
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