[Readiness for Implementation of Prevention and Health Promotion Measures for People in Difficult Living Situations in Deprived Municipalities in Bavaria: A Qualitative Analysis].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The community setting is crucial to improving health equity. To enable the implementation of need-based and target-oriented measures, it is important to understand the challenges and needs of communities. This is highly relevant for deprived communities that have offered hardly any health promotion programs for socially disadvantaged people. The main research question of this study is: "How do deprived communities perceive the need for action and support in connection with the implementation of disease prevention and health promotion measures focused on socially disadvantaged people?"

Methods

A qualitative, exploratory analysis through semi-structured interviews with experts (n=10) was conducted in five deprived communities in Bavaria. The degree of deprivation was

SUBMITTER: Steinbeißer KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10338076 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature