Capabilities, opportunities, motivations, and practices of different sector professionals working on community environments to improve health.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With rising healthcare costs in Canada from chronic conditions, individual behaviour change interventions in the clinical settings need to be complemented by a determinants of health approach, where multi-sector professionals assist in the creation of healthier community environments. This study sought to gain insights into capabilities, opportunities, motivations, and behaviours (COM-B) of Canadian multi-sector professionals for working together to improve built environments (BE) for health.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 61 multi-sector professionals. A 49-item questionnaire measuring constructs of COM-B for healthy BE practices was administered.

Results

Public health (PH) professionals were more motivated by personal interest/values in

SUBMITTER: Uche UI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature