Health assets in a global context: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide an up-to-date overview of health assets in a global context both from a theoretical perspective and its practical applications to address health inequalities and achieve sustainable health.

Design

A systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data sources

A comprehensive search, including 10 electronic bibliographic databases and hand searches, was undertaken to capture the wide range of terms associated with 'health assets' and 'asset-based approaches to health'.

Eligibility criteria

Any peer-reviewed published and grey literature in English related to 'health assets' or 'assets' in a 'health' context was included without any date, country or study design r

SUBMITTER: Van Bortel T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6367963 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature