Health promotion capacity and institutional systems: an assessment of the South African Department of Health.

ABSTRACT: Health promotion (HP) capacity of staff and institutions is critical for health-promoting programmes to address social determinants of health and effectively contribute to disease prevention. HP capacity mapping initiatives are the first step to identify gaps to guide capacity strengthening and inform resource allocation. In low-and-middle-income countries, there is limited evidence on HP capacity. We assessed collective and institutional capacity to prioritize, plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate HP within the South African Department of Health (DoH). A concurrent mixed methods study that drew on data collected using a participatory HP capacity assessment tool. We held five 1-day workshops (one national, two provincial and two districts) with DoH staff (n = 28). Participants completed sel

SUBMITTER: Rwafa-Ponela T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519303 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature