Understanding the sustainment of population health programmes from a whole-of-system approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population health prevention programmes are needed to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases. Nevertheless, sustaining programmes at a population level is challenging. Population health is highly influenced by social, economic and political environments and is vulnerable to these system-level changes. The aim of this research was to examine the factors and mechanisms contributing to the sustainment of population prevention programmes taking a systems thinking approach.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study through interviews with population health experts working within Australian government and non-government agencies experienced in sustaining public health programs at the local, state or national level (n = 13). We used a deductive thematic approach, groun

SUBMITTER: Crane M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988542 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature