Citation

Van Vliet-Brown CE, Shahram S, Oelke ND. Health Promot. Int. 2018; 33(4): 713-722.

Affiliation

Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, ART360, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/heapro/dax008

PMID

28334905

Abstract

The aim of this scoping review was to examine the utilization of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach in municipal government settings. Specific objectives included: to review peer reviewed and grey literature, to identify common themes from the literature, and to highlight gaps in the evidence base for HiAP. An iterative scoping review method was used. Documents were identified through searches of academic databases, reference lists and journal indices, and the World Wide Web. Included documents focused on HiAP in the local or municipal government context, published in English, between 2006 and 2015. Data were extracted and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a narrative thematic method. As of June 2015, 26 documents met the inclusion criteria. A lack of research studies examining HiAP in the municipal government context was identified. Three broad themes were abstracted from analysis of the documents: the conceptualization of HiAP, the adoption of HiAP, and the implementation of HiAP. The focus on a HiAP approach at the municipal level of government is growing. A majority of the existing documents provide narrative evidence and recommendations for implementing a HiAP approach at the municipal level. Research is needed in the areas of conceptualization, implementation, adoption and evaluation of a HiAP approach in municipal settings.

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Language: en

Keywords

Health in All Policies; municipal government; policy; scoping review