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1. The actions areas in the Ottawa Charter "are interdependent, but healthy public policy establishes the environment that makes the other four possible" (WHO, 1998). Explain what this means and support your answer with examples. (Dr. M. Hodgins)
2. "There is nothing a government hates more than to be well-informed; for it makes the process of arriving at decisions much more complicated and difficult" (attributed to Keynes, cited in Fafard, 2008). Discuss this quotation in the context of the role of research in the policy making process. (Dr. M. Hodgins)
3. What is meant by an evidence-based approach in health promotion? What are the issues and challenges for health promotion in adopting this approach? (Dr. L. Pursell)
4. "To the extent that globalization requires global governance architecture for health, there is a need to rethink traditional approaches to health" (Lee, 2006). Critically consider how the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion (WHO, 2005) addresses global governance for health. (Ms. V. McKenna)
5. Members of the Traveller community in Ireland experience poorer health than settled people. Identify and evaluate what policy actions have been taken to improve their quality of life and health. (Dr. M. Hodgins)
6. Identify and discuss how environmental, cultural, situational and structural factors influence public policy. Illustrate your answer with examples. (Dr. M. Hodgins)
7. "Community empowerment can be both a process and an outcome" (Lavarack, 2004). Discuss. (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
8. Discuss the opportunities and challenges in the application of a community development approach to health promotion practice. (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
9. "Interventions employing multiple strategies and actions at multiple levels are most effective" (Jackson et al., 2007). Discuss, with examples, the implications of this for health promotion. (Ms. V. McKenna)
10. Discuss the challenges in bridging the gap between research and effective health promotion programme implementation. (Dr. L. Pursell)
11. In what way could healthy public policy contribute to improving the health of older people in Ireland? (Dr. M. Hodgins)
12. Critically consider community development as a health promotion strategy. (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
13. ‘Health promotion has an established repertoire of proven strategies which need to be fully utilized' (WHO, 2005). Discuss and consider how effective approaches can be disseminated and translated into practice. (Professor M. Barry)
14. There is no single research approach that dominates the search for effectiveness in health promotion. Discuss why this is the case. (Professor M. Barry)
15. The policy process is often thought of as an iterative process that passes through a series of stages from problem/need identification through formulation/proposal, implementation, evaluation and returns to problem/need, where the process begins anew. Drawing upon the Smoking Ban in Ireland, discuss this ‘life-cycle' approach to policy making. (Dr. Martin Power)
16. What is involved in translating community development principles into health promotion practice? (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
17. Discuss the implications of the four commitments outlined in the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion (WHO, 2005) for the development of health promotion in Ireland. (Prof. M. Barry)
18. "Community development can be considered both a method and a philosophy for health promotion" (Hargreaves & Twine, 2006). Discuss. (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
19. What are the main elements of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control? Describe policy interventions that have been demonstrated to reduce tobacco use. (Dr. D. O'Donovan)
20. Discuss strategies for sustaining health promotion interventions using a community development approach. (Dr. J. Sixsmith)
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