Healthy universities-time for action: a qualitative research study exploring the potential for a national programme
Healthy universities-time for action: a qualitative research study exploring the potential for a national programme
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DOI：
10.1093/heapro/daq015
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Doherty, Sharon
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作者：
Dooris, Mark;Doherty, Sharon
尽管缺乏国家或国际指导，但英格兰对健康大学方法的兴趣越来越大。本文介绍了健康的大学;报告了一项定性研究，探讨了促进健康，福祉和可持续发展的国家计划的潜力;最后提出了反思和建议。该研究采用了问卷调查和采访的关键知情人从英国高等教育机构和国家利益相关者组织。调查结果证实，高等教育提供了巨大的潜力，通过教育，研究，知识交流和机构实践对学生，工作人员和更广泛的社区的健康和福祉产生积极影响。与会者大力支持通过提供一个全系统健康大学框架的国家健康高等教育方案，将健康环境方法扩大到学校和继续教育之外。知情者认为，虽然有重要的公共卫生驱动因素，但也有必要展示健康的大学如何帮助实现核心业务目标，并为可持续发展等相关议程做出贡献。讨论了两种模式：具有外部评估的标准化成绩标准的核证计划;以及灵活和轻触式框架，侧重于与变革有关的进程并利用自我评估。虽然强调了排名表的吸引力，但许多举报人担心，自上而下的方法可能适得其反，产生阻力，导致最低限度的遵守。相比之下，大多数人认为，注重过程的理想模式更有可能赢得人心，促进系统一级的变革。主要建议涉及国家方案的制定、研究和评价以及国际合作和联网。
Despite the absence of national or international steers, there is within England growing interest in the Healthy University approach. This article introduces Healthy Universities; reports on a qualitative study exploring the potential for a national programme contributing to health, well-being and sustainable development; and concludes with reflections and recommendations. The study used questionnaires and interviews with key informants from English higher education institutions and national stakeholder organizations. The findings confirmed that higher education offers significant potential to impact positively on the health and well-being of students, staff and wider communities through education, research, knowledge exchange and institutional practice. There was strong support for extending the healthy settings approach beyond schools and further education, through a National Healthy Higher Education Programme that provides a whole system Healthy University Framework. Informants argued that although there are important public health drivers, it will also be necessary to show how a Healthy Universities can help achieve core business objectives and contribute to related agendas such as sustainability. Two models were discussed: an accreditation scheme with externally assessed standardized achievement criteria; and a flexible and light-touch framework focusing on change-related processes and utilizing self-assessment. While highlighting the appeal of league tables, many informants feared that a top-down approach could backfire, generating resistance and resulting in minimal compliance. In contrast, the majority felt that a process-focused aspirational model would be more likely to win hearts and minds and facilitate system-level change. Key recommendations relate to national programme development, research and evaluation and international collaboration and networking.