... disease control,' ultimately they all accept that lifestyle and ecological elements play a critical part in any health promotion strategy. The topic of evidence based health promotion is a timely one given the resolution of the World Health Assembly that all members state: 'adopt an evidence-based approach to health promotion using the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. (WHO, 51st World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1998) (www.who.int accessed November 2007) In the past few years significant advances have been made in health promotion to generate readily accessible systematic reviews of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions and programs. The influence of this evidence on policy and practice has, however, been unpredictable and proponents of evidence based health practice are identifying ways to increase the use of research in decisions about health promotion interventions. (www.oxfordjournals.org) Health promotion is a process directed towards enabling people to take action and control over their own health, ...

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