Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Fosse, Elisabeth"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Addressing the social determinants of health at the local level: Opportunities and challenges
Fosse, Elisabeth; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Hagen, Susanne; Torp, Steffen (Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;Vol 46, Issue 20, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-19)Aims: The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance, demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socio-economic scale. For more than a decade, the Norwegian ... -
Addressing the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: wicked or tame problem?
Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth (Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift (SMT);3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-30)Dette prosjektet studerte hvilken nasjonal politikk de nordiske land utvikler for å påvirke helsens determinanter. Fokus på helsens determinanter krever bevissthet om strukturelle betingelser for god helse. Prosjektet hadde ... -
Advocating for Health Promotion Policy in Norway: The Role of County Municipalities
Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: The Norwegian National government has developed public health policies that reflect health promotion principles, and these are particularly reflected in the recent Public Health Act (PHA). The counties (CMs) ... -
Health in All Policies: A cross-sectional study of the public health coordinators' role in Norwegian municipalities
Hagen, Susanne; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Torp, Steffen; Fosse, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aims: The public health coordinator (PHC) is a municipal-government position in Norway whose role is to organise and oversee municipal policies and functions to support national public health goals. This cross-sectional ... -
Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
Hagen, Susanne; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth; Torp, Steffen (International Journal of Health Policy and Management;7(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Abstract Background: Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the ...