Moving Canadian governmental policies beyond a focus on individual lifestyle: Some insights from complexity and critical theories

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Alvaro, C ^a,c   Jackson, L A ^a,b,d   Kirk, S ^a   McHugh, T L ^e   Hughes, J ^a,d   Chircop, A ^a   Lyons, R F ^a,f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b School of Health and Human Performance   (United States)

^c Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

^d IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

complexity theory; critical theory; health policy; health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 79551706884     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq052     Document Type: Review

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