A psychosocial perspective on multisectoral collaboration for improving public health

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Advertising for health?

A SURVEY was carried out to examine the balance between health-promoting advertisements and those for potentially health-damaging products in central Belfast. The latter group included tobacco products, alcohol and confectionery. All advertise ments on hoardings within a one kilometre radius of the centre of Belfast were assigned to one of four categories: advertisements for potentially health- damaging products, advertisements containing health promotion messages, advertisements making health claims, and neutral advertisements. Adver tisements for potentially health-damaging products outnumbered those carrying health promotion mess ages by a ratio of ten to one. The total area of ad vertising space devoted to these products was substantially greater than the area devoted to health promotion messages, as was the amount of money spent on advertising them. While it is recognised that the advertising of health promotion messages may have a limited role in health promotion cam paigns, there are a number of factors which should be considered before using this method of communication. © 1991, Sage Publications. All rights reserved

Women speaking across the Border: The impact of the Border and the conflict on women's health and roles

This research was commissioned by Derry Well Woman and carried out on its behalf by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland in association with the Institute for Conflict Research and Rethink.The research had two distinct aims:- to improve understanding of the impact of the border and of the conflict on both sidesof the border on women’s health- to improve understanding of women’s roles, particularly as they impact on mental health, in post conflict society.- The research was conducted with a view to its recommendations being used to inform the work of the Cross Border Women’  Health Network as well as other cross border health forums or organisations responsible for service planning and delivery.- The findings of this research are based on a series of 31 in-depth interviews and one focus group with women both north and south of the border and on one focus group and six interviews with women who were specifically consulted as service providers