Establishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorPerez, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorAyo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
dc.contributor.authorHofman, K.
dc.contributor.authorKalideen, S.
dc.contributor.authorMaker, A.
dc.contributor.authorMokonoto, N.
dc.contributor.authorMorojele, Neo K.
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, P.
dc.contributor.authorParry, C.
dc.contributor.authorRendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret
dc.contributor.authorSaloojee, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-12T06:45:23Z
dc.date.available2014-02-12T06:45:23Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa has a ‘quadruple burden of disease’. One way to reduce this burden, and address the social determinants of health and social inequity, could be through health promotion interventions driven by an independent Health Promotion and Development Foundation (HPDF). This could provide a framework to integrate health promotion and social development into all government and civil society programmes. On priority issues, the HPDF would mobilise resources, allocate funding, develop capacity, and monitor and evaluate health promotion and development work. Emphasis would be on reducing the effects of poverty, inequity and unequal development on disease rates and wellbeing. The HPDF could also decrease the burden on the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system. We reflect on such foundations in other countries, and propose a structure for South Africa’s HPDF and a dedicated funding stream to support its activities. In particular, an additional 2% levy on alcohol and tobacco products is proposed to be utilised to fund the HPDF.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2014en_US
dc.description.librarianay2014
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPerez, AM, Ayo-Yusuf, OA, Hofman, K, Kalideen, S, Maker, A, Mokonoto, D, Morojele, N, Naidoo, P, Parry, C, Rendall-Mkosi, K & Saloojee, Y 2013, 'Establishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africa', South African Medical Journal, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 147-149.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7916/SAMJ.6281
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/33398
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectBurdenen_US
dc.subjectHealth and social inequityen_US
dc.subjectHealth promotion interventionsen_US
dc.subjectHealth Promotion and Development Foundation (HPDF)en_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshHealth promotion -- South Africaen
dc.titleEstablishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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