Policymakers' perspectives on designing school-based health initiatives for Victorian adolescents Meiklejohn, S, Choi, T, Peeters, A, Ryan, L and Palermo, C 2020, Policymakers' perspectives on designing school-based health initiatives for Victorian adolescents, Health Promotion International, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 1462-1473, doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa020. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Policymakers' perspectives on designing school-based health initiatives for Victorian adolescents Author(s) Meiklejohn, S Choi, T Peeters, A orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-9132 Ryan, L Palermo, C Journal name Health Promotion International Volume number 35 Issue number 6 Start page 1462 End page 1473 Total pages 12 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Oxford, Eng. Publication date 2020-12 ISSN 0957-4824 1460-2245 Keyword(s) adolescent evidence-based health promotion Health Promoting Schools health promoting policies policy Summary Initiatives based on the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework have previously been successful in improving health and well-being yet there is little evidence of how these findings translate into policy. This study therefore aimed to analyse the political considerations that underpinned policymakers' decisions for the design and implementation of a programme based on HPS in middle and high schools in Victoria, Australia. Interpretive policy analysis was undertaken using interviews with a purposive sample of government and non-government policy actors. Interviews explored factors influencing programme design and implementation and were analysed using thematic analysis. Ten in-depth interviews, including 11 participants, were conducted. The analysis revealed four themes. The Achievement Program was designed through (i) the establishment of strategic collaborations and good governance, involving people that made valuable and diverse contributions to the design process while acknowledging their (ii) positions of power, (iii) ensuring careful attention was paid to evidence-informed programme design and (iv) incorporation of real-time feedback from other settings. Policymakers believe this approach has the potential to improve policy adoption. There is a need to explore if this approach to policy development influences adherence and improves health outcomes. Language eng DOI 10.1093/heapro/daaa020 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1117 Public Health and Health Services 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2020, The Author(s) Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30135790 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Institute for Health Transformation Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 27 Mar 2020, 10:25:18 EST Sat, 28 Mar 2020, 04:00:14 EST Mon, 30 Mar 2020, 07:01:47 EST Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 05:04:50 EST Sat, 06 Feb 2021, 01:30:11 EST Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 14:04:32 EST Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 14:07:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 12 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 27 Mar 2020, 10:25:18 EST

Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au.