Please find below a list of articles presenting the background and context to competency based approaches to Health Promotion :

  • Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Auld, M.E. and Lamarre, M.C. (2012). Galway revisited: tracking global progress in core competencies and quality assurance for health education and health promotion. Health Education and Behavior. 39(6):643-7.

    An update on competency based approaches and quality assurance for Health Promotion since the Galway Consensus Statement (2009).

  • Allegrante, J. P., Barry, M. M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Auld, M. E., Collins, J., Lamarre, M. C., et al. (2009). Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference Statement Health Education and Behavior, 36(3):476-482. http://heb.sagepub.com/content/36/3/476.full.pdf+html

    A report on the Galway Consensus Conference that aimed to promote international collaboration on competency approaches to Health Promotion and Health Education.

  • Barry, M.M., Allegrante J.P., Lamarre, M.C., Auld. M.E. and Taub, A. (2009). The Galway Consensus Conference: international collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education Global Health Promotion, 16(2):05-11. http://ped.sagepub.com/content/16/2/05.full.pdf+html

    Describes the Galway Consensus Conference and the Consensus Statement that outlines the core values and principles, common definitions and the eight core domains of competency agreed at the meeting.

  • Barry, M.M. (2008). Capacity building for the future of Health Promotion. Global Health Promotion. 2008 Dec, 15(4):56-8

    http://www.nuigalway.ie/health_promotion/documents/M_Barry/2008_ja_cap_building_ghp_154.pdf

    Outlines the work plan of the IUHPE Global Vice President for Capacity Building, Education and Training over the period 2007-10 highlighting the need for a trained and competent Health Promotion workforce.

  • Battel-Kirk, B. and Barry, M. (2009). Scoping Study on Health Promotion Workforce Capacity and Education and Training Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries. IUHPE, Paris. 

    Discusses the findings of a scoping study on the capacity for Health Promotion and the priority Health Promotion education and training needs in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).

  • De Castro Freire, S.B., Costongs, C., and Hagard, S. (2007). Building the Capacity for Public Health and Health Promotion in Central and Eastern Europe .EuroHealthNet, Brussels. http://www.cipespiemonte.it/Portals/0/centro%20europeo%20iuhpe%20cipes/Links/Build%20capacity%20for%20PHandHPin%20centralandeastern%20europe_report.pdf

    An overview of capacity frameworks and how they informed capacity development in of eastern European countries undergoing social and political change.

  • International Union for Health Promotion and Education and Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research (2007). Shaping the Future of Health Promotion: Priorities for action. IUHPE, Paris.

    Discusses the importance of building a competent workforce in the context of shaping the future of Health Promotion.

  • International Union for Health Promotion and Education. (1999). The Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness: Shaping Public Health in a New Europe. A Report for the European Commission IUHPE, Paris.

    A review of the evidence base for Health Promotion and highlights the need for a skilled workforce that is capable of translating evidence into practice.

  • Onya, H. (2009). Health Promotion competency building in Africa: a call for action Global Health Promotion, 16(2):47-50. http://ped.sagepub.com/content/16/2/47.full.pdf+html

    Discusses the relevance of the Galway Consensus Statement for Health Promotion for capacity development in Africa.

  • Santa-María Morales, A. and Barry, M.M. (2007). Scoping Study on Training, Accreditation and Professional Standards in Health Promotion in Europe. IUHPE, Paris. 

    Presents the findings of a scoping study carried out in 2005/6 to determine the extent of training professional standards and anaccreditation in Health Promotion in Europe.