What is the evidence on effectiveness of empowerment to improve health?
This is a Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on the effectiveness of empowerment strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities. The report shows that empowering initiatives can lead to health outcomes and that empowerment is a viable public health strategy. The key message from this review is that empowerment is a complex strategy that sits within complex environments. Effective empowerment strategies may depend as much on the agency and leadership of the people involved, as the overall context in which they take place.
Literatuurverwijzing: (2006). What is the evidence on effectiveness of empowerment to improve health?. Kopenhagen: WHO.