Alliances in Health Promotion

Angela Scriven BA, MEd, CertEd, is Head of the School of Health and Course Director for the MSc in Health Promotion at Bath College of Higher Education. Her research interests have focused on the impact of government policy on the promotion of health. Recent research has included the auditing of inter-agency health promotion partnerships. She has published widely and is the co-editor of 'Health Promotion: Professional Perspectives'.

• SECTION 1: CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE TRENDSA Framework for Healthy Alliances; R.DouglasExploration of Conflict Theory as it Relates to Healthy Alliances; S.MarkwellHealthy Alliances Depend on Healthy Processes; K.MiIlburn & l.MacHardyThe Influence of Government Policy on Health; A.ScrivenThe Ethics of Getting On with Others; A.WallDeveloping a Strategic Alliance Using a Soft Systems Approach; M.Elliot & D.JacksonAn Evaluation Tool for the Self-assessment of Healthy Alliances; R.Funnell & K.OldfieldThe Commissioning of Healthy Alliances; M.RaeFuture Developments of Healthy Alliances; V.SpellerSECTION 2: DISSEMINATION OF PRACTICEShared Responsibilities: Black Community Groups, Black HIV Specialists and the Statutory Sector Working Together in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care; D.PatelAgeing Well: Healthy Alliances to Promote the Health of Older People; L.AshtonGlasgow: A Smoke-free City by the Year 2000?; D.McIntyreWorking Together to Reduce Suicide in the Farming Community in North Yorkshire; A.HatfieldChild Accident Prevention through Healthy Alliances; M.SimsAlliance in Secondary Care; Health Promoting Hospitals; N.Kickham & A.RushmereArts in Health Promotion; a Comparative Overview of Two Health Arts Alliances; H.ChambersCommunities for Better Health: a Healthy Alliance between National and Local Agencies; H.Howson, J.Griffiths & A.DaviesHealthy Cities: a Preliminary Analysis; V.WalkerSea, Sand and Safer Sex: an Alliance for HIV/AIDS Prevention; M.InmanWorking in Alliances: an Inside Story; L.Ewles.