Louise Rowling
Capturing complexity: integrating health and education research to inform health-promoting schools policy and practice
University of Sydney
despite intersectoral nature health promotion practice many programs limit evidence base health sector research draw evidence sectors research program design help ensure programs relevant acceptable intersectoral partners intended outcomes value sectors involved utilising evidence one discipline essential article identifies narrow interpretation existing evidence health promoting schools discusses challenges faced practitioners policy makers reviewing evidence issues include various perspectives quality evidence ensure multidisciplinary evidence used inform practice particularly education sector strong research base data extraction tool developed help address issues assist design health promoting schools program description tools elements two case studies provide examples research two different disciplines integrated inform planning strengthen partnerships tool expands evidence base policy practice decisionmaking health promoting schools acknowledging practical realities sectors