Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of adole

Authors: Theadora Koller Antony Morgan Ana Guerreiro Candace Currie Erio Ziglio the International HBSC study group

Publish Date: 2009/07/30

Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 278-284

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Abstract

Over the past 25 years the WHO collaborative crossnational Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children HBSC study has been accumulating evidence that provides insights into how to promote the health and wellbeing of young people HBSC has increased understanding of the determinants of young people’s health particularly in relation to the social contexts in which they live learn and play The study now spans 43 countries and regions in Europe and North AmericaHBSC provides intelligence for the development and evaluation of public health policy and practice at national subnational and international levels However the mere existence of evidence does not automatically change policy nor necessarily improve the lives of young people Effective mechanisms to ensure use of evidence in policymaking and practice are neededThe WHO/HBSC Forum series is a platform designed to facilitate the translation of evidence into action Forum processes convene researchers policymakers and practitioners from across Europe to analyse data review policies and interventions and identify lessons learned to improve the health of adolescents through actions that address the social contexts that influence their health Each Forum process consists of case studies produced by interdisciplinary teams in countries and regions crosscountry evidence reviews a European consultation an outcomes statement within a final publication and a Webbased knowledge platform In addition to emphasizing the translation of research into action the Forum series focuses on increasing knowhow to scale up intersectoral policies and interventions reduce health inequities and involve young people in the design implementation and evaluation of policies and interventionsThe WHO/HBSC Forum series is an evolving platform The methodology for each Forum process incorporates lessons learnt through past Fora – within resource constraints – and is based on the principles of efficiency and effectiveness Areas requiring further development identified through the aforementioned interviews and based on the reflections of coorganizers include identification of means to ensure systematic appropriate and meaningful youth involvement maximization of the usefulness of the European consultation and definition of a budget line and framework for evaluation of the process’ impact at country levelMembers of the International HBSC Study Group Principal Investigators Wolfgang Dür AT Lea Maes BEFl Danielle Piette BEFr Lidiya Vasileva BG William Boyce CA Marina Kuzman HR Ladislav Csémy CZ Pernille Due DK Antony Morgan GB Jorma Tynjälä FI Emmanuelle Godeau FR Ulrike RavensSieberer DE Anna Kokkevi GR Birgit Niclasen GL Ágnes Németh HU Thoroddur Bjarnason IS Saoirse Nic Gabhainn IE Yossi HarelFisch IL Franco Cavallo IT Iveta Pudule LV Apolinaras Zaborskis LT Yolande Wagener LU Marianne Massa MT Wilma Vollebergh NL Oddrun Samdal NO Joanna Mazur PL Margarida Gaspar de Matos PT Adriana Baban RO Alexander Komkov RU Candace Currie GBSCO Elena Morvicova SK Helena Jericek SI Carmen Moreno Rodriguez ES Ulla Marklund SE Emmanuel Kuntsche CH Lina Kostarova Unkovska MK Oya Ercan TR Olga Balakireva UA Ronald Iannotti US Chris Roberts GBWAL

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