Establishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPerez, A. M.
dc.contributor.authorAyo-Yusuf, O. A.
dc.contributor.authorHofman, K.
dc.contributor.authorKalideen, S.
dc.contributor.authorMaker, A.
dc.contributor.authorMokonoto, D.
dc.contributor.authorMorojele, N.
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, P.
dc.contributor.authorParry, C.
dc.contributor.authorRendall-Mkosi, K.
dc.contributor.authorSaloojee, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-26T07:16:35Z
dc.date.available2013-08-26T07:16:35Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa has a ‘quadruple burden of disease’. One way to reduce this burden, and address the social determinants of health and social inequity, could be through health promotion interventions driven by an independent Health Promotion and Development Foundation (HPDF). This could provide a framework to integrate health promotion and social development into all government and civil society programmes. On priority issues, the HPDF would mobilise resources, allocate funding, develop capacity, and monitor and evaluate health promotion and development work. Emphasis would be on reducing the effects of poverty, inequity and unequal development on disease rates and wellbeing. The HPDF could also decrease the burden on the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system. We reflect on such foundations in other countries, and propose a structure for South Africa’s HPDF and a dedicated funding stream to support its activities. In particular, an additional 2% levy on alcohol and tobacco products is proposed to be utilised to fund the HPDF.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.format.extentp. 147-149
dc.identifier.citationPerez, A.M. et al. 2013. Establishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africa. S Afr Med J, 103(3):147-149, doi::10.7916/SAMJ.6281.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7916/SAMJ.6281
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85379
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)en_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectHealth promotion -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleEstablishing a health promotion and development foundation in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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