ABSTRACT Health promotion has generally relied on traditional forms of community planning without including citizens, despite their occupation-based experiences and knowledge about the society in which they live. Acknowledging that… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT Health promotion has generally relied on traditional forms of community planning without including citizens, despite their occupation-based experiences and knowledge about the society in which they live. Acknowledging that it is a challenge for stakeholders to involve citizens in public health planning, this study explores why and how stakeholders might facilitate the involvement of citizens in public health planning as a part of a municipality's health promotion work. Data were obtained through interviews with six key stakeholders (f=4, m=2) working in the local community. Qualitative analysis generated two themes and six subthemes: I) Involving whom and why, with four subthemes of i) Addressing justice, ii) Generating ownership, iii) Developing trust and a feeling of togetherness, and iv) Concretizing the history, values, uniqueness, and identity of the city; as well as II) Considering differences, with two subthemes of i) Accommodating creativity and ii) Building confidence. The discussion highlights how occupation-based knowledge from citizens can strengthen the quality of public health planning and the successful local implementation of health promotion policy.
               
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