Citizen science – the active participation of lay people in research – may yield crucial local knowledge and increase research capacity. Recently, there is growing interest to understand benefits for citizen scientists themselves. We studied the perceived impacts of participation in a public health citizen …

Een buurt gezond maken én houden is niet eenvoudig. Je hebt er veel kennis voor nodig over de gezondheid, de behoeften, de gewoontes en de ideeën van bewoners. Ook moet je weten hoe gezond de leefomgeving is én wat daaraan verbeterd kan worden. Hoe staat het met de kwaliteit van de huizen, is er genoeg …

Currently, the engagement of local communities in Health Impact Assessment is becoming more and more important. A scoping review was performed to take stock of visions, methods and experiences in this field. A combined Scopus and Medline search yielded 100 articles in scientific journals. The final selection …

BACKGROUND: Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health …

Mensen die zelf de luchtkwaliteit van hun wijk willen meten… Toekomstmuziek? Nee hoor, het RIVM is er al mee bezig. Maar wat komt daar allemaal bij kijken? Een onderzoek over luchtkwaliteit als startpunt voor een discussie over citizen science.

Background: Healthy urban environments require careful planning and a testing of environmental quality that goes beyond statutory requirements. Moreover, it requires the inclusion of resident views, perceptions and experiences that help deepen the understanding of local (public health) problems. To facilitate …

Health in All Policies (HiAP), a horizontal strategy connecting all relevant policy sectors, is internationally recognised as a core policy approach to improve the population’s health. For HiAP to be effective, it is recommended that both a Whole of Government and a Whole of Society approach is applied. …