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Service provider perspectives on implementing the NSW Get Healthy at Work program
- Source :
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, article-version (VoR) Version of Record, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Purpose: One approach increasingly used by governments to deliver on public initiatives is to partner with private enterprise through public–private partnerships. This study is a qualitative process evaluation of an Australian state-wide workplace health programme “Get Healthy at Work” from the currently under-researched perspective of the private service providers. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine service providers. Interviews were transcribed and analysed inductively. Results: Service providers reported an alignment of motives and skills between the programme and their organizations as a benefit of the partnership. However, they also described misalignments: between the potential and realized value of the programme to businesses and service providers; the programme cycle and business operational processes; and the capacity building approach and businesses’ expectations of the service.Conclusions: Although several hallmarks of a well-functioning private–public partnership were evident, misalignments of process and expectations challenged sustained partnership involvement by providers. Careful consideration must be given to the ongoing management functioning of cross-sector engagement and partnering in health promotion practice in order to ensure public health goals are being met, but also that the model is mutually sustainable.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Medicine (General)
Partnerships
Process (engineering)
health promotion
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
R5-920
Empirical Studies
medicine
Humans
business.industry
Health Policy
Public health
Australia
Capacity building
workplace health program
Public relations
Service provider
process evaluation
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Health promotion
Work (electrical)
Order (business)
General partnership
qualitative
Fundamentals and skills
Private Sector
Business
Public Health
Gerontology
lifestyle-related disease
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17482631
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e2abec9727fd76df3a45709d2983d7c9