Journal of public health
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Journal of public health · Sep 2010
ReviewRhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes.
There has been a philosophical commitment to participation in public health since the 1970s. UK policy rhetoric on participation in public health has been particularly marked since 1997. It is less clear that participatory approaches have been pursued by UK public health units in practice. ⋯ This systematic review demonstrates that there is very little evidence in the peer-reviewed literature of participatory approaches by UK public health units or of such approaches having any noteworthy impact on health and social outcomes.