However, this does not mitigate the importance of inquiry into health promoters’ understandings of these concepts as even in Norway there may be significant “lifestyle drift” in health promoters’ and municipal authorities’ actual activities. 10 It should also be noted that the Ontario study involved medical officers of health and senior/key public health staff while the Hagen et al. study collected data from PHCs who were often part-time and in lower-level positions.
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Understanding the Promotion of Health Equity at the Local Level Requires Far More than Quantitative Analyses of Yes-No Survey Data Comment on "Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway: The Use of Public Health Coordinators and Health Overviews to Promote Fair Distribution Among Social Groups".
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