The Netherlands | |
Previous work REPOPA (Oct 2011–Jan 2013) | Data from interviews (14) with local, regional and national stakeholders on use of evidence in the process of developing 1 national and 1 local HEPA policy |
Preparatory meetings with research team: focusing on context and specifics of the local setting with respect to HEPA policymaking | Research team: • Two researchers in Public Health Tilburg University • Two policy advisors (Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement) • One expert in conducting systems analyses |
Previous research on cross sectoral policymaking, stakeholders and networks at local level in the Netherlands | - Aarts MJ. Children, physical activity and the environment [57] - De Goede J. Knowledge in process [19] - Hoeijmakers M. Local health policy development processes [58] - Van Egmond S. Science and policy in interaction [59] |
Policy documents related to HEPA policy at national and local levela | - National level policy documents: six documents - Regional level policy documents: six documents - Local level policy documents of other municipalities: 14 documents - Local level policy documents of case: 12 documents |
Semi-structured interviews (individual and group) | General level: Individual (three documents)b and group (one document)b, role and institute: |
- Researcher on local public health policy, Tilburg University | |
- Policy advisor, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment | |
- Policy advisor, Regional Public Health Service West-Brabant | |
- Two policy advisors, Regional Public Health Service Hart voor Brabant | |
Case level: Individual (one document)b and group (four documents)b, role and institute: | |
- Two policy advisors, Regional Public Health Service West-Brabant (one time) | |
- Policy advisor, Regional Sport Service West-Brabant | |
- Key figure group case (three times): • One policy advisor, Regional Public Health Service West-Brabant • One policy advisor, Regional Sport Service West-Brabant • One policymaker, Municipality Dutch case | |
Denmark | |
Previous work REPOPA (Oct 2011–Jan 2013) | Data from interviews (17) with local and regional stakeholders on use of evidence in the process of developing one regional and three local HEPA policies |
Preparatory meetings for research team: focusing on context and specifics of the local setting with respect to HEPA policymaking | Research team • Two researchers/policy advisors of Research Centre for Prevention and Health • Two researchers in Public Health of University Southern Denmark |
Books on cross sectoral policymaking, stakeholders and networks in Denmark | - Fischer-Nielsen B. Kommunalpolitik [60] - Lundtorp S, Rasmussen M. Rigtigt kommunalt – ledelse I kommuner og amter fra reform til reform [61] |
Policy documents related to governance and HEPA policy at national and local levela | - International policy documents: one document - National level policy documents: 12 documents - National level law document: one document - Regional level policy documents: two documents - Local level policy documents from other municipalities: four documents - Local level policy documents of case: 10 documents |
Discussion over email | General level: Individual (one document), role and institute: |
- Researcher/policy advisor, Local government Denmark (email contact) | |
Semi-structured interviews (individual and group) | Case level: Group (five documents)b, role and institute: |
- Key figure group case (four times face-to-face and once by telephone) • Three policymakers of Centre of Health, Sport and Citizenship (two from health and one from sports) | |
Romania | |
Previous work REPOPA (Oct 2011–Jan 2013) | Data from interviews (four) with local, regional and national stakeholders on use of evidence in the process of developing two national HEPA policies |
Preparatory meetings with research team: focusing on context and specifics of the local setting with respect to HEPA policymaking | Research team: • Three researchers in public health, Babes-Bolyai University |
Policy documents related to HEPA policy at national and local levela | - International policy documents: four documents - National level policy documents: one document - Documentation from the actual local strategy of the case |
Semi-structured interviews (individual) | National level: Individual (three documents)b, role and institute: |
- General Secretary of the National Sport for All Federation; | |
- General Inspector, Ministry of Education; | |
- Policy advisor, National Focal Point - HEPA Europe Network, National Institute of Public Health) | |
Case level: Individual (27 documents)b, role and institute: | |
Local level public sector | |
- Three stakeholders city hall, two policy advisors and one director | |
- Three stakeholders city council, two policy advisors and one director | |
County level public sector | |
- One stakeholder county council, director | |
- Five stakeholders sector education, one inspector education, three directors, one assistant director (five different organisations) | |
- Two stakeholders sector public health, one policy advisor, one director (two different organisations) | |
- Four stakeholders sector sports, one dean, one director, one manager (three different organisations) | |
Local organisations | |
- Four stakeholders private sector, three directors, one press officer (four different organisations) | |
- Five stakeholders civil society, five directors (four different organisations) | |
Websites for general information | Looked for documents on the official websites of public institutions at national and local level to explore multiple documents for each of these institutions |