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Background: Since the establishment of the International Health Promotion Hospitals (HPH) in 2006, standards have been designed to evaluate this network. Based on the request of the General Assembly of HPH, the new standards have been revised in 2020 to be in harmony with the new global strategy of HPH for the years 2021-2025. The present study was conducted to translate the original version of the self-evaluation form of HPH and to determine its validity and reliability in Iranian society. Methods: The standard process of forward and backward translation was followed after that to determine the face validity of the Persian version of HPH standards, fifteen experts from ten hospitals in five major cities in Iran (Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz and Hamadan) gave their opinions about 86 standard statements based on a five-point Likert scale, and the impact score was calculated. For determining content validity, both the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) were used. Results: All 86 standard statements of the five main standards had an impact score higher than 1.5. Also, regarding CVR, all 86 standard statements had a score higher than 0.49 (the minimum plausible score based on Lawshe's table). Finally, after calculating the CVI, all the standard statements had a CVI higher than 0.8, which indicated a very good content validity index for all the items. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the Persian form of the 2020 HPH standards is valid enough to be used in Iranian hospitals and health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) networks, founded by the World Health Organisation, support the introduction of health promotion in healthcare. This development involves the creation of a health promoting built environment. However, few studies have explored the HPH in relation to the built environments, and it is unclear how HPH-networks incorporate the built environment in their work. The study therefore examined the Swedish HPH-Network in relation to the built environment. The mixed-method study included data from (i) key online material from the Swedish network, (ii) a survey with open-ended questions of representatives of the networks' workgroups and (iii) semi-structured interviews with the built environment workgroup. The study showed that the built environment is unevenly and incoherently incorporated in the network. Moreover, there is more attention for healing and healthy rather than health-promotive strategies, indicating a knowledge gap. Descriptions of the health promoting built environment are diverse, and address design features, design strategies or indicate places for health promotion interventions. The descriptions of the built environment are combined with various HPH goals and population groups. To utilize the built environment as a resource for HPHs, the networks should consider incorporating the built environment in documents and action plans at all organizational levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background &Objective: Global changes have created new health challenges specifically in hospitals. In the new perspective, nowadays hospitals are the best places for health promotion and preventive services. The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of general educational hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences based on the standards of health promoting hospitals. Materials & Methods: The present study was a descriptive – analytic and the data collection tool was a World Health Organization questionnaire regarding the standards of health promoting hospitals. To fill in the questionnaires, a team of main members of the hospitals was formed and standards assessment criteria were determined, then the questionnaires were completed by each team member. The data analysis was performed by SPSS software through statistical indicators (mean, SD), t-test and paired t-test. Results: The results were identified by five categories of activities based on the standards of health promotion hospitals. Regarding standards, the highest score was related to patient’s information and therapeutic interventions (78) and the lowest was for managerial policies (51.1). In total, all hospitals were in the same situation to perform the standards of health promotion hospitals, with a mean score of 63.80%. Conclusion: It seems that some activities related to the health-promoting hospitals (HPS) are being carried out in hospitals. Therefore, for improving the quality of health services, encouraging policymakers and healthcare managers to create consistent policies will have an effective role to improve the status of hospitals.

Background and Objective: Global changes have created new health challenges specifically in hospitals. In the new perspective, nowadays hospitals are the best places for health promotion and preventive services. The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of general educational hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences based on the standards of health promoting hospitals. Methods: The present study was a descriptive - analytic and the data collection tool was a World Health Organization questionnaire regarding the standards of health promoting hospitals. To fill in the questionnaires, a team of main members of the hospitals was formed and standards assessment criteria were determined, then the questionnaires were completed by each team member. The data analysis was performed by SPSS software through statistical indicators (mean, SD), t-test and paired t-test. Results: The results were identified by five categories of activities based on the standards of health promotion hospitals. Regarding standards, the highest score was related to patient's information and therapeutic interventions (78) and the lowest was for managerial policies (51.1). In total, all hospitals were in the same situation to perform the standards of health promotion hospitals, with a mean score of 63.80%. Conclusion: It seems that some activities related to the health-promoting hospitals (HPS) are being carried out in hospitals. Therefore, for improving the quality of health services, encouraging policymakers and healthcare managers to create consistent policies will have an effective role to improve the status of hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 1990, the WHO Health Promoting Hospital (HPH) movement has tried to facilitate and support hospitals to assume a core responsibility in health promotion. The Taiwan HPH Network was established in December 2006, and became the largest HPH network in the world in 2013. Compared to Europe where the HPH has been more established, the pace of HPH development has been much more rapid. This rapid development provides an inspiring example for research and health promotion practice. Systematic data and empirical information have been collected about HPH in Taiwan, allowing for research to be published about the achievements of the HPH movement. This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on current progress of the HPH project according to the four main perspectives of the WHO-HPH movement: promoting the health of patients, promoting the health of staff, changing the organization to a health-promoting setting, and promoting the health of the community in the catchment area of the hospital. The assessment can serve as a stepping stone in understanding current HPH development in Taiwan and as a reference for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To assess the organizational health-promotion (HP) status and its effect on the organizational effectiveness of HP in a national cross-sectional survey of all hospitals above the local community hospital level in Taiwan's hospitals, questionnaires were sent to 474 hospitals, of which 162 (34.18%) hospitals returned them and were rendered valid. The results of the organizational HP status reveal that the standardized overall score achieved is 76.26, suggesting that there is considerable room for improvement. The results of correlation analysis partially support the proposition of this study, suggesting that the higher the organizational HP status, the better the self-evaluated overall organizational and administrative effectiveness of its HP. When hierarchical multiple regression was performed, support for ownership (private hospitals), hospital accreditation grades (academic medical centers) and overall score of the Organizational Health of Hospital Assessment Scale were significant predicators of self-evaluated overall organizational effectiveness (F = 11.097, p < 0.01, R2 = 0.369). Moreover, drafted annually, HP policies and plans and the number of staff HP training activities were found to partially mediate the relation between the organizational HP status, hospital characteristics and self-evaluated overall organizational effectiveness. The results contribute to clarify the conception of health-promoting hospital organizations and to identify a number of dimensions of health-promoting organizations related to the organizational effectiveness of HP in hospitals, which could allow hospitals to establish a healthier organization and more effective HP programs. This study also supplies the research field with important data and insights that can be used in future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]