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The Linkage Approach Applied to a School‐Based Smoking Prevention Program in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Dijkstra Margo,
Vries Hein,
Parcel Guy S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1993.tb07148.x
Subject(s) - linkage (software) , resource (disambiguation) , promotion (chess) , process (computing) , health promotion , identification (biology) , record linkage , computer science , knowledge management , process management , business , medicine , environmental health , political science , public health , nursing , computer network , population , biochemistry , chemistry , botany , politics , biology , law , gene , operating system
Effective diffusion strategies are necessary to enhance use of innovative health promotion programs. One strategy uses the linkage approach to innovation‐development and diffusion planning. The linkage approach enhances collaboration among three systems: resource system (university‐based researchers), linkage system (district health educators), and user system (teachers). This article illustrates how the linkage approach was applied in a smoking prevention research project. Identification of the linkage system and the collaborative process between the resource system and linkage system are described. Results from a process evaluation indicated the linkage approach was feasible in a school‐based smoking prevention project.