Country prototypes and translation of health programs

Eval Health Prof. 2008 Jun;31(2):110-23. doi: 10.1177/0163278708315918. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

Abstract

This article introduces the topic of international translation of health programs. Different perspectives toward the study of national-level variables that are relevant to translation of evidence-based programming developed outside of or in a country are discussed. Concepts including national prototypes, national stereotypes, country clusters, knowledge incompatibility, and absorptive capacity are introduced. The ideas expressed in this article serve to provide direction when considering developing a health behavior program for a country, using previous programmatic knowledge from elsewhere.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Diffusion of Innovation*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / organization & administration*
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Internationality*
  • Politics
  • Socioeconomic Factors