title: The linkage approach applied to a school-based smoking prevention program in The Netherlands.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Health Education, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Parcel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012106:Research; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013663:Teaching; D014495:Universities