title: Health improvement programmes. Avon calling.
abstract: Organising a health improvement programme is a huge task. It is a challenge to meet participants' expectations, and many will be disappointed that much day-to-day work of the NHS and social services is not included. The process is an opportunity to bring together people from different organisations and form new partnerships. It takes longer than expected.
authors.affiliation: Avon Health Authority.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ewles
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration