title: The health-promoting family: a conceptual framework for future research.
abstract: There has so far only been little research attention given to how families actively engage in promoting their health in everyday life. In this paper a theoretical framework is proposed for studies of the 'health-promoting family' with particular focus on children's health and well-being. This paper sets out a conceptual model for understanding how the family can play a part in promoting both the health of children and children's capacities as health-promoting actors. It draws on contemporary social science approaches to health, the family and children, suggesting a new emphasis on the family's ecocultural pathway, family practices and the child as a health-promoting actor.
authors.affiliation: The National Institute of Public Health, Svanemøllevej 25, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. phc@niph.dk
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012951:Socialization