title: Community maturity to implement Health in All Policies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a fundament for practical guidance on implementation of HiAP to Danish Municipalities HiAP.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is based on a descriptive case study design where a mixed method is used. A questionnaire survey with 64 respondents was conducted in the five political sectors of Esbjerg municipality and it was followed up by four semi-structured interviews with key respondents based on a Dutch prototype model from 2014; The Capability Maturity Model for HiAP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Maturity Model was applied in Esbjerg Municipality and proved practical for the assessment of the growth process of HiAP. Esbjerg municipality is assessed to be at maturity level 2 in the implementation process of HiAP, where the approach is recognized and considered to tackle health inequalities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Maturity Model for HiAP has proved suitable for assessing the implementation process of HiAP on a municipality level and establishes a fundament for practical guidance in the area.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrsvej 9-10, Esbjerg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jonas Bech
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.affiliation: Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrsvej 9-10, Esbjerg, Denmark. ggulis@health.sdu.dk.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gulis
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Health in All Policies; Implementation; Intersectoral action; Local government; Municipality