"Bröd af Steen og Aand af Striler" - paternalistisk folkehelsearbeid for 200 år siden
Engelsk titel: "Bread from stone and spiritual uplift for illiterates" - paternalistic communithy health promotion
200 years ago
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Författare:
Breidablik HJ
Email: hans.breidablik@sula.kommune.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 11
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 03011853
Personnamn som ämnesord:
Dahl NG
Sammanfattning
X : Some of the early pioneers of community health promotion in Norway were clergymen. One of these "potato priests", as they often are referred to, was the Rev. Niels G.A. Dahl (1778-1852) in Gulen, a poor rural district in western Norway. In a spirit of paternalism he engaged in many non-religious activities promoting the lives and health of his congregation. He engaged in vaccination, medical treatment, control of infectious diseases and provision for the poor, hired a midwife, struggled hard against heavy liquor drinking among locals and promoted primary education. This article highlights Dahl's contributions to community health promotion. Effective community health promotion depends on local knowledge, as well as local authority, influence and personal engagement. Maybe a dose of the paternalistic spirit is called for also in today's health promotion?