TY - GEN AU - Franco, M. AU - Díez, J. AU - Gullón, P. AU - Margolles, M. AU - Cofiño, R. AU - Pasarín, M. AU - Borrell, C. T1 - Towards a policy relevant neighborhoods and health agenda: engaging citizens, researchers, policy makers and public health professionals. SESPAS Report 2018 TI - Por una estrategia de barrios saludables políticamente relevante: colaboración entre ciudadanía, personas investigadoras, decisoras políticas y profesionales de la salud pública. Informe SESPAS 2018 LA - spa PY - 2018/10/01/ SP - 69 EP - 73 T2 - Gaceta Sanitaria SN - 1578-1283 VL - 32 PB - Ediciones Doyma, S.L. AB - A large volume of public health literature has shown how the social and physical features of a neighbourhood affect residents’ health, and how they contribute to health inequalities. In this article, we argue that citizens, researchers, policy makers and health professionals should engage in creating a common, policy-relevant neighbourhood and health agenda to effectively improve population health and reduce health inequalities. We discuss four critical processes for advancing this neighbourhood and health agenda: 1) citizen participation and community empowerment; 2) policy making; 3) producing relevant research; and 4) how to best communicate between stakeholders. Various methodologies and experiences currently exist to secure and promote citizen participation. Sufficient funding of research projects and specific policies, as well as continued communication strategies among stakeholders, are necessary elements of this neighbourhood and health agenda. Establishing collaborative and sustained relationships between citizens, policy makers, health professionals and researchers at local and higher political levels is a challenging but necessary step. Developing participatory action research and local participatory policy efforts are important steps towards developing a policy- relevant neighbourhood and health agenda. DO - 10.1016/J.GACETA.2018.07.002 UR - https://portalcientifico.uah.es/documentos/61579592d3e35f5001a284f9 DP - Dialnet - Portal de la Investigación ER -