Violence And Health: An Intersectorial Approach
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
39
Pages
10
Published
2000
Size
1,172 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/URS000571
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
T. Van Loon, P. Mengal, S. Brotelle & D. Hellemans
Abstract
As international level violence receives more and more attention from a public health perspective. A sustainable approach involves collaboration between the different sectors of the authorities and society. Belgium has built up experience in the application of a participative democratic decision process as a consequence of its rich tradition in consultation with the different authorities and social groups. The authorities will also apply an intersectorial collaboration and multidisciplinary point of view in the public health approach to violence. Therefore the Ministry of social Affairs, public Health and Environment and the NGO 'The Gate' carried out a literature search and a case study. As a forum for a communication between victims
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