Learning Objectives

  • To describe how organizational change theories have been and can be used in health promotion.
  • Describe key dimensions of organizational change
  • Discuss change within organizations and how stage and organizational development theories can be used to facilitate organizational change
  • Discuss change across organizations and how inter-organizational relations and the community coalition action theory can be used to improve collaborations in health promotion
  • Present case examples illustrating how organizational change theories have been applied in heath promotion projects