Using salutogenesis to understand people-environment interactions that shape health in a context of poverty

For many people living in low-income countries, poverty implies an increased exposure to conditions that threaten health and well-being. Despite the challenging conditions caused by poverty, people may consider themselves healthy because they have learned to cope with their situation. This may be as a result of life experiences which expose people to both challenges and potential solutions. In this chapter, we have used the salutogenic approach as a useful way to increase our understanding of the way people deal with health challenges in conditions of poverty. Our study calls for health promotion strategies that develop context-specific analysis of the relationship between poverty and health and an integrated approach in which the stressors, resources, and mechanisms people employ to deal with these stressors have a more prominent place of consideration. This is important for health promotion as it opens new lenses through which targeted interventions can be made.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Makoge, Valerie, Maat, Harro
Format:	Part of book or chapter of book biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer
Subjects:	Cameroon, Poverty-related diseases (malaria), Salutogenesis, Sense of coherence, Stressors,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/using-salutogenesis-to-understand-people-environment-interactions
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