An audit of health promotion activity by primary health care teams in North Nottinghamshire was conducted in 1996/7 which collected quantitative data on the health promotion activity and qualitative data on examples of good practice. This paper reports the quantitative findings of 179 health promotion events. The analysis revealed information about the style, target group and topic of the health promotion events as well as information about the partnerships with outside agencies, and the level of co-operation between health workers. Measures of service delivery are suggested which can help develop targets for a planned and appropriate delivery of health promotion.
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