Publications 2010 1. Lindström B, Eriksson M. A salutogenic approach to tackling health inequalities. In: Morgan A, Ziglio E, Davies M. (Eds.) Health assets in a global context: Theory, methods, action. Springer, New York. In press.2. Eriksson M, Lindström B. Bringing it all together – The salutogenic response to some of the most pertinent public…
Defined by WHO as “the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health and thereby enabling people lead an active productive life towards wellbeing and quality of life” (Ottawa Charter for health promotion, 1986). Since 1986 in Ottawa, several conferences are arranged with different contents: Adelaide in 1988 (Healthy Public Policy), Sundsvall in 1991…
The first International Research Seminar on Salutogenesis and the 1st Meeting of the IUHPE Global Working Group on Salutogenesis”, was arranged 12-13 May, 2008 in Helsinki Finland. The Seminar took place at Folkhälsan, Topeliuksenkatu 20 and gathered about 80 scientist and persons interested in the field of salutogenesis. The main focus of the seminar was…
The 2nd International Research Seminar on Salutogenesis and the 2nd Meeting of the IUHPE GWGS was arranged by the Health Promotion Research Group at Folkhälsan, 14-16 May, 2009 in Helsinki Finland. The main focus of the seminar was on the promotion of mental health, wellbeing and quality of life. Internationally known experts on mental health,…
The first step of reviewing the whole salutogenic research area was finalized by publishing ”Eriksson M, Unravelling the Mystery of Salutogenesis” in 2007. This research synthesis gives the evidence base of the salutogenic research as measured by Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale in 1992-2003. The findings of the research synthesis show that 1) the…
Salutogenesis, the origin of health, is a stress resource orientated concept, wich focuses on resources, maintains and improves the movement towards health. It gives the answer why people despite stressful situations and hardships stay well. It is the opposite of the pathogenicconcept where the focus is on the obstacles and deficits. Two core concepts are…
