Ageing is associated with a decline in daily functioning and mobility. A physically active life and physical exercise can minimize the decline of daily functioning and improve the physical-, psychological- and social functioning of older adults. Despite several advantages of group-based exercise programs, …

Stakeholder engagement in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) provides opportunities for inclusive environmental decision-making contributing to the attainment of agreement about the potential environmental and health impacts of a plan. A case evaluation of stakeholder …

Buitenschoolse activiteiten hebben een positieve bijdrage aan de sociaal-emotionele ontwikkeling van kinderen. Tijdens buitenschoolse activiteiten kunnen kinderen vaardigheden ontwikkelen zoals het vergroten van het zelfvertrouwen en omgaan met andere mensen. Een kind dat in Nederland opgroeit in een …

In de afgelopen jaren hebben er in de zorg veel veranderingen plaatsgevonden. Ook in 2015 werden er diverse veranderingen in de wijkzorg doorgevoerd. In het kader van deze veranderingen is in opdracht van Hogeschool Viaa te Zwolle en Accolade Zorggroep, locatie d’ Amandelboom, onderzoek gedaan waar …

Designers have grown increasingly interested in social consequences of new technologies. As social impacts become increasingly important it might be fruitful to understand how social impacts develop and how a designer can anticipate these consequences. In health care practices, for instance, it is important …

Abstract: To gather insight on how Health in All Policies (HiAP) is applied in practice, we carried out a case study on transport policies intended to stimulate a shift from car use to bicycling. We reviewed 3 years (2010, 2011, and 2012) of national budgets and policy documents in the Netherlands, followed …

Designers are not always aware of all social consequences of technology, despite practicing usercentred research. With the introduction of disruptive technologies intended and unintended social impacts can be expected, therefore they need to be anticipated. But in general design practices social impacts …