Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres
This study conceptualises the emerging notion of cultural sustainability in the context of health and healthcare and examines how the concept may be translated into healthcare practice. It situates cultural sustainability within broader debates on sustainability and examines its relationship to the...
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| author | Skovrup, Nanna Finne Jensen, Jens F. |
| author_browse | Jensen, Jens F. Skovrup, Nanna Finne |
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| description | This study conceptualises the emerging notion of cultural sustainability in the context of health and healthcare and examines how the concept may be translated into healthcare practice. It situates cultural sustainability within broader debates on sustainability and examines its relationship to the established environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. Drawing on empirical material from the Danish healthcare sector, the study analyses how cultural sustainability is articulated and operationalised in healthcare settings.
Based on semi-structured interviews with regional and municipal stakeholders working in Community Health Centres, the analysis explores cultural dimensions of healthcare practices, including interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, and organisational coherence. The findings highlight the importance of communication, role clarity, shared organisational culture, and professional identities as key components of cultural sustainability. Overall, the study demonstrates that cultural sustainability plays a cross-cutting role in shaping healthcare practices, workplace environments, and quality of care across organisational and institutional contexts. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1776722026-06-15T10:09:14Z Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres Skovrup, Nanna Finne Jensen, Jens F. Cultural sustainability Danish healthcare sector Interdisciplinary collaboration Organisational culture Healthcare quality Community health centres MBP JBCC 1DND This study conceptualises the emerging notion of cultural sustainability in the context of health and healthcare and examines how the concept may be translated into healthcare practice. It situates cultural sustainability within broader debates on sustainability and examines its relationship to the established environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. Drawing on empirical material from the Danish healthcare sector, the study analyses how cultural sustainability is articulated and operationalised in healthcare settings. Based on semi-structured interviews with regional and municipal stakeholders working in Community Health Centres, the analysis explores cultural dimensions of healthcare practices, including interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, and organisational coherence. The findings highlight the importance of communication, role clarity, shared organisational culture, and professional identities as key components of cultural sustainability. Overall, the study demonstrates that cultural sustainability plays a cross-cutting role in shaping healthcare practices, workplace environments, and quality of care across organisational and institutional contexts. Published 2026-06-15T10:09:12Z 2026-06-15T10:09:12Z 2026-04-17 book https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177672 eng InDiMedia image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://openbooks.kb.dk/aauopen/catalog/book/618 Aalborg University Open Publishing Aalborg University Open Publishing 10.54337/aau.indimedia9 10.54337/aau.indimedia9 b91688fa-85c2-40dc-b659-126ed762ff40 Aalborg University Open Publishing 2245-3180 117 Aalborg University, Denmark open access |
| spellingShingle | Cultural sustainability Danish healthcare sector Interdisciplinary collaboration Organisational culture Healthcare quality Community health centres MBP JBCC 1DND Skovrup, Nanna Finne Jensen, Jens F. Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title | Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title_full | Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title_fullStr | Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title_short | Cultural Sustainability in Danish Community Health Centres |
| title_sort | cultural sustainability in danish community health centres |
| topic | Cultural sustainability Danish healthcare sector Interdisciplinary collaboration Organisational culture Healthcare quality Community health centres MBP JBCC 1DND |
| topic_facet | Cultural sustainability Danish healthcare sector Interdisciplinary collaboration Organisational culture Healthcare quality Community health centres MBP JBCC 1DND |
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