WHO, through its creation of a Department of Research Policy and Cooperation within the cluster of Evidence and Information for Policy, has defined as one of its objectives: "the development of initiatives aimed at strengthening research capacity in the developing world with the ultimate aim of enshrining research as a foundation for policy".
The government's vision for care and support was set out in a white paper last summer, and sees as integral "the development of initiatives that help people share their time, talents and skills with others in the community".
The development of initiatives such as the recently launched Freight Arranger (details on http://freightarranger.co.uk/) system in the UK is an example of how these issues can be addressed and resolved within one system.
Acknowledging that for social innovations invention and diffusion tend to be very much intertwined [23] furthermore also the inner development of initiatives themselves need to be studied in order to understand diffusion more thoroughly.
The importance of the patient in their own self-care is increasingly recognised, with development of initiatives to support self-care[ 76].
Determining specific aspects of learning culture that can be improved upon is necessary to inform the development of initiatives to improve care [ 33].
The data is valuable in assisting interested stakeholders with the development of initiatives to address the gaps in attitudes, knowledge and to improve effectiveness of information seeking behaviour.
Studies have shown that implementation of health networks is facilitated by the development of initiatives that foster integration of services for targeted groups of patients with chronic illnesses or with distinct demographic characteristics [ 26- 29].
These efforts have resulted in the successful development of initiatives ranging from immunization programmes to providing specialized treatment for children living with HIV, education and health services and improving access to water and sanitation supplies.
This complexity and interrelatedness is a prime rationale for the development of initiatives to secure the full integration of environment and health in the context of integrated urban management.
The findings from this study will be valuable in assisting interested stakeholders with the development of initiatives to address the gaps in attitudes, knowledge and to improve effectiveness of information seeking behaviour.
