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Enquête sur les Besoins des Communes En matière de promotion de la Santé et cohésion social- BeComES
Enquête BeComES

Switzerland, 2025
DPSP

Reference ID

10.16909-dataset-65

DOI

Producer(s)

Maria Lagomarsino

Collections

Department of Health Promotion and Prevention (DPSP)

Metadata

Identification

Survey ID number

10.16909-dataset-65
Title

Enquête sur les Besoins des Communes En matière de promotion de la Santé et cohésion social- BeComES
Subtitle

Enquête BeComES
Country
Name Country code
Switzerland CHE
Abstract

Objectives:
In response to growing interest in local action to promote public health and quality of life, this study explores how municipalities perceive their role in health promotion (HP), how far HP is integrated into municipal policies, and what support is needed to strengthen local action.
Methods:
A mixed-methods design combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. An online survey was distributed to 300 municipalities in the Canton of Vaud, with a 39% response rate, and complemented by interviews and focus groups. Cluster analysis was used to identify profiles of municipal engagement in HP.
Results:
Four clusters were identified: Not engaged (39%), Relying on others (26%), Engaged but isolated (19%), and Engaged and somewhat structured (16%). Among the key factors influencing HP integration, municipal size and the presence of committed local leadership emerged greatly. Moreover, clusters revealed specific resources and needs, suggesting that support should be adapted to these specific needs. No qualitative data are presented here.
Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis

Municipalities

Version

Version Description

version 2.1: Edited (clean and compute 1 answer for municipality), anonymous dataset for public distribution
Version Date

2025-04-11
Version Notes

Survey : Data collection was from february 1st to 31st of march and then it was extended to the 11th of april.

Scope

Notes

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Questions about respondent (delete to anonymised the database)
Section 3: Perceptions, knowledge and attitudes regarding health promotion and social cohesion, and awareness/use of support services
Section 4: Measures implemented in the municipality and level of integration of health promotion and social cohesion in the municipality
Section 5: Drivers, barriers and needs
Section 6: Questions regarding the municipality
Keywords
Health promotion Municipal engagement Local governance Public health policy Mixed-methods research Cluster analysis

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

Canton of Vaud

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Maria Lagomarsino Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Producers
Name Affiliation
Loreene Casteyde Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Emmanuelle Garcia Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Emilie Obert Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Karin Zürcher Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Stéphanie Pin Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Direction générale de la santé (DGS) du Canton de Vaud DGS
Promotion Santé Suisse

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

An online survey was distributed to 300 municipalities in the Canton of Vaud, multiple answer by municipality was accepted.
We collected 250 responses to the questionnaire, representing 170 municipalities. Among them, 140 people, representing 119 municipalities, completed the full questionnaire. 110 municipalities have answered to all questions regarding the variables for cluster analysis.
Response Rate

39% response rate

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

LimeSurvey

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2025/02/01 2025/04/11
Mode of data collection
  • Internet [int]

Access policy

Location of Data Collection

Unisanté Data repository
URL for Location of Data Collection

https://doi.org/10.16909/dataset/64

Data Access

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL Email
Stéphanie Pin Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Stephanie.Pin@unisante.ch
Documentation and data unit (UDD) Unisanté, University Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland https://www.unisante.ch/fr/formation-recherche/bibliotheque udd.data@unisante.ch
Access conditions

All data and documentation are available under the CC-BY licence : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. To download the data, please click on Data access and accept the terms and conditions
Citation requirements

Lagomarsino, M., Casteyde, L., Garcia, E., Obert, E., Zürcher, K., Pin, S. Enquête sur les Besoins des Communes En matière de promotion de la Santé et cohésion social- BeComES. Unisanté, Center for Primary Care and Public Health & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Version 1.0 of the licensed dataset (03/2026), provided by the Unisanté Research Data Repository. DOI:10.16909/DATASET/65
Availability Status

This dataset is made available for research purpose under the CC-BY licence : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer

The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright

(c) 2026, Unisanté, University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, Lausanne, Switzerland

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

10.16909-dataset-65
Study description in PDF

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