Table 1 Core health promotion strategies aimed at patient in Health Promoting Hospitals [4]

Health promoting quality development of treatment care by..........

Empowerment of stakeholders for health promoting self-reproduction/self management

PAT 1: Health promoting living in the hospital for patients

Empowerment of stakeholders for health promoting co-production

PAT 2: Health promoting co-production of patients in treatment

Health promoting & empowering hospital setting for stakeholders

PAT 3: Health promoting hospital setting patients

Strategic positioning

Empowering illness management (patient education) for stakeholders

PAT 4: Health promoting illness management for patients

Empowering lifestyle development (health education) for stakeholder

PAT 5: Health promoting lifestyle development for patients

Participation in health promoting & empowering community development for stakeholders

PAT 6: Health promoting community setting for patients