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An evidence-based framework on community-centred approaches for health: England, UK
- Source :
- Health Promotion International
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Abstract
- Community participation is a central concept for health promotion, covering a breadth of approaches, purposes and activities. This paper reports on a national knowledge translation project in England, UK, which resulted in a conceptual framework and typology of community-based approaches, published as national guidance. A key objective was to develop a conceptual framework linked to sources of evidence that could be used to support increased uptake of participatory methods across the health system. It was recognized that legitimacy of community participation was being undermined by a scattered evidence base, absence of a common terminology and low visibility of community practice. A scoping review, combined with stakeholder consultation, was undertaken and 168 review and conceptual publications were identified and a map produced. A ‘family of community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing’ was then produced as way of organizing the evidence and visually representing the range of intervention types. There are four main groups, with sub-categories: (i) strengthening communities, (ii) volunteer and peer roles, (iii) collaborations and partnerships and (iv) access to community resources. Each group is differentiated using key concepts and theoretical justifications around increasing equity, control and social connectedness. An open access bibliography is available to accompany the framework. The paper discusses the application of the family of community-centred approaches as a flexible planning tool for health promotion practice and its potential to be used as a framework for organizing and synthesizing evidence from a range of participatory methods.
- Subjects :
- Health (social science)
Evidence-based practice
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Health Promotion
Terminology
Translational Research, Biomedical
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Knowledge translation
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
Community Health Services
Empowerment
media_common
030505 public health
business.industry
public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Community Participation
Public relations
Social engagement
Health promotion
Conceptual framework
empowerment
England
Evidence-Based Practice
Community practice
typology
0305 other medical science
business
Perspectives
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14602245 and 09574824
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health Promotion International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....53715cf31c1309410b089bad7e20a431