Question

Week 2 Outline

• Recap of Week 1

• Community Capacity Building: approach, process, benefits

• Challenges of working with communities

• Case Studies: Community Capacity Building

• Preparation for Assignment 1

Recap of Module 1 – Week 1

• Community – a group of people who share common characteristics • Community health – health status of a group • Different context - different value & belief then different meaning • Empowerment - enable to control over events/decision that

influence their life. • Capacity Building - means for effective and sustainable Programs

for community • Community capacity – interaction, function, opportunity

Capacity Building Approach

Reference: Crisp, B. R., Swerissen, H., & Duckett, S. J. (2000). Four approaches to capacity building in health: consequences for measurement and accountability. Health promotion international, 15(2), 99-107.

Approach Measurement areas

Top-down organisational Changing agency policies or practices

Bottom-up organisational Provision of skills to staff

Partnerships Strengthening the relationships between organizations and community

Community organising Community members are active participants

Capacity Building Process

1. Active community involvement and dialogue is critical for effective change of both policy and practice.

2. Capacity building of community members to advocate policy level changes and influence the current practice is known to be an effective approach in diverse community context.

3. Engagement of community in the process from the beginning of planning helps to enhance knowledge, skills and expertise to take effective actions.

1. Effective reach of target population, 2. Effective use of community resources, 3. Increased local competencies and

commitment for health action and change, 4. Increased community ability to respond to

emerging health issues.

Capacity Building Benefits

Readiness

Participation

Engagement

• Listening and communication • Participation • Needs assessment • Working together in partnerships

Organisation Development Capacity Action Community Empowerment

Laverack (2007) p23

Capacity Building Ladder of Community Interaction

1. Learning opportunities and skills development 2. Resource mobilization 3. Partnership/linkages/networking 4. Leadership 5. Participatory decision-making 6. Assets-based approach 7. Sense of community 8. Communication 9. Development pathway

Liberato, S. C., Brimblecombe, J., Ritchie, J., Feruson, M. and Coveney, J. (2011). Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature. BioMed Central, 11: 850, 1-10.

Core Domains of Capacity Building

Capacity Building Program

After watching video, answer following questions.

1. What are the capacity building approaches used in this project?

2. What are the processes used for capacity building?

3. What are the outcomes and benefits explained by participants?

4. Think about the relevance of the capacity building strategies used in this project to health promotion or disease prevention programs.

Reflection and Discussion

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Common Barriers and Challenges Working with Communities

Factor Challenge/Barriers Social and Cultural Differences in values, culture and social structure

Linguistic and Economic Differences in language, income status and affordability of services

Accessibility Limited access to resources, services and opportunities

Services Cost and nature of services available

Structural factors power, decision making process, related policies and guidelines

Trust Concern of cultural safety, the nature of relationships and community engagement methods

Please read following article. Lee, C. B., Chen, M. S., Chien, S. H., Pelikan, J. M., Wang, Y. W., & Chu, C. M. Y. (2015). Strengthening health promotion in hospitals with capacity building: a Taiwanese case study. Health promotion international, 30(3), 625-636.

After reading the article, answer the following questions. 1. What capacity building strategies were used in this

project and why?

2. How effective were the strategies used to develop the capacity of hospital in strengthening health promotion?

Capacity Building Project Example

Laverack, G. (2005). Public health: Power, empowerment, and professional practice (1st ed). Hampshire, England: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Please read chapter 5 or chapter 6 of this book (available to access online in the library) to find various case studies provided around community empowerment and capacity building.

Case Studies Community Empowerment/Capacity Building

This assignment has three parts that you need to cover.

Part 1 and part 2 of assignment 1 are related to Module 1.

Assessments – Assignment 1

Assessments – Assignment 1 (cont.)

Part 1: • Identify a preventable health concern of your interest

such as dengue fever, hypertension or type 2 diabetes.

• Describe three key strategies that you might use to engage with a community to implement a program by using Laverack’s ladder of community-based interaction.

Part 2: • Discuss how you could use the core domains of

capacity building identified by Liberato et al (2011) to support the journey to community empowerment and ownership of your prevention program.

Consider the following criteria for your assignment 1.

Assignment 1- Preparation

Criteria Weight

Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the different levels of community-based interaction in community health programs

20%

Critical reasoning • Interpret and analyse the different theories and models of

health promotion • Justify any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments

30%

Analysis and application of theories and models to an existing community health problem

30%

Use of academic and discipline conventions and sources of evidence/referencing

20%

Discussion Forum – Week 2

Community Capacity-Building and Empowerment Reflect on the definition of community capacity by Labonte and Laverack (2001a). Does this reflect your definition of community empowerment? How might you use it to foster empowerment in your current workplace or community?

What will we explore next….

Module 2: Communicating with Communities Week 3: Theories and frameworks, focus on:

• Health Promotion Theory

• Health Promotion Models and Practice

Next week

Tips for a great progress (and eventually a high grade)

• Review week 2 available in Lecture Hall

• Start your assignment 1 by beginning with your literature review

• Contact me via email/ Blackboard if any questions or consultation needed

• Complete the reading and view videos for next week