| Measurement of community empowerment in three community programs in rapla (estonia). | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21556179 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Community empowerment approaches have been proven to be powerful tools for solving local health problems. However, the methods for measuring empowerment in the community remain unclear and open to dispute. This study aims to describe how a context-specific community empowerment measurement tool was developed and changes made to three health promotion programs in Rapla, Estonia. An empowerment expansion model was compiled and applied to three existing programs: Safe Community, Drug/HIV Prevention and Elderly Quality of Life. The consensus workshop method was used to create the measurement tool and collect data on the Organizational Domains of Community Empowerment (ODCE). The study demonstrated considerable increases in the ODCE among the community workgroup, which was initiated by community members and the municipality's decision-makers. The increase was within the workgroup, which had strong political and financial support on a national level but was not the community's priority. The program was initiated and implemented by the local community members, and continuous development still occurred, though at a reduced pace. The use of the empowerment expansion model has proven to be an applicable, relevant, simple and inexpensive tool for the evaluation of community empowerment. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Anu Kasmel; Pernille Tanggaard Andersen |
Related Documents
:
|
16874119 - Functional behavioural assessment in people with intellectual disabilities. 2670269 - Office evaluation and treatment of lower extremity injuries in the runner. 3958559 - Assessment of thumb to index pulp to pulp pinch grip strengths. 21161769 - Political will, traditional leaders and the fight against hiv/aids: a south african cas... 21113039 - From spectators to implementers: civil society organizations involved in aids programme... 16439679 - Nuclear and cytoplasmic aid in extrafollicular and germinal center b cells. 16761699 - Comparative performance of an adaptive directional microphone system and a multichannel... 22626459 - Temporal variability in the diversity and composition of stream bacterioplankton commun... 16874119 - Functional behavioural assessment in people with intellectual disabilities. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-03-11 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: International journal of environmental research and public health Volume: 8 ISSN: 1660-4601 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-05-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101238455 Medline TA: Int J Environ Res Public Health Country: Switzerland |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 799-817 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Institute of Political Science and Governance, University of Tallinn, Narva mnt. 10-120, Tallinn, Estonia. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The influence of traffic noise on appreciation of the living quality of a neighborhood.
Next Document: Geological carbon sequestration: a new approach for near-surface assurance monitoring.