scholarly journals Progress Toward a Multisectoral Community Intervention Approach to Prevention of the Word Gap

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Greenwood ◽  
Judith J. Carta ◽  
Alana G. Schnitz ◽  
Dale Walker ◽  
Dola Gabriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Intervention ◽  
Intervention Approach ◽  
Word Gap

Community and Ecotourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-124
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Intervention Approach ◽  
Management Regime ◽  
Evaluation Strategies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intervention Mechanism

Understanding the theoretical background is imperative for the meaningful framework of the study. Discussion of sustainability discourses in the context of ecotourism, particularly the concept, role, and evaluation strategies, were found to be important to this research. Similarly, understanding of community intervention approach pertaining to ecotourism, relevance of the linkages with common property, and co-management regime are found significant in this domain of discussion. Community intervention mechanism in general and PA-based ecotourism, in particular, were important to this study. Destination sustainability, its measurement, dimensions and destination quality, and the relationship between community intervention strategies, destination sustainability, and destination quality are discussed in the subsequent sections of this chapter.

Contributions of Social Medicine and Systems Analysis to Formulating Objectives for a Community-Based Cancer Prevention Programme

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Sanderson ◽  
Leif Svanströrm
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Social Medicine ◽  
Prevention Programme ◽  
Political Structure ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Intervention Approach ◽  
Diet And Cancer

In the part of Stockholm Cancer Prevention Programme, that is focussing on diet and cancer, the contribution of social medicine has been based on its concern for the relationships between individuals, populations, the environment and the socio-political structure. This has led to the choice of the community intervention approach, based on geographically defined populations, and involving the participation of organisations already active within the relevant areas. The contribution of systems analysis has been based on its concern for explicit models of the processes of cause and effect that lead from intervention to outcome, as a basis for debate and common under-standing among the various participants. The combination of the two approaches has helped to clarify the objectives and has shaped the planned pattern of intervention.

Rice Fortified with Iron Given Weekly Increases Hemoglobin Levels and Reduces Anemia in Infants: a Community Intervention Trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Plácido Nogueira Arcanjo ◽  
Paulo Roberto Santos ◽  
Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite ◽  
Francisco Sulivan Bastos Mota ◽  
Sérgio Duarte Segall
Keyword(s):  
Community Intervention ◽  
Capillary Blood ◽  
Number Needed To Treat ◽  
Intervention Trial ◽  
Day Care Centers ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Ferric Pyrophosphate ◽  
Child Day Care ◽  
Child Day Care Centers ◽  
The Impact

More than two billion people suffer from anemia worldwide, and it is estimated that more than 50 % of cases are caused by iron deficiency. In this community intervention trial, we evaluated infants aged 10 to 23 months of age (n = 171) from two public child day-care centers. Intervention lasted 18 weeks. The 50-g individual portion (uncooked) of fortified rice provided 56.4 mg of elemental iron as ferric pyrophosphate. Capillary blood samples to test for anemia were taken at baseline and at endpoint. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of rice fortified with iron (Ultrarice®) on hemoglobin and anemia prevalence compared with standard household rice. For the fortified rice center, baseline mean hemoglobin was 113.7 ± 9.2 g/L, and at endpoint 119.5 ± 7.7 g/L, p < 0.0001; for the standard rice center, baseline mean hemoglobin value was 113.5 ± 40.7 g/L, and at endpoint 113.6 ± 21.0, p = 0.99. Anemia prevalence for the fortified rice center was 27.8 % (20/72) at baseline, and 11.1 % (8/72) at endpoint, p = 0.012; for the control center, 47.1 % (33/70) were anemic at baseline, and 37.1 % (26/70) at the end of the study, p = 0.23. The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) was 4. In this intervention, rice fortified with iron given weekly was effective in increasing hemoglobin levels and reducing anemia in infants.

Proposing a population-specific intervention approach to treat trauma among men during and after incarceration.

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Pettus-Davis ◽  
Tanya Renn ◽  
Jeffrey R. Lacasse ◽  
Robert Motley
Keyword(s):  
Specific Intervention ◽  
Intervention Approach

Onchocerciasis in Osse, Ondo State, Nigeria: Effectiveness of Motivational Strategies in Sustaining Compliance with Community Ivermectin Therapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-189
Author(s):  
O. U. Manafa ◽  
T. S. Awolola ◽  
A. N. Isamah
Keyword(s):  
Community Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

A study in human Onchocerciasis was undertaken in four endemic communities in Ondo State, Nigeria. In-depth interviews were conducted on peoples' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Onchocerciasis aetiology, treatment, prevention, and symptoms. These were complemented by key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Based on this information, an educational program was set up which included the training of selected villagers (motivators) and community intervention organized by these motivators. Evaluation used a control group where intervention was focused on other health problems in the area. Onchocerciasis education took place only with the intervention group. At the start of the project, peoples' knowledge about Onchocerciasis, its cause, treatment, prevention, and symptoms were varied and only a small proportion could link the bite of the blackfly to Onchocerciasis. The educational intervention achieved a high level of participant satisfaction which was expressed in continuous attendance at workshops and keeping appointments with motivators. The intervention helped to bring a significant improvement in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the respondents. The knowledge of Onchocerciasis aetiology increased to 79.8 percent, 71.5 percent, and 74 percent from 48.5 percent, 48.7 percent, 34 percent, and 45 percent pre-intervention in the four study areas used. The project demonstrated that a community-based health education can be effective in Onchocerciasis control.

The value of women coming together: Effects and practices of a gender‐focused community intervention funded by a government agency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Daher ◽  
Sofía Cifuentes ◽  
Madelaine Saa ◽  
Antonia Rosati ◽  
Angie Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Community Intervention ◽  
Government Agency

scholarly journals Impact of Different Levels of Supervision on the Recovery of Severely Malnourished Children Treated by Community Health Workers in Mali

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Pilar Charle-Cuéllar ◽  
Noemí López-Ejeda ◽  
Mamadou Traore ◽  
Adama Balla Coulibaly ◽  
Aly Landouré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Supportive Supervision ◽  
Supervision Group ◽  
Different Levels

(1) Background: The Ministry of Health in Mali included the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into the package of activities of the integrated community case management (iCCM). This paper evaluates the most effective model of supervision for treating SAM using community health workers (CHWs). Methods (2): This study was a prospective non-randomized community intervention trial with two intervention groups and one control group with different levels of supervision. It was conducted in three districts in rural areas of the Kayes Region. In the high supervision group, CHWs received supportive supervision for the iCCM package and nutrition-specific supervision. In the light supervision group, CHWs received supportive supervision based on the iCCM package. The control group had no specific supervision. (3) Results: A total of 6112 children aged 6–59 months with SAM without medical complications were included in the study. The proportion of cured children was 81.4% in those treated by CHWs in the high supervision group, 86.2% in the light supervision group, and 66.9% in the control group. Children treated by the CHWs who received some supervision had better outcomes than those treated by unsupervised CHWs (p < 0.001). There was no difference between areas with light and high supervision, although those with high supervision performed better in most of the tasks analyzed. (4) Conclusions: Public policies in low-income countries should be adapted, and their model of supervision of CHWs for SAM treatment in the community should be evaluated.

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