Community Readiness – sind Kommunen zur Prävention von Kinderübergewicht bereit?

Abstract Background Paying more attention to free-roaming dogs’ population control seems to be necessary because of public health and environmental problems. The present study used the community readiness model to determine the readiness of Aradan County in terms of collecting stray dogs. Methods This study is a quantitative-qualitative research study conducted in Aradan County in Semnan Province of Iran. The semi-structured questionnaire uses the six dimensions of the Community Readiness Model as guideline, with 36 items used for the interview. The interviews lasted 45 to 100 minutes with 11 key members including the governor, prefect, mayor’s assistant, city council chairman, key trustees, officials responsible for environmental health network, officials responsible for environmentalism of the city, and governors of a rural district. In quantitative part two, assessors read the interviews carefully and assigned scores based on the rating-scale form suggested by the guideline itself for scoring each dimension. A qualitative directed content analysis with deductive approach was used for analyzing the collected qualitative data. Results The study involved 11 key members of Aradan County, all of whom were male. Most of the participants were over 40 years old and with five years of work experience (73.6 %). The mean score of each six dimensions in Aradan County were: Community efforts (4.78), Community knowledge of efforts (4.28), Leadership (4.90), Community climate (4.38), Community knowledge about the issue (4.20) and Resources related to the issue (3.29) respectively. Community readiness in Aradan County and Aradan City was generally estimated to be in the preplanning stage, whereas vague public awareness was found in the rural areas. In the qualitative part, 870 initial open codes, 589 refund codes, 19 subcategories and 6 themes emerged, including (a) community efforts, (b) community knowledge of the efforts (c) leadership, (d) community climate, (e) community knowledge of the issue, and (f) resources related to the issue. Conclusions For improving the process of collecting the stray dogs, it is necessary to focus on holding educational sessions for the public to increase their partnership and justify the responsible organizations’ activities to collaborate and provide the necessary financial resources.

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Changes in community readiness among key school stakeholders after Ready for Recess

Health Education Research ◽

10.1093/her/cyt090 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 943-953 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

D. K. Ehlers ◽

J. L. Huberty ◽

C. L. Beseler

Keyword(s):

Community Readiness ◽

School Stakeholders

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Community Readiness to Adopt the Communities That Care Prevention System in an Urban Setting

American Journal of Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.amepre.2018.05.022 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (5) ◽

pp. S59-S69 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Capetra J. Parker ◽

Willie Winston III ◽

Tina Simpson ◽

Sonya S. Brady

Keyword(s):

Urban Setting ◽

Community Readiness ◽

Communities That Care ◽

Prevention System ◽

Readiness To Adopt

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Community readiness assessment for disseminating evidence-based physical activity programs to older adults in Changsha, China: a case for Enhance®Fitness

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975918785144 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 59-67

Author(s):

Minhui Liu ◽

Xi Zhang ◽

Jinnan Xiao ◽

Feng Ge ◽

Siyuan Tang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Community Readiness ◽

Readiness Assessment ◽

Community Knowledge ◽

Indoor Space ◽

Stage Of Readiness ◽

Community Climate

Physical activity (PA) has declined in China due to urbanization in the past two decades. Evidence-based programs are good approaches to promote PA, but are limited in China. Adopting existing programs can be a viable option. Prior to that, readiness assessment is needed. This study aimed to assess community readiness levels for disseminating evidence-based PA programs to older adults in Changsha, China. In-person interviews were conducted with 33 participants of five districts in Changsha to assess the community readiness level in five dimensions: community knowledge of efforts, community climate, community knowledge about the issue, leadership and resources. Data was transcribed, reviewed and compared with an anchored rating scale to provide a stage of readiness score ranging from 1 (no awareness) to 9 (high level of community ownership). Participants included 14 community staff, 13 older adults, four community leaders and three health professionals. The top three barriers to disseminating PA programs were lack of appropriate locations, funding and instructors. The top three resources were availability of indoor space, chairs and loudspeakers. Community leadership was the highest-rated readiness dimension (3.3 out of 9) followed by community climate (3.2), community knowledge of efforts (3.1) and resources (2.8); knowledge about the issue scored the lowest (2.7). The overall community stage readiness score of Changsha was 3.0 out of 9. The stage of readiness for communities in Changsha, China is ‘vague awareness’. Developing strategies to improve community readiness levels may increase evidence-based PA program dissemination in Changsha, China.

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Readiness to Use Village Funds to Support Community Independence (Case Study: Srirahayu Village, Cikancung District, Bandung Regency-Indonesia)

Dinamika Ekonomi ◽

10.29313/.v12i1.6778 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 105-113

Author(s):

Aprilia Nur Aeni ◽

Asnita Frida Sebayang ◽

Aan Julia

Keyword(s):

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Physical Development ◽

Quantitative Approach ◽

General Knowledge ◽

Community Readiness ◽

Community Ownership ◽

Preparation Stage ◽

The Village ◽

Community Climate

Village funds are funds sourced from the APBN with the hope of increasing community independence. However, in its management, there are still problems, namely the unpreparedness of the community and village officials. Srirahayu Village is the village with the lowest IDM. In its management, village funds are mostly used for physical development. The research objective was to determine, measure, study, and formulate strategies for handling the level of readiness to use village funds to support community independence in Srirahayu Village. The method used is descriptive analysis with a quantitative approach. Data was collected through questionnaires to 5 respondents (village officials). Techniques for measuring community readiness consist of No Awareness, Denial / Resistance, Vague awareness, Preplanning, Preparation, Initiation, Stabilization, Expansion / Confirmation, Community Ownership. The results showed the level of readiness to use village funds to support community independence in Srirahayu Village by using 5 readiness dimensions, namely general knowledge about village funds at a score of 5.2 (preparation), leadership at 6.2 (initiation), community climate on the score. 5.8 (preparation), knowledge of the use of village funds for community independence at a score of 5.8 (preparation), and resources at a score of 5.0 (preparation), so that the average readiness to use village funds for community independence in Srirahayu Village is a score of 5.6 or being in the preparation stage.

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Identifikasi Potensi dan Status Pengembangan Desa Wisata di Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat

Journal of Regional and Rural Development Planning ◽

10.29244/jp2wd.2020.4.2.84-98 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 84-98

Author(s):

Azhar Amir ◽

Taufan Daniarta Sukarno ◽

Fauzi Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Study Data ◽

Community Readiness ◽

Economic Region ◽

Literature Study ◽

Development Status ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Descriptive Method ◽

Main Attraction

Identifying Potential and Development Status of Tourism Village Development in Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Tourism village is a combination between natural attraction, culture, and local community creativity, supported by accommodation and other facilities that can attract tourists to visit. Central Lombok Regency is one of the regions that have many potential of tourism villages that yet to be developed. Its location is considered to be strategic and supported by the Special Economic Region (KEK) of Mandalika as government’s super-priority destination. Tourism villages can be an alternative destination to support grand tourism project in Mandalika. The current problem is there is lack of information on tourism villages in Central Lombok Regency. This study aims to identify tourism village development potentials and classify the development status of tourism village in Central Lombok Regency. This research used mix-method approaches. Data collection used primary and secondary sources. Data were gained from interview, observation, questionnaire, and literature study. Data were analyzed using descriptive method, through scoring and classifying tourism village statuses. Result of this study shows that attraction and accessibility were the most important aspects to support tourism village development with scoring value of 3.1 and 3.3 respectively. Amenity, community readiness, and administrator had scoring value below 3. Village-owned enterprise (BUMDesa) and tourism awareness groups (Pokdarwis) are yet to support tourism village development. There are lack of promotions, thus needs to be supported by local government and agencies. Most of the villages in Central Lombok Regency were categorized as pioneer and developed. Only Sade village and Ende village were categorized as advanced, with main attraction of Sasak cultural heritage which was established several decades ago.

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