Achieving Research Impact Through Co‐creation in Community‐Based Health Services: Literature Review and Case Study

Em 1986, foi criado nos Estados Unidos a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, entidade sem fins lucrativos com a missão de contribuir para conservação do patrimônio ferroviário, transformando os ramais abandonados em trilhas ferroviárias destinadas, exclusivamente, para caminhantes, ciclistas e cavaleiros. Com essa perspectiva, há 15 anos iniciou-se uma mobilização comunitária para transformar o antigo Ramal Ferroviário Corinto-Diamantina, localizado no Vale do Jequitinhonha/MG, na primeira trilha ferroviária do Brasil, denominada Trilha Verde da Maria Fumaça - TVMF. Além da conservação dos bens ferroviários, a TVMF busca a dinamização da economia local através do Turismo de Base Comunitária. Este artigo corresponde a um estudo de caso da TVMF, de caráter exploratório-descritivo. A pesquisa envolveu revisão bibliográfica e entrevista do gestor da ONG Caminhos da Serra, utilizando questionário semiestruturado. A análise qualitativa dos dados permitiu obter resultados que proporcionam o entendimento sobre a TVMF, contribuem para a abertura da discussão sobre trilhas ferroviárias no Brasil e fornecem informações para subsidiar aplicações práticas em outras ferrovias que se encontram abandonadas. Trilha Verde da Maria Fumaça: railroad heritage and tourism in the Vale do Jequitinhonha (Brazil). In 1986, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy was created in the United States, a nonprofit organization with a mission to contribute to conservation of the railway heritage, turning extensions abandoned on rails trails, designed exclusively for walkers, cyclists and riders. With this perspective, 15 years ago a community began a mobilization to transform the old Railway Corinto-Diamantina, located in Vale do Jequitinhonha / MG, into the first rail trails in Brazil, called Trilha Verde da Maria Fumaça - TVMF. In addition to the conservation of rail assets, TVMF seeks to stimulate the local economy through the Community Based Tourism. This article is an exploratory and descriptive case study of TVMF. The research involved literature review and interview questions for the manager of the NGO Caminhos da Serra, by using semi-structured questionnaire. Through qualitative analysis of data it was possible to get results that provide an understanding of the TVMF, contribute to opening the discussion about rails trails in Brazil, and provide information to support practical applications in other railways that are abandoned. KEYWORDS: Railway Tourism; Sustainable Tourism; Rails Trails.

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P813 Community-based health services delivery among key and priority populations – a case study in uganda

10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.861 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Geoffrey Mujisha ◽

Kenneth Kulu

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Community Based ◽

Health Services Delivery ◽

Services Delivery ◽

Priority Populations

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Beyond Schools: Community-Based Experiences as a Third Space in Teacher Education

Brock Education Journal ◽

10.26522/brocked.v29i1.817 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Melanie D. Janzen ◽

Christie Petersen

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Literature Review ◽

Teacher Candidates ◽

Third Space ◽

Teacher Education Programs ◽

Education Programs ◽

Community Based ◽

Exploratory Case Study

Some teacher education programs have incorporated community-based experiences for teacher candidates. Based on the experiences of developing and implementing a community-based practicum in our teacher education programs, the authors conducted a small exploratory case study, aimed at examining and critically considering community-based experiences as a “third space;” an opportunity through which to challenge teacher candidates’ strongly held understandings of teaching. The purposes of this article are to share our literature review, to provide some key insights from the study findings, and to explore our lingering questions regarding the development and implementation of community-based experiences and to consider the possibilities of community-based experiences as a third space in which to disrupt teacher candidates’ assumptions about teaching.

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Case Study of an Ethnic Community-Based Organization in the United States

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0899764016654220 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 199-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Catherine M. Vu ◽

Duy Nguyen ◽

Daniel B. Tanh ◽

Jessica Chun

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Service Use ◽

The United States ◽

Mental Health Service Use ◽

Community Based ◽

Study Approach ◽

Korean Adults

Ethnic nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs) have played a crucial role in the social fabric of ethnic communities. Despite the importance of ethnic CBOs, limited empirical knowledge exists about these types of organizations. This study seeks to fill this gap by exploring how ethnic CBOs engage their target populations in stigma-associated services using a multidimensional cultural competence framework. A case study approach is used to explore how a Korean ethnic organization engages older adults in mental health services. The study provides an in-depth examination of the organization’s responses to the increasing need for mental health services for older Korean adults by providing culturally grounded services in a nonstigmatized environment. The study contributes to current literature by (a) using a multidimensional approach to examine community, organizational, and individual factors that influence mental health service use and (b) exploring how ethnic organizations consider these domains to serve older Korean adults.

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What will it take? Using an Implementation Research Framework to Identify Facilitators and Barriers in Implementing a School-Based Referral System for Sexual Health Services

10.21203/rs.2.10738/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Emily Leung ◽

Kathryn J. Wanner ◽

Lindsay Senter ◽

Amanda Brown ◽

Dawn Middleton

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Implementation Research ◽

Critical Role ◽

The United States ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Community Based ◽

School Based ◽

Student Access

Abstract Background:Across the United States (U.S.), sexually-transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy rates are alarmingly high among youth. Schools play a critical role in improving access to sexual health services (SHS) due to their proximity and access to youth. Schools can increase student access to services by creating referral systems (RS) to link students to school- and community-based SHS. From 2013-2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health funded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) to partner with priority schools, and other stakeholders, to develop and implement RS to increase student access to SHS. CAI served as the Technical Assistance Center, providing capacity building to the LEA. CAI conducted a case study at two large urban LEA to elucidate factors that influence RS implementation in 2016-2017. Methods:This mixed-methods case study included interviewing and surveying 19 LEA and community-based healthcare (CBH) staff in the Southeastern (n=9) and Western U.S. (n=10). Key constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework guided the methodology and analysis. Consensus qualitative research coding methods were applied to the interviews. We also distributed a quantitative survey to collect participants’ perceived difficulty in implementing and sustaining RS; data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results:Interviewees reported strong beliefs that school-based RS can help students achieve better academic outcomes. We identified several contextual key factors across the five CFIR domains that influenced successful implementation and integration of an RS including: enforcing state and district policies, strong LEA and CBH collaboration, positive school culture towards adolescent health, knowledgeable and supportive staff, leveraging of existing resources and staffing structures, and influential district and school building-level leadership and champions. Notably, this case study challenged our initial assumptions that RS are easily implemented in states with comprehensive SHS policies. Rather, our conversations revealed how districts and local-level policies have significant influence to either impede or promote those policies. Conclusions:Using an implementation science lens, this study describes key contextual factors and lessons learned to implementing an RS. Other schools may wish to consider these influencing factors to optimize integration of RS-related evidence-based practices, systems, and policies in their districts.

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Canadian immigrant community-based theatre

10.32920/ryerson.14660658.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mia Grace Kim

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Literature Review ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Peer Education ◽

Working Women ◽

Immigrant Community ◽

Community Based ◽

Social Empowerment ◽

Community Centre

This study explores the potential of Canadian immigrant community-based theatre as a means of promoting empowerment among newcomers. Alongside an integrated literature review, the paper centres on a case study of a group of five Canadian immigrant women and their coordinator who participated in a community-based theatre project in Toronto called Tomorrow's Time, funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and facilitated by Working Women Community Centre. The development of the group and the play, the actors' involvement, the roles of the funder, facilitators, and directors are described and discussed. The paper concludes that the processes involved in community-based theatre contributed to the participants' personal and social empowerment in terms of developing confidence, acting skills, integration within communities, and involvement in peer education. Additionally, findings support the critical necessity of a sensitive director, equitable compensation of participants' contributions, and inclusion of participants' narratives as characteristics of successful community-based theatre.

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Canadian immigrant community-based theatre

10.32920/ryerson.14660658 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mia Grace Kim

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Literature Review ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Peer Education ◽

Working Women ◽

Immigrant Community ◽

Community Based ◽

Social Empowerment ◽

Community Centre

This study explores the potential of Canadian immigrant community-based theatre as a means of promoting empowerment among newcomers. Alongside an integrated literature review, the paper centres on a case study of a group of five Canadian immigrant women and their coordinator who participated in a community-based theatre project in Toronto called Tomorrow's Time, funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and facilitated by Working Women Community Centre. The development of the group and the play, the actors' involvement, the roles of the funder, facilitators, and directors are described and discussed. The paper concludes that the processes involved in community-based theatre contributed to the participants' personal and social empowerment in terms of developing confidence, acting skills, integration within communities, and involvement in peer education. Additionally, findings support the critical necessity of a sensitive director, equitable compensation of participants' contributions, and inclusion of participants' narratives as characteristics of successful community-based theatre.

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