Abstract 1627: Using internet-platform technology to train community-based researchers in developing countries: Lessons learned from a Caribbean study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamilah B. Thomas-Purcell ◽  
Marva Primus Primus-Jospeh ◽  
Christine Richards ◽  
Lydia S. Atkins ◽  
Julie Blaze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Platform Technology ◽  
Internet Platform

Abstract 1627: Using internet-platform technology to train community-based researchers in developing countries: Lessons learned from a Caribbean study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamilah B. Thomas-Purcell ◽  
Marva Primus Primus-Jospeh ◽  
Christine Richards ◽  
Lydia S. Atkins ◽  
Julie Blaze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Platform Technology ◽  
Internet Platform

Community-based rainwater harvesting (CB-RWH) to supply drinking water in developing countries: lessons learned from case studies in Africa and Asia

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1110-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongkyun Kim ◽  
Mooyoung Han ◽  
Julius Kabubi ◽  
Hong-Gyoo Sohn ◽  
Duc-Canh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Private And Public

This paper uses pragmatic findings and lessons learned from three case studies to deduce that community-based rainwater harvesting (CB-RWH) is an innovative solution to develop sustainable drinking water supply systems in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia. Taking advantage of traditional community-based activities in African and Asian villages, the water supply system can be significantly improved with the introduction and implementation of CB-RWH systems. Furthermore, sustainable, safe water sources in Africa and Asia can be brought to fruition when transparent self-regulatory management systems are supported through comprehensive design and maintenance guidelines and funded from private and public sources. To this end, the potential for CB-RWH to lead toward greater resilience and sustainability was investigated. Based on case studies of three successful demonstration projects in Africa and Asia, this paper identifies 14 innovative solutions resolving technical, economic, and social problems which have been barriers preventing the wide implementation of CB-RWH in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia. It also recommends strategies to promote CB-RWH in African and Asian villages, which include the following: implementation of more pilot projects at local levels; promotion of and education in rainwater preservation and harvesting at all levels of the education system; and innovation in micro-funding systems in cooperation with corporate social responsibility activities. These strategies will promote the implementation of CB-RWH as a mainstream and high-priority technique for national, regional, and global water strategies.

Maximizing Outcomes in Group Treatment of Aphasia: Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlene Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Group Treatment ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Multiple Treatment ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Communication Impairments ◽  
Treatment Settings

Given the potential of long term intervention to positively influence speech/language and psychosocial domains, a treatment protocol was developed at the Stroke Comeback Center which addresses communication impairments arising from chronic aphasia. This article presents the details of this program including the group purposes and principles, the use of technology in groups, and the applicability of a group program across multiple treatment settings.

Are Communities Willing to Transition Into Learning Health Care Communities? A Community-Based Participatory Evaluation of Stakeholders’ Receptivity

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232199864
Author(s):  
Nabil Natafgi ◽  
Olayinka Ladeji ◽  
Yoon Duk Hong ◽  
Jacqueline Caldwell ◽  
C. Daniel Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
National Initiative

This article aims to determine receptivity for advancing the Learning Healthcare System (LHS) model to a novel evidence-based health care delivery framework—Learning Health Care Community (LHCC)—in Baltimore, as a model for a national initiative. Using community-based participatory, qualitative approach, we conducted 16 in-depth interviews and 15 focus groups with 94 participants. Two independent coders thematically analyzed the transcripts. Participants included community members (38%), health care professionals (29%), patients (26%), and other stakeholders (7%). The majority considered LHCC to be a viable model for improving the health care experience, outlining certain parameters for success such as the inclusion of home visits, presentation of research evidence, and incorporation of social determinants and patients’ input. Lessons learned and challenges discussed by participants can help health systems and communities explore the LHCC aspiration to align health care delivery with an engaged, empowered, and informed community.

Enhancing racial equity in LIS research by increasing representation of BIPOC

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-256
Author(s):  
Charles R. Senteio ◽  
Kaitlin E. Montague ◽  
Bettina Campbell ◽  
Terrance R. Campbell ◽  
Samantha Seigerman
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Inequity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Social Injustice ◽  
Racial Equity ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Racial Injustice

The escalation of discourse on racial injustice prompts novel ideas to address the persistent lack of racial equity in LIS research. The underrepresentation of BIPOC perspectives contributes to the inequity. Applying the Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach meaningfully engages BIPOC to help guide LIS investigations that identify evolving needs and concerns, such as how systematic racism may contribute to social justice issues like environmental and health inequity. Engaging with BIPOC, using the CBPR approach, can help address racial equity in LIS because it will result in increased racial representation which enables incorporation of the perspectives and priorities of BIPOC. This shift to greater engagement is imperative to respond to escalating attention to social injustice and ensure that these central issues are adequately reflected in LIS research. The discipline is positioned to help detail the drivers and implications of inequity and develop ways to address them. We underscore the importance of working across research disciplines by describing our CBPR experience engaging with BIPOC in LIS research. We highlight the perspectives of community partners who have over two decades of experience with community-based LIS research. We offer lessons learned to LIS researchers by describing the factors that make these initiatives successful and those which contribute to setbacks.

scholarly journals Impact of community-based health insurance on utilisation of preventive health services in rural Uganda: a propensity score matching approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Nshakira-Rukundo ◽  
Essa Chanie Mussa ◽  
Nathan Nshakira ◽  
Nicolas Gerber ◽  
Joachim von Braun
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Information Diffusion ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Financial Protection ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Community Based Health Insurance

AbstractThe effect of voluntary health insurance on preventive health has received limited research attention in developing countries, even when they suffer immensely from easily preventable illnesses. This paper surveys households in rural south-western Uganda, which are geographically serviced by a voluntary Community-based health insurance scheme, and applied propensity score matching to assess the effect of enrolment on using mosquito nets and deworming under-five children. We find that enrolment in the scheme increased the probability of using a mosquito net by 26% and deworming by 18%. We postulate that these findings are partly mediated by information diffusion and social networks, financial protection, which gives households the capacity to save and use service more, especially curative services that are delivered alongside preventive services. This paper provides more insight into the broader effects of health insurance in developing countries, beyond financial protection and utilisation of hospital-based services.

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