scholarly journals HOME VISIT FOR APPLYING FAMILY NURSING: A PERSPECTIVE

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-71
Author(s):  
Kusuma Wijaya Ridi Putra
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Community Nurse ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
Primary Health

The paradigm shift from hospital-based care to community-based care lead role of health workers in Primary Health Care became an important part in improving public welfare through the field of health. A community nurse is required to be able to make approaches to the community, including conducting a home visit, in order to increase public awareness and concern for their health level.Keywords: Home visit, family empowering, family nursing

scholarly journals Can public sector community health workers deliver a nurturing care intervention in South Africa? The Amagugu Asakhula feasibility study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Klingberg ◽  
Esther M. F. van Sluijs ◽  
Stephanie T. Jong ◽  
Catherine E. Draper
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Primary Health Care Facility ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract Background Nurturing care interventions have the potential to promote health and development in early childhood. Amagugu Asakhula was designed to promote developmentally important dietary and movement behaviours among children of preschool age (3–5 years) in South Africa. An initial formative study in Cape Town found the intervention to be feasible and acceptable when delivered by community health workers (CHWs) linked to a community-based organisation. This study evaluated the delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention by CHWs linked to a public sector primary health care facility in Soweto, as this mode of delivery could have more potential for sustainability and scalability. Methods A qualitative design was utilised to assess feasibility, acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, implementation, fidelity and context. CHWs (n = 14) delivered the intervention to caregivers (n = 23) of preschool-age children in Soweto over 6 weeks. Following the completion of the intervention, focus group discussions were held with CHWs and caregivers. Further data were obtained through observations, study records and key informant interviews (n = 5). Data were analysed using deductive thematic analysis guided by a process evaluation framework. Results The delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention through CHWs linked to a primary health care facility in Soweto was not found to be feasible due to contextual challenges such as late payment of salaries influencing CHW performance and willingness to deliver the intervention. CHWs expressed dissatisfaction with their general working conditions and were thus reluctant to take on new tasks. Despite barriers to successful delivery, the intervention was well received by both CHWs and caregivers and was considered a good fit with the CHWs’ scope of work. Conclusions Based on these findings, delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention is not recommended through public sector CHWs in South Africa. This feasibility study informs the optimisation of implementation and supports further testing of the intervention’s effectiveness when delivered by CHWs linked to community-based organisations. The present study further demonstrates how implementation challenges can be identified through qualitative feasibility studies and subsequently addressed prior to large-scale trials, avoiding the wasting of research and resources.

scholarly journals Determinants of Postpartum Visits in Breastfeeding Mother

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Eny Retna Ambarwati ◽  
Endang Khoirunnisa ◽  
Triantoro Safaria
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
The Village

Puerperal is likely in the occurrence of maternal deaths, and should receive health care during childbirth to be visited by a health worker at least 3 times since birth. This type of research was descriptive quantitative. The quantitative data obtained from questionnaires, using T-test. The research sample was breastfeeding mothers in the village of Balecatur as the intervention group and breastfeeding mothers in the village of Ambarketawang as the control group. There are significant differences of knowledge, behavior in the treatment of post-partum mothers between the intervention group and the control group with significant value in total of <0.05, influenced by the role of cadres, social suport, the role of health workers. Post partum visits conducted by community empowerment strategies, women as the main actors. The role of leaders, social support affect the success of efforts to increase postnatal visits among others disseminating information, provide examples, sensitize, motivate, guide, moving targets and the community and facilitating thus the knowledge, skills and increased public awareness can foster public participation in the postnatal visit.

scholarly journals Die rol van die gemeenskapsverpleegkundige in die voorkoming en hantering van geestesongesteldheid

Curationis ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.J. Keogh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Community Nurse ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
Definition Of

A definition of community nursing was given, and the following roles of the community nurse was briefly described: - A provider for primary health care. - A provider of personal health care to non-hospital patients. - A n advisor. - A n observer. The special skills that a community nurse must have was also briefly discussed. The role of the community nurse in the handling and prevention of mental illness at the three levels of prevention was discussed, and criteria for the measurement of mental health was highlighted.

What are the roles of community health workers? Looking back at the philosophies of primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Marietou Niang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Looking Back

This commentary discusses the different roles of community health workers (CHWs), their challenges and limitations in a historical perspective of primary health care (PHC). We first try to show that the comprehensive philosophy of PHC promulgated in Alma-Ata proposed the role of CHWs as actors who work in community development. On the other hand, in the 1980s, with the emergence of the selective philosophy of PHC, CHWs’ role was more affiliated with the health system. We conclude our pitch about the balance that can exist between these different roles by suggesting that CHWs can work in continuity with the health system, but they should not be considered as affordable labor. Also, they must be supported in their activities to develop their communities, allowing them to participate effectively in programs and policies that concern them and their community.

Supervising Community Health Workers in Community-Based Delivery of Primary Health/Family Planning Services: Experiences in Mexico, 1977–1982

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele G. Shedlin ◽  
Joe D. Wray ◽  
Sergio Correu
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Wide Range

The supervision of CHWs in the Mexican Rural Health Program (1977–82) illustrates a wide range of problems and strengths because it was developed within a program based on a strong political mandate to deliver services to an extremely large, as well as culturally and geographically diverse population. This article presents an in-depth perspective on the issues involved in the supervision of community health workers with a focus on the myriad roles and responsibilities which are expected from supervisory personnel. The information and observations which are offered come from program evaluation materials as well as the long-term, first hand experience of the authors with the program discussed.

The role of community participation in the effectiveness of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve management: evidence and reflections from two parallel global surveys

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. STOLL-KLEEMANN ◽  
A. C. DE LA VEGA-LEINERT ◽  
L. SCHULTZ
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Biosphere Reserves ◽  
Participatory Conservation ◽  
Reserve Management

SUMMARYBiodiversity management has traditionally followed two contradictory approaches. One champions ecosystem protection through rigorous law enforcement and exclusion of humans. The other promotes community-based sustainable use of natural resources. Participatory conservation, a major paradigm shift, nowadays strongly guides the concept of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs). In this paper, the rationale for community participation, and the perception of its effectiveness among BR managers are analysed. Within the World Network of BRs (553 sites in 107 countries) diverse participatory approaches are being tried to advance community-based natural resource management (CBNRM). Data from two parallel surveys, involving managers from 276 BRs worldwide, reveal how far this participation paradigm shift has really occurred, and its influence on managers’ self-evaluated effectiveness. There is substantial regional disparity, although in general BR managers endorse inclusive conservation, despite critical implementation hurdles. The process of participatory conservation carries new dangers for effective biosphere reserve management, when the aspirations of communities and other stakeholders do not ‘fit’ with a predetermined interpretation of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Kegiatan Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar Berbasis Masyarakat

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Maimunah Maimunah ◽  
Sidik Priyo Utomo ◽  
Reza Ena Erlinda ◽  
Dio Laksmana Sakti ◽  
Oqi Dyah Larasakti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Bank Management ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Waste Bank ◽  
The University

  Garbage is one of the problems in Indonesia. Waste production in Indonesia always increases every year. Efforts should be made to reduce waste, one of which is by establishing a waste bank. The garbage bank has benefits for environmental sustainability, economy, and community empowerment. Kanci Bersinar Garbage Bank is one form of realization of environmental stewardship. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar is located in Kanci village 2 Salamkanci Magelang. However, the activities of the garbage bank have not fully gone smoothly. One obstacle in running a garbage bank is the factor of public awareness about the important role of the waste bank. Optimization efforts need to be done so that the activities of the garbage bank are in line with expectations. Optimization efforts are carried out by the University of Muhammadiyah Magelang through the Dedicated Community Services program. The optimization of the waste bank is carried out through the activities of caring for waste, creating a nutrition garden in the environment of the waste bank and making an application for waste bank management. Through the efforts to optimize the garbage bank, the Team has been able to increase public awareness about the role of the garbage bank and can improve the management of the waste bank in carrying out its activities. Keywords: Optimization, garbage bank application, community-based   Abstrak Sampah merupakan salah satu permasalahan yang ada di Indonesia. Produksi sampah di Indonesia selalu meningkat setiap tahunnya. Perlu dilakukan upaya untuk pengurangan sampah salah satunya dengan mendirikan bank sampah. Bank sampah memiliki manfaat bagi kelestarian lingkungan, ekonomi, hingga pemberdayaan masyarakat. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar merupakan salah satu bentuk realisasi kepedulian terhadap lingkungan. Bank Sampah Kanci Bersinar terletak di Dusun Kanci 2 Salamkanci Magelang. Namun, kegiatan bank sampah belum sepenuhnya berjalan lancar. Salah satu kendala dalam menjalankan bank sampah adalah faktor kesadaran masyarakat mengenai peran penting bank sampah. Perlu dilakukan upaya optimalisasi agar kegiatan bank sampah sesuai dengan harapan. Upaya Optimalisasi dilakukan oleh Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang melalui program Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat Terpadu. Optimalisasi bank sampah dilakukan melalui kegiatan sosialisasi peduli sampah, membuat kebun gizi di lingkungan bank sampah dan membuat aplikasi pengelolaan bank sampah. Melalui upaya optimalisasi bank sampah yang telah dilakukan dapat meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat mengenai peran bank sampah dan dapat meningkatkan pengelolaan bank sampah dalam melaksanakan kegiatannya. Kata kunci: Optimalisasi, aplikasi bank sampah, berbasis masyarakat  

scholarly journals Women and Batik Conservation on Muria Slopes: A Study of Female Batik Crafters in Kudus

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Zaimatus Sa’diyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
And Training

The worsening condition of nature calls the critical attention of human beings to look for primary keys to deal with. Struggling with the same issue, the local government of Kudus promotes community-based development programs that concern with introducing environmental conservation and education, besides cultural understanding programs, which emphasizes local community awareness in environmentally friendly tourism hosting and management. The youth community is invited to join workshops and training to enrich the skills in some handy craft production, networking and society management, particularly related to batik. “Komunitas Batik Manjing Werni” (KBMW) is one of the community-based development centers that concerns in promoting a unique batik motif. This article aims to describe the role of female crafters of natural motif batik in batik conservation on Muria slope. The main objective is to identify how these female crafters in KBMW contribute to build public awareness around Muria slope conservation through religious teachings and education. The data in this descriptive-qualitative research were obtained through observation, documentation and interviews with key persons in KBMW, people living around KBMW and Kudus regency tourism office.

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