Navigating Between Rigour and Community-Based Research Partnerships: Building the Evaluation of the Uniting Our Nations Health Promotion Program for FNMI Youth

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire V. Crooks ◽  
Angela Snowshoe ◽  
Debbie Chiodo ◽  
Candace Brunette-Debassige
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
School Based ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

Our team has worked closely with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) community partners and our local school board over the past 9 years to develop a range of strengths-based health promotion programs for FNMI youth. This article begins with a brief description of our school-based programming to provide context. Next, we identify challenges in conducting rigorous program evaluation and highlight the requirements of community-based research partnerships. Finally, we identify a number of factors that have helped us achieve a balance between the frameworks of rigour and community-based research partnerships. Throughout the paper we use examples from our projects to illustrate issues.

Cognitive Health Promotion Program for Community-Dwelling Seniors: Who Are We Reaching?

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 588-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agathe Lorthios-Guilledroit ◽  
Manon Parisien ◽  
Kareen Nour ◽  
Baptiste Fournier ◽  
Danielle Guay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Health Lifestyle ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

This exploratory study examines the reach of Jog Your Mind, a multifactorial community-based program promoting cognitive vitality among seniors with no known cognitive impairment. The aim was to determine whether the program successfully reached its target population and to compare the characteristics of participants (sociodemographic, health, lifestyle, attitudes, and cognitive profile) with the general population of seniors. Twenty-three community organizations recruited 294 community-dwelling seniors willing to participate in the program. Descriptive analyses revealed that the participants were mostly Canadian-born educated women living alone. Participants’ health profile and lifestyle behaviors were fairly similar to those of seniors in Québec and Canada. A large proportion of the participants were concerned about their memory. These results suggest that the program did not attract many hard-to-reach members of the population and reached seniors who may have had some cognitive challenges. Cues to action for improving the reach of cognitive health promotion programs are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring Factors Contributing to the Implementation of Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge: Surveys and Key Stakeholder Interviews with Program Providers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11108
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Vine ◽  
Rachel E. Laxer ◽  
Jessica Lee ◽  
Daniel W. Harrington ◽  
Heather E. Manson
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Local Program ◽  
Program Leadership

(1) Background: To explore factors contributing to the Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) program implementation; (2) Methods: Data were collected through a quantitative survey (n = 124) and in-depth telephone interviews (n = 16) with program providers. Interviews were recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis using NVivo; (3) Results: Provincial funding and in-kind support from community partners were key. Initiatives were feasible to implement, and key messages were well-received by communities. Specific practices and process were commonly discussed, and strong local program leadership was crucial to implementation; (4) Conclusions: Results have implications for planning and implementing future multi-component, community-based health promotion programs that include similar partnerships.

scholarly journals Comparing Strategies for Recruiting Small, Low-Wage Worksites for Community-Based Health Promotion Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Hammerback ◽  
Peggy A. Hannon ◽  
Amanda T. Parrish ◽  
Claire Allen ◽  
Marlana J. Kohn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Phone Calls

Background. HealthLinks is a workplace health promotion program developed in partnership with the American Cancer Society. It delivers a package of evidence-based interventions and implementation support to small worksites in low-wage industries. As part of a randomized, controlled trial of HealthLinks, we studied approaches to recruiting these worksites. Aims. This study aims to guide future recruitment for community-based worksite health promotion interventions by comparing three approaches, including leveraging relationships with community partners. Method. We recruited 78 small, low-wage worksites in King County, Washington, to participate in the trial via three approaches: phone calls to companies on a purchased list (“cold”), phone calls to a list of eligible companies provided by a health insurer (“lukewarm”), and personal referrals from local health insurers and brokers (“warm”). Eligible and interested worksites received an in-person visit from researchers and completed additional steps to enroll. Results. Of the worksites screened and deemed eligible, 32% of the “cold” worksites enrolled in HealthLinks, as did 48% and 60%, respectively, of the “lukewarm” and “warm” worksites. Compared with “warm” worksites, “cold” worksites were twice as likely to be ineligible. Discussion. Two distinct factors help explain why “warmer” worksites were more likely to enroll in HealthLinks. First, eligibility was significantly higher among warmer referrals. Second, most of the warm-referred worksites eligible for the study agreed to meet in person with the project team to hear more about the project. Conclusions. “Warmer” recruitment approaches yielded higher recruitment. Leveraging relationships with community partners can help researchers identify and successfully recruit small, low-wage worksites.

Community-based health promotion programs for people with disabilities: Mapping the literature landscape

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e14-e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana J. Peterson ◽  
Charles Drum ◽  
Gloria L. Krahn ◽  
Susan Wingenfeld ◽  
Tom W. Seekins
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

The Shape up Challenge: A Community-Based Worksite Exercise Competition

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Blake ◽  
Carl J. Caspersen ◽  
John Finnegan ◽  
Richard A. Crow ◽  
Maurice B. Mittlemark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Exercise Maintenance ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Work Units ◽  
Heart Health Program

Purpose. To assess organizational and employee participation during three community-wide worksite exercise competitions in two communities. Design. A one-group, posttest-only design was used. Lack of controls, exercise baseline, and the short-term nature of the interventions were limitations. Setting. The Minnesota Heart Health Program conducted annual exercise campaigns between 1982 and 1989 within three intervention communities to reduce behavioral risk for cardiovascular disease. The Shape Up Challenge was a worksite exercise competition designed, in conjunction with other campaign activities, to increase levels of physical activity. Subjects. A total of 119 participating companies in two Minnesota communities, and 17,626 employees within these worksites, composed the subjects in this study. Intervention. Eligible worksites were invited to participate in a month-long competition during which employees recorded minutes spent daily in aerobic activities. Incentives were established to promote intragroup cooperation and intergroup competition. Companies competed for awards that were based on average minutes of exercise per employee versus per participant. Measures. Numbers of companies recruited and participating, campaign activities, minutes of exercise, and costs were recorded on implementation logs. Companies completed surveys describing business type, number and sex of employees, existing health promotion programs, and perceived benefits of participation. Results. Of the 365 companies invited to participate, 33 % participated (range 15 % to 50%). Participating companies were more likely than nonparticipating companies to offer other health promotion programs and perceived greater benefits from participation. Women and smaller companies had significantly greater participation rates than men and larger companies. Average employee participation rates ranged from as high as 84% in smaller organizations to as low as 16% as organization size increased. Conclusions. Community-based worksite exercise competitions appear to be a viable strategy for promoting employee exercise, particularly in smaller companies. Group-based contingencies applied in natural work units may facilitate employee participation. Further research is needed to assess the relative efficacy of this approach, compare alternative incentives, and identify strategies to enhance exercise maintenance after the intervention has ceased.

Utilization of Collaborations to Engage Children in Physical Activity: A Community-Based Research Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Sheri J. Brock ◽  
Danielle Wadsworth ◽  
Shelby Foote ◽  
Mary E. Rudisill
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
Long Term Impact

Institutions of higher education have a responsibility to prioritize the needs of society and local communities. One essential need prevalent in all communities is to address the rise of obesity and health risks due to lack of participation in physical activity. In the United States, children spend a small percentage of time engaged in physical activity, and engagement decreases further in adolescence and adulthood. Collaborative partnerships between kinesiology faculty at universities and community organizations are one avenue for engaging children in physical activity. Partnerships must be multilevel and community wide to evoke change and have long-term impact and sustainability. Within the context of community-based research, we propose a three-step framework for establishing collaborative partnerships: (1) determining the needs of partners; (2) discussing expertise, services, and philosophy; and (3) providing a quality product. In addition, we outline and illustrate our experiences when collaborating with community partners to promote physical activity.

scholarly journals Intervention Effects of the School-Based Health Promotion Program “Join the Healthy Boat” on Motor Abilities of Children with Migration Background

Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 520-533
Author(s):  
Christine Lämmle ◽  
Olivia Wartha ◽  
Susanne Kobel ◽  
Tamara Wirt ◽  
Anne Kelso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Intervention Effects ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Community-Based Research: Perspectives of Psychology Researchers and Community Partners

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Racine ◽  
Sheri Madigan ◽  
Shelley Cardinal ◽  
Cailey Hartwick ◽  
Margaret Leslie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Psychology Programs ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Learning Gap ◽  
Research Perspectives

There is now a growing understanding that translational research must be co-created in collaboration with community partners and that solutions to real-world social problems require stepping outside the academic silo. Fewer than half of psychology programs in Canada, however, offer courses in community-based research or evaluation, leaving a gap in skill development amongst the next generation of scholars. In an effort to partially fill this learning gap, the current paper provides insights into lessons learned from the perspectives of researchers and community partners alike, who have been mutually engaging in community-based research over the last 25 years. Ultimately this paper seeks to provide a roadmap for conducting community-based research and illustrates why it should be a central component to research seeking to answer critical questions in psychological science. First, we provide a conceptual foundation of community-based research. Next, using three specific community-based research projects as examples, we share the challenges and benefits of conducting research in the community context. Finally, we highlight future directions for increasing the uptake of community-based research in Canada.

scholarly journals Decolonizing Health in Canada: A Manitoba First Nation Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Eni ◽  
Wanda Phillips Beck ◽  
Grace Kyoon Achan ◽  
Josée G. Lavoie ◽  
Kathi Avery Kinew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Indigenous Wisdom

Abstract Background This paper focuses on a longitudinal research program in Manitoba, Canada, by the Innovation Supporting Transformation in Community-Based Research Project (iPHIT) to learn from First Nations across the province that have developed effective community-based primary healthcare models. The research is relevant and timely as First Nations across the country, and Indigenous populations globally, work towards improvements in population health and health equity via critical analysis and restructuring of health services. The purpose of the paper is to deepen an understanding of decolonization as it is defined within the communities, as a central aspect of health restructuring. Methods The study is a qualitative, grounded theory analysis, which is a constructivist approach to social research that allows for generation of theory in praxis, through interactions and conversations between researchers and research participants. Findings are based on 183 in-depth interviews and eight focus group discussions with participants from 8 Manitoba First Nation communities. The study was designed to understand strengths, limitations and priorities of primary healthcare strategies and frameworks of the communities. The iPHIT team was an active collaborative partnership between the First Nation communities, First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba, and the University of Manitoba. The First Nation partners led in all aspects of the research, from development to implementation, data collection, analyses, and dissemination. Respected Elders from the communities also guided in appropriate research and engagement protocols. Results Data was coded and then grouped into 4 interconnecting themes. These are: (1) First Nation control of healthcare, (2) traditional medicine and healing activities, (3) full community participation, and (4) moving out of colonization involves cleaning up and moving beyond the mess that colonization has inflicted. Conclusion Decolonizing health involves a taking back of Indigenous wisdom and traditional activities; connections to the land, resources; intra- and inter-community relationships. Participants emphasized the value of full community engagement with respect to inclusion of different interpretations of and experiences in the world, highlighting creation of a shared vision. The study focused on First Nation community experiences and interests in Manitoba specifically, though the data may be applicable to national and global decolonization efforts.

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