Health Promotion Practice and Public Health: Challenge for the 1990s

Hall, Nancy K.; Best, J. Allan; Frankish, James; Green, Larry; Hotz, Steve; Hershfield, Larry; Lindsay, Elizabeth A.; Nolan, Robert P.; O’Connor, Brian P.; Ottoson, Judith M.; Prochaska, James O.; Thompson, Jeffrey P.; Wilson, Elinor

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“…The image of nurses as being both competent and intelligent should be conveyed (Rhodes et al 2011) rather than the commonly held view of subservience to the medical profession and a job requiring low levels of education. In this respect, the media, in turn, could play a major role in transforming the image of nursing in Saudi (Almalki et al 2011;Dwivedi & Pandey 2013), and nursing leaders must become 'media savvy' to be able to formulate the right messages and project them through the right channels (Hall & Best 1997). In this respect, the use of social media to project the voice of nursing in Saudi must also be considered.…”

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Strategies to address the nursing shortage in Saudi Arabia

Aboshaiqah

2016

International Nursing Review

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With the call for the Saudization of the workforce to replace the imported workforce by Saudi nationals, including nurses, through the 1992 Royal Decree, Saudi Arabia faces a problem in attracting and retaining Saudi nationals in the nursing workforce. Solutions are suggested that are aimed at improving the public image of nursing through education and the use of the media and improvements in the workplace by addressing working processes such as teamwork, ensuring adequate staffing levels and addressing some aspects of culture which may make working in nursing more compatible with being a Saudi national.

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Section: Educating the Publicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategies to address the nursing shortage in Saudi Arabia

Aboshaiqah

2016

International Nursing Review

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“…Several isolated elements of OC have been identified, including worker skills and knowledge [e.g. (Courtney et al, 1996;Hall and Best, 1997)] and personal qualities (Bopp, 1994;Camiletti, 1996;Gerrard, 1998), and resources, policy support and job design (Chalmers and Bramadat, 1996). While these explications are valuable, few researchers have developed holistic models of OC-CD.…”

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Organizational capacity for community development in regional health authorities: a conceptual model

GermAnn¹

2004

Health Promotion International

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The value of community development (CD) practices is well documented in the health promotion literature; it is a foundational strategy outlined in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Despite the importance of collaborative action with communities to enhance individual and community health and well-being, there exists a major gap between the evidence for CD and the actual extent to which CD is carried out by health organizations. In this paper it is argued that the gap exists because we have failed to turn the evaluative gaze inward-to examine the capacity of health organizations themselves to facilitate CD processes. This study was designed to explicate key elements that contribute to organizational capacity for community development (OC-CD). Twenty-two front-line CD workers and managers responsible for CD initiatives from five regional health authorities in Alberta, Canada, were interviewed. Based on the study findings, a multidimensional model for conceptualizing OC-CD is presented. Central to the model are four inter-related dimensions: (i) organizational commitment to CD, rooted in particular values and beliefs, leadership and shared understanding of CD; (ii) supportive structures and systems, such as job design, flexible planning processes, evaluation mechanisms and collaborative processes; (iii) allocation of resources for CD; and (iv) working relationships and processes that model CD within the health organization. These four dimensions contribute to successful CD practice in numerous ways, but perhaps most importantly by supporting the empowerment and autonomy of the pivotal organizational player in health promotion practice: the front-line worker.

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“…It is proposed that rather than sending staff on external training courses, a more effective way of building capacity is for an organisation to adopt an ethos of continuous learning and improvement. In this context, it is assumed that members of staff will be motivated to become more reflective about their professional practice (individually and collectively), with the aim of making health programmes more sensitive to the needs of the community (Hall & Best 1997).…”

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Community Capacity Building, Community Development and Health: A Case Study of ‘Health Issues in the Community’

Phillips¹

2007

Towards Understanding Community

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Aims This research project aimed to further knowledge regarding the relationship between community capacity building (CCB), community development and health within the context of the Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) programme. CCB refers to the development of capabilities to identify and address community issues and was conceptualised using four dimensions: participation, resource mobilisation, links with others and role of outside agents. HIIC is a learning resource supported by NHS Health Scotland, the national health promotion agency. The main objective of HIIC is to help students explore the processes involved in tackling health-related concerns in the community. Research questions The main concepts in this study were explored by referring to a range of academic literatures and five research questions were formulated. 'How did HIIC tutors and students understand the concept of community and was this understanding influenced by completing HIIC?', 'How did stakeholders and tutors understand the notion of CCB?', 'Was CCB evident in the experiences of the students after their involvement with the course?', 'Did participating in the HIIC course contribute towards furthering students' understanding about health?' and 'Did participating in HIIC have any other impact on participants?' Methods and results Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted across Scotland with three participant groups: stakeholders, tutors and students. This involved a total of thirtyfive interviews with students and tutors from eleven different courses. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Four key themes emerged: community, CCB, health, and impact of learning. Tutors and students suggested that people could be members of multiple communities. Community was understood as a geographical location, a common interest and as a sense of belonging. Tutors also CCB, within the timescale of this study, although, it could be argued that latent CCB was developed. The data did indicate that participants' understanding about the concept of health was reaffirmed, broadened or changed and that participating in HIIC could increase an individual's awareness of social and health issues, develop interpersonal skills and widen social networks. Conclusion This study indicated that by exploring the concepts of CCB, community and health, a contribution was made towards understanding the processes by which participating in a HIIC course influenced students to address health-related concerns.

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Health Promotion Practice and Public Health: Challenge for the 1990s

Cited by 10 publications

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Strategies to address the nursing shortage in Saudi Arabia

Strategies to address the nursing shortage in Saudi Arabia

Organizational capacity for community development in regional health authorities: a conceptual model

Community Capacity Building, Community Development and Health: A Case Study of ‘Health Issues in the Community’

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