Turning the Tide on Poverty: Documenting impacts through Ripple Effect Mapping

Welborn, Rachel; Downey, Laura; Dyk, Patricia Hyjer; Monroe, Pamela; Tyler-Mackey, Crystal; Worthy, Sheri Lokken

doi:10.1080/15575330.2016.1167099

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“…Test innovative approaches for capturing, over time, all of the varied impacts of such resident-engaged approaches-both intended and unexpected-through using systematic methods such as ripple effects mapping (REM) [74]. REM is a participatory qualitative methodology where participants and stakeholders visually map together the "snowballing" trajectory of project-related activities and outcomes that accrue over time [74,75]. To thoroughly capture such effects, which can occur beyond the formal end of a project, lengthening the duration of project assessment activities is recommended.…”

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Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide

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Banchoff

et al. 2020

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The trajectory of aging is profoundly impacted by the physical and social environmental contexts in which we live. While “top–down” policy activities can have potentially wide impacts on such contexts, they often take time, resources, and political will, and therefore can be less accessible to underserved communities. This article describes a “bottom–up”, resident-engaged method to advance local environmental and policy change, called Our Voice, that can complement policy-level strategies for improving the health, function, and well-being of older adults. Using the World Health Organization’s age-friendly cities global strategy, we describe the Our Voice citizen science program of research that has specifically targeted older adults as environmental change agents to improve their own health and well-being as well as that of their communities. Results from 14 Our Voice studies that have occurred across five continents demonstrate that older adults can learn to use mobile technology to systematically capture and collectively analyze their own data. They can then successfully build consensus around high-priority issues that can be realistically changed and work effectively with local stakeholders to enact meaningful environmental and policy changes that can help to promote healthy aging. The article ends with recommended next steps for growing the resident-engaged citizen science field to advance the health and welfare of all older adults.

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“…For example, Turning the Tide on Poverty, a civic dialog process to explore poverty in the community, was able to use REM to incorporate community members into the changes they saw in the community and use community-based insight to move programming forward. 44 That study was able to highlight REM as a tool well-suited for diverse populations that could be easily understood and show connections from programming to community capitals. 44 Whereas other studies such as Turning the Tide on Poverty have used this REM methodology with positive outcomes, to the best of the authors' knowledge, no documentation of REM in a childhood obesity prevention intervention with detailed content analysis has not taken place.…”

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“…44 That study was able to highlight REM as a tool well-suited for diverse populations that could be easily understood and show connections from programming to community capitals. 44 Whereas other studies such as Turning the Tide on Poverty have used this REM methodology with positive outcomes, to the best of the authors' knowledge, no documentation of REM in a childhood obesity prevention intervention with detailed content analysis has not taken place. Understanding the effects of positive behavior change through an obesity prevention program such as iCook 4-H will assist future researchers in determining ways to address obesity in youth.…”

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Ripple Effect Mapping Outcomes of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program From Youth and Adult Dyads Using a Qualitative Approach: iCook 4-H

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Hagedorn

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective: To describe the impact of the iCook 4-H intervention study based on data gathered through ripple effect mapping focus groups through an explorative approach. Design: YouthÀadult dyads responded about ways in which iCook had affected the individual, family, and community. Three questions were asked: (1) What were people doing differently as a result of iCook? (2) Who benefited from iCook and how? (3) Were there changes in the way community groups and institutions did things as a result of iCook? Setting: Ripple effect mapping sessions took place across 5 states (Maine, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia). Participants: Seventy dyad participants (n = 35 youth, n = 35 adults) from the iCook 4-H intervention. Main Outcome Measure: Three core themes of iCook 4-H were assessed: cooking, eating, and playing together. Analysis: Direct content analysis and word frequencies were used. Results: Seven categories emerged: improved health, increased community involvement, increased knowledge, increased communication, changed motivation, financial mindfulness, and increased appreciation for family. An overarching theme that was determined was that learning new skills together through trying new things (cooking, eating, and playing) leads to positive individual family and community change. Conclusions and Implications: Ripple effect mapping was effective in determining the perceived impact of iCook 4-H on oneself, family, and community.

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“…REM can stimulate positive and negative responses. Program implementers should use facilitators from outside their own group so that participants are comfortable sharing negative information (Welborn et al, 2016). Additionally, practitioners seeking to adopt similar approaches should plan for adequate staffing of REM sessions to ensure note takers are present.…”

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Using Ripple Effects Mapping to Evaluate a Community-Based Health Program: Perspectives of Program Implementers

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Traywick

Thornton

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Health Promotion Practice

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Traditional evaluation tools are oftentimes ill-suited for use in community settings where intervention outcomes of interest may occur at multiple levels and are influenced by interacting factors. Ripple effects mapping (REM) is a participatory technique engaging stakeholders to visually map project/program efforts and results to collect impact data. Using appreciative inquiry, the method helps participants and evaluators understand context for changes resulting from program experiences and is particularly well suited for community-based, participatory programs where impacts often occur beyond the individual level. This article describes the REM method and how it was applied to explore impact and refine program theory of the Extension Wellness Ambassador Program (EWAP), a community-based health-focused master volunteer program, from the perspective of program implementers ( n = 10). Insights emerging from the REM session indicate EWAP promotes health behavior change, contributes to community development due to increased leadership capacity, and sustains and grows implementing organizations. The program theory shaping evaluation was refined to better capture impact beyond individual levels. Application of the REM method to a community health program demonstrates feasibility; health promotion practitioners should consider REM to understand program context and capture outcomes that typically evade measurement using traditional techniques.

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Turning the Tide on Poverty: Documenting impacts through Ripple Effect Mapping

Cited by 24 publications

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Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide

Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide

Ripple Effect Mapping Outcomes of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program From Youth and Adult Dyads Using a Qualitative Approach: iCook 4-H

Using Ripple Effects Mapping to Evaluate a Community-Based Health Program: Perspectives of Program Implementers

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