This paper aims at augmenting the frameworks proposed by Rifkin in 1996 to distinguish between target-oriented and empowerment approaches to participation in community-based health interventions. In her paper, Rifkin defined three criteria: who makes decisions on resource allocation, expected outcome and outcome assessment. We propose five additional criteria: the definition of community, the c...

BACKGROUND Community capability is the combined influence of a community's social systems and collective resources that can address community problems and broaden community opportunities. We frame it as consisting of three domains that together support community empowerment: what communities have; how communities act; and for whom communities act. We sought to further understand these domains t...

Citizen participation in community activities has gained popularity, especially in Niigata Prefecture. This study examines present conditions and perspectives of citizen participation in Community Living Rooms. It analyses, from the participant viewpoint, factors explaining the spread of citizen participation, using a questionnaire among local resident participants. The results are used for qua...

INTRODUCTION Less than half of all U.S. adults meet the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines. Leader behaviors and group cohesion have been associated with increased participation or adherence in sports team and exercise class settings. Physical activity interventions in community settings that encompass these factors may enhance intervention adherence. The purpose of this study is to examine the ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the levels of participation in social and civic community life in a metropolitan region, and to assess differential levels of participation according to demographic, socioeconomic and health status. To contribute to policy debates on community participation, social capital and health using these empirical data. DESIGN Cross sectional, postal, self completed survey...

OBJECTIVE To identify the predictors of community participation after spinal cord injury. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. METHODS A total of 139 persons with spinal cord injury living in the community completed 4 instruments: the Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA-Thai version), the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF-SF-Thai version), the Personal Resource Questi...

this paper attempts to determine the relationship between women’s participation and their empowerment. empowerment is a process whereby women become able to organize themselves to increase self-reliance and to assert their independent right to make choices and control resources. empowerment in this study was adopted from rowlands (1997) and schulz, et al. (1993) which has two levels, individual...

This study assessed whether community participation in health related activity was a reality or just popular development rhetoric. Using action research methodology, focus group discussions and informal contacts were made with farm workers consisting of twelve families in Umkomaas, south of Durban in the province of Kwa Zulu Natal. The aim was to establish whether this community could be active...

Resident participation is the cornerstone of any community-based prevention program. However, many challenges exist which make it difficult to involve residents in a meaningful way in the development of such programs. How can programs be organized so as to provide for significant participation of community residents in the process of program development? This article outlines the procedures tha...