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Community-Centred Approaches to Public Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 15473

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Anne-Marie Bagnall

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Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
Interests: community wellbeing; health promotion; public health; social isolation; community-centred approaches; community engagement; systematic reviews; evidence synthesis; health inequalities
Prof. Jane South

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Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, United Kingdom
Interests: healthy communities, public health, health promotion, community-centred approaches, community engagement, evaluation, health inequalities, community wellbeing, community resilience, asset based approaches, volunteering
Dr. Louise Warwick-Booth

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Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, United Kingdom
Interests: health promotion, health inequalities, health policy, social policy, feminist participatory research, community-centred approaches
Dr. James Woodall

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Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, United Kingdom
Interests: health promotion, health inequalities, prison health, health promoting prisons, public health, empowerment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Community-centred and community-led approaches are increasingly being accepted and implemented as an effective way to improve people’s health and well-being and reduce health inequalities. However, the evidence base on these approaches is still relatively sparse and fraught with methodological challenges.

This Special Issue is open to studies that contribute to building the evidence base for community-centred and community-led approaches to public health. The Special Issue will consider the following types of studies: controlled trials, cohort studies, case–control studies, natural experiments, mixed method evaluations, qualitative studies, policy studies, pilot studies, opinion papers, narrative reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Prof. Dr. Anne-Marie Bagnall
Prof. Jane South
Dr. Louise Warwick-Booth
Dr. James Woodall
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • community-centred approaches
  • public health
  • health inequalities
  • healthy communities
  • collective control
  • community empowerment
  • community wellbeing

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Building a Narrative of Equity: Weaving Indigenous Approaches into Community-Engaged Research
by Lisa J. Hardy, Kevin Shaw, Amy Hughes, Elizabeth Hulen, Priscilla R. Sanderson, Candi Corrales, Travis Pinn, Jamie Esplain and R. Cruz Begay
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(14), 5148; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145148 - 16 Jul 2020
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In 2020, global injustice has taken center stage during the uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement and other social movements. Activists are calling attention to longstanding disparities in health outcomes and an urgent need for justice. Given the global socio-political moment, how [...] Read more.
In 2020, global injustice has taken center stage during the uprising of the Black Lives Matter movement and other social movements. Activists are calling attention to longstanding disparities in health outcomes and an urgent need for justice. Given the global socio-political moment, how can health researchers draw on current critical theory and social movements to create structures for equitable outcomes in health research and practice? Here, we demonstrate principles for effective health research and social justice work that builds on community-engaged approaches by weaving critical Indigenous approaches into structural project designs. Our project, “Health Resilience among American Indians in Arizona”, brought new and seasoned researchers together to collect and analyze data on the knowledge of healthcare providers concerning American Indian health and well-being. Four years after the conclusion of the project, the team developed and created a post-project self-assessment to investigate lasting impacts of project participation. In this communication, we discuss the principles of defining and measuring the capacity to build together. This work responds to the call from Indigenous scholars and community leaders to build an internal narrative of change. While we will not present the full instrument, we will discuss building a strong foundation using the principles of engagement for planning and implementing justice and change. Full article
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A Qualitative Inquiry into the Human Library Approach: Facilitating Social Inclusion and Promoting Recovery
by Chi Kin Kwan
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(9), 3029; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093029 - 27 Apr 2020
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The key to the successful social inclusion of people recovering from mental illness is mutual understanding with other community members. To promote such social inclusion, the human library approach has been adopted by a group of practitioners based in Hong Kong. Through a [...] Read more.
The key to the successful social inclusion of people recovering from mental illness is mutual understanding with other community members. To promote such social inclusion, the human library approach has been adopted by a group of practitioners based in Hong Kong. Through a review of this community mental health initiative, this study explores the relevance and usefulness of this approach in a mental health setting. A collaborative inquiry-based research method was adopted to explore the human library approach in practice. A practitioner inquiry group was conducted with four social workers and three peer support workers to examine their experience of running the human library. Thematic analysis and member checks were used to identify important themes. The practitioners’ reports of their experiences showed that the human library is well suited to facilitating social inclusion and promoting mental health recovery. Community members and people in recovery can benefit from participating in a human library, and the two sides can become connected through mutual understanding. However, possible risks for people in recovery were also identified. This study argues that the human library deserves consideration as an approach to facilitating social inclusion and promoting recovery. Its effectiveness and benefits are evident, especially compared with large-scale one-way intervention approaches. A clinical practice manual should be developed to inform future practitioners of the value of the human library approach in mental health settings. Full article
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Multiple Linear Regression-Structural Equation Modeling Based Development of the Integrated Model of Perceived Neighborhood Environment and Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nanjing, China
by Fan Zhang and Dezhi Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(24), 4933; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244933 - 5 Dec 2019
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Due to the poor functioning in daily living activities, community-dwelling older adults spend more time in their neighborhood environment. The perceived neighborhood environment is crucial to their quality of life (QoL). To explore the complex influences of perceived neighborhood environment on QoL, a [...] Read more.
Due to the poor functioning in daily living activities, community-dwelling older adults spend more time in their neighborhood environment. The perceived neighborhood environment is crucial to their quality of life (QoL). To explore the complex influences of perceived neighborhood environment on QoL, a questionnaire was designed to measure their perception of each factor of neighborhood environment and each domain of QoL. Based on collected data, the reliability test was applied to revise the questionnaire. Multiple linear regression (MLR) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were adopted to hypothesize and test the integrated model for community-dwelling older adults. The results show that community-dwelling older adults’ perceptions of neighbor support, facilities related to physical exercise and recreation, and accessibility to facilities impact their overall QoL with diverse coefficients of 0.437, 0.312, and 0.295, respectively; neighbor support (0.207) on physical health; sidewalk condition (0.134), natural environment (0.260), and facilities related to daily life (0.165) on psychological health; and neighbor support (0.298), facilities related to daily life (0.206), and design-related safety (0.225) on social relationship. This revealed that perceptions of neighborhood environment have diverse impacts on their QoL. This study can provide targeted retrofit strategies for communities to enhance QoL of community-dwelling older adults efficiently. Full article
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From Neighboring Behavior to Mental Health in the Community: The Role of Gender and Work-Family Conflict
by Zhenduo Zhang, Li Zhang, Xiaoqian Zu, Tiansen Liu and Junwei Zheng
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(12), 2101; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122101 - 13 Jun 2019
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This research emphasizes the potential influences of social community environments on low-income employees’ mental health. Using a two-wave panel design, we collect 218 matched data from low-income employees in Harbin City, China. We developed a moderated mediation model to test our hypotheses with [...] Read more.
This research emphasizes the potential influences of social community environments on low-income employees’ mental health. Using a two-wave panel design, we collect 218 matched data from low-income employees in Harbin City, China. We developed a moderated mediation model to test our hypotheses with the following significant results: (1) neighboring behavior, defined as both giving and receiving various kinds of assistance to and from one’s neighbors, positively influenced mental health; (2) work-family conflict mediated the relationship between neighboring behavior and mental health; (3) gender moderated the influences of neighboring behavior on mental health, such that neighboring behavior had a stronger positive influence on mental health for females than for males; (4) gender moderated the mediating effect of work-family conflict; that is, the positive influences of neighboring behavior were stronger for female employees than for male employees. This research explores the mechanism and boundary conditions of the relationship between neighboring behavior and mental health. In practice, community managers support community social workers by organizing community-building social activities and supportive programs to enhance residents’ neighboring behavior. Full article
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