Linking Collaborating Centres to Build Global Capacity for Community Health and Development Stephen Fawcett and Jerry Schultz, WHO Collaborating Centre, Univ of Kansas & Rima Affifi Soweid and Mayada Kanj, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Presentation at Meeting of the International Union of Health Promotion & Education (IUHPE), Vancouver, B.C., June 2007
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Linking Collaborating Centres to Build Global Capacity for Community Health
and Development
Stephen Fawcett and Jerry Schultz, WHO Collaborating Centre, Univ of Kansas
& Rima Affifi Soweid and Mayada Kanj, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Presentation at Meeting of the International Union of Health Promotion & Education (IUHPE), Vancouver, B.C., June 2007
Linking Global Centres for Community Health
Assets for Community
Health
Americas
Central Europe
Africa
Middle East
Asia
WHO Centre at
KU
Centre B1CentreA3
Centre B3Centre A2
CentreE5 CentreC4
Centre at AUB
Centre2
Collaboration Among Global Partners for Community Health & Development
• MISSION: Enhance community health development globally through networking, capacity development, and collaborative research
• CONTEXT: o Widespread but unconnected engagement in
community health effortso Ad hoc relationships among partnerso Limited docking of complementary capabilitieso New communication technologies for enhancing
access among partners and across contexts.
Logic Model for Collaboration Among Global Partners for Community Health
• Potential Assets and Barriers• Activities• Outputs• Intended Outcomes
Logic Model – Potential Assets
• Relationships among broader partners (e.g., Collaborating Centers, WHO Regional Offices) and with communities
• Existing resources for capacity development
• Methods and tools for participatory research
• Diversity of experience and cultural knowledge
http://ctb.ku.edu/
Logic Model – Potential Barriers
• Time and competing requirements• Trust• Institutional culture• Communication and language differences• Limited opportunities for exchange• Lack of financial resources • Limited understanding of culture and
context• Threats of violence and political
instability
Activities – Networking and Planning
• Networking meetings within and between institutions (e.g., among collaborating centers)
• Assessment of needs/ interests and assets of potential partners
• Joint planning for collaborative projects
Activities – Capacity Development
• Translation and cultural adaptation of training resources (e.g., curriculum)
• Translation and cultural adaptation of Internet-based resources (e.g., Community Tool Box)
• Courses/workshops and certification or degree programs in community health & development
Capacity to do what?Some Core Competencies
1. Creating and maintaining coalitions and partnerships2. Assessing community needs and resources3. Analyzing problems & goals4. Developing a framework or model for change5. Developing strategic and action plans6. Building leadership7. Developing an intervention8. Increasing participation and membership 9. Enhancing cultural competence10. Advocating for change11. Influencing policy development12. Evaluating the initiative13. Implementing a social marketing effort14. Writing a grant application for funding15. Improving organizational management and development16. Sustaining the work or initiative
Activities – Collaborative Research
• Research studies of community health and development efforts and indicators
• Shared sensemaking across projects in diverse contexts
• Synthesis of knowledge about what works and under what conditions
Collaborative Workstations
INTEGRATED ONLINE SUPPORTS:• Building Capacity
• Documentation and Evaluation
• Co-Learning within and across initiatives
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