scholarly journals Human-Centered Design of Video-Based Health Education: An Iterative, Collaborative, Community-Based Approach (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Adam ◽  
Shannon A McMahon ◽  
Charles Prober ◽  
Till Bärnighausen
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Long Term Impact

UNSTRUCTURED Drawing on 5 years of experience designing, producing, and disseminating video health education programs globally, we outline the process of creating accessible, engaging, and relevant video health education content using a community-based, human-centered design approach. We show that this approach can yield a new generation of interventions, which are better aligned with the needs and contexts of target communities. The participation of target communities and local stakeholders in the content production and design process fosters ownership of the content and increases the likelihood that the resulting intervention will resonate within its intended primary audience and be disseminated broadly. Ease of future adaptation for additional global audiences and modification of the content for multiple dissemination pathways are important early considerations to ensure scalability and long-term impact of the intervention. Recent advances in mobile technology can facilitate the dissemination of accessible, engaging health education at scale, thereby enhancing the potential impact of video-based educational tools. Accessible and engaging health education is a cornerstone of health behavior change. Especially in low- and middle-income countries, increasing access to effective health education can contribute to improved health outcomes. Prior research has identified several characteristics of effective health education interventions. These include the integration of pictures, narratives, and entertainment-education, in which the health messages that make up the educational content are embedded. However, the effectiveness and long-term impact of health messages ultimately depend on how well the end users can identify with the content that is presented. This identification, in turn, is a function of how well the messages correspond to user needs and wants and how this correspondence is communicated through the design characteristics of the health education intervention.

Utilization of Collaborations to Engage Children in Physical Activity: A Community-Based Research Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Sheri J. Brock ◽  
Danielle Wadsworth ◽  
Shelby Foote ◽  
Mary E. Rudisill
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
Long Term Impact

Institutions of higher education have a responsibility to prioritize the needs of society and local communities. One essential need prevalent in all communities is to address the rise of obesity and health risks due to lack of participation in physical activity. In the United States, children spend a small percentage of time engaged in physical activity, and engagement decreases further in adolescence and adulthood. Collaborative partnerships between kinesiology faculty at universities and community organizations are one avenue for engaging children in physical activity. Partnerships must be multilevel and community wide to evoke change and have long-term impact and sustainability. Within the context of community-based research, we propose a three-step framework for establishing collaborative partnerships: (1) determining the needs of partners; (2) discussing expertise, services, and philosophy; and (3) providing a quality product. In addition, we outline and illustrate our experiences when collaborating with community partners to promote physical activity.

scholarly journals Long-Term Impact of Community-Based Information, Education and Communication Activities on Food Hygiene and Food Safety Behaviors in Vietnam: A Longitudinal Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e70654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumiko Takanashi ◽  
Dao To Quyen ◽  
Nguyen Thi Le Hoa ◽  
Nguyen Cong Khan ◽  
Junko Yasuoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Long Term Impact

scholarly journals Projecting the Long-Term Impact of School- or Community-Based Mass-Treatment Interventions for Control of Schistosoma Infection

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. e1903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Wang ◽  
David Gurarie ◽  
Peter L. Mungai ◽  
Eric M. Muchiri ◽  
Uriel Kitron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Treatment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Treatment Interventions ◽  
Long Term Impact

scholarly journals Human-Centered Design of Video-Based Health Education: An Iterative, Collaborative, Community-Based Approach

10.2196/12128 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. e12128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Adam ◽  
Shannon A McMahon ◽  
Charles Prober ◽  
Till Bärnighausen
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Collaborative Community

scholarly journals Short-Term Medical Relief Trips to Help Vulnerable Populations in Latin America. Bringing Clarity to the Scene

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 745
Author(s):  
Melodyanne Cheng ◽  
Eunice Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries ◽  
Medical Relief ◽  
Long Term Impact

Non-profit organizations provide international medical relief trips to low/middle-income countries (LMIC) in order to provide healthcare to medically underserved areas. Short-term medical relief trips (STMRT) take a large amount of time and resources, and arouse concerns about their actual effectiveness. Here we develop a novel tool for consistently assessing how U.S. organizations provide primary care to Latin America through short-term medical relief trips. First, in Part 1, we create a “Best Practice” (BP) framework focused on the efficacy, sustainability, and long-term impact of the organizations based on a review of the last 27 years of available literature published in peer-reviewed journals. Second, in Part 2, out of 581 total medical relief organizations in the US, we identify the 19 organizations currently providing short-term primary care services to Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. We use the BP framework to analyze the website content and secondary sources of these 19 organizations. We find that only three of the 19 organizations met 80% or more of the criteria defining BP according to the framework and four out of the 19 did not perform well in any of the framework’s three aspects of efficacy, sustainability, and long-term impact. Because there exists no current standardized way of assessing the methods implemented and services offered by STMRT, we provide suggestions about using this novel framework as a self-assessment tool for STMRT organizations.

scholarly journals The Allure of Abdominal Scarification (`UDE`) among the Esan Tribe in South-South Nigeria – A Prospective Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
T. A. T. Salami ◽  
E. Irekpita ◽  
A. Emorinken ◽  
T. I. A. Oseni ◽  
A. A. Akinkugbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Orthodox Medicine ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Edo State ◽  
The Common ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: The practice of inflicting cuts (incisions) on the anterior abdominal wall to treat splenomegaly of various causes is a very common one in some parts of Edo State, Nigeria. Such incisions may result in several complications including sepsis (especially in children who are the major targets); massive blood loss leading to symptomatic anemia that may require blood transfusions or lead to death and massive keloidal growth as sequelae in some of the patients. This practice is a long-term practice of the Esan people of the central part of Edo State Nigeria. This study aims to identify the factors that continue to make this practice attractive to members of the community, the common complications encountered, and how to develop an advocacy tool for health education and promote the health-seeking behavior of the populace. Methods: This was a prospective community based cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted in all the 5 Esan speaking local government areas of Edo State where this practice is very common. The study was done between January 2017 and June 2018. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire by previously trained researchers, after pretesting and validation. The questionnaire was administered on 700 adults, however, 500 were returned. The data obtained were summarized as frequencies and percentages. Results: The majority of the participants were middle-aged. Ninty-five percent (95%) of respondents were aware of the practice of abdominal scarification and 80% of them think it is effective. It was mainly carried out by herbalists in 95% of the respondents. Half of the respondents were unaware of any complications associated with the procedure. Conclusion: Abdominal scarification is a common practice among the Esan people of south-south Nigeria. They believe it's effective, affordable, and risk-free. This is despite the availability of effective alternatives in orthodox medicine. There is, therefore, a need for advocacy and health education considering the dangers and complications associated with the practice.

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