Using health information for community activism: A case study of the movement for change and social justice in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: The access to, use, and exchange of health information is crucial when strengthening public health services and improving access to care. However, many health system stakeholders, including community groups are perpetually excluded from accessing and using health information. This is problematic as community groups, themselves end-users of care, are well-positioned to keep the health system accountable, provide feedback on the quality of services, and identify emerging health concerns. Using qualitative, ethnographic methods, this paper investigates different strategies used by the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ)-a local health activism group-to collect, use and distribute health information to improve health care in Gugulethu, a low-income neighbourhood in Cape Town, South A

SUBMITTER: van Pinxteren M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022230 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature