Developing a socio-ecological model for community engagement in a health programme in an underserved urban area

ABSTRACT: Despite a recent increase in community engagement in health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic, health inequalities and health inequities remain a serious problem for society, often affecting those in underserved communities the most. Often individualised incentives such as payment for vaccinations have been used to increase involvement in health initiatives but evidence suggests that these do not always work and can be ineffective. This paper addresses the real world problem of a lack of involvement of communities in health programmes and subsequent health inequalities. Using data from nine workshops with community members evaluating a large community health programme, we develop a socio-ecological model [SEM] of influences on community engagement in health programmes to identify ho

SUBMITTER: Caperon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature