Historique
Périodique
Community readiness and health services
(Volonté communautaire et services de santé)
Auteur(s) :
OETTING, E. R. ;
JUMPER-THURMAN, P. ;
PLESTED, B. ;
EDWARDS, R. W.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
825-843
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
ACTION COMMUNAUTAIRE
;
THEORIE
;
MODELE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (6/7), 825-843
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Community readiness theory is a practical tool for implementing changes in community health services. The theory provides methods for assessment, diagnosis, and community change. First, community key informants are asked semi-structured questions that provide information about what is occurring in the community in relation to a specific problem. The results evaluate readiness to deal with that problem on six dimensions; existing efforts, knowledge about the problem, knowledge about alternative methods or policies, leadership, resources, and community climate. The eventual result is a diagnosis of the overall stage of community readiness. There are nine stages, tolerance or no awareness, denial, vague awareness, preplanning, preparation, initiation, institutionalization or stabilization, confirmation/expansion, and professionalization. Each stage requires different forms of interventions in order to move the community to the next stage until, eventually, initiation and maintenance of health services programs and policies can be achieved. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Tri-Ethnic Ctr. Prev. Res., Sage Hall, Colorado State Univ., Ft Collins, CO 80523. E-mail : redwards@lamar.colostate.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.