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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-148 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Health Promotion International |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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A retrospective analysis of a community-based health program in Papua New Guinea. / Ashwell, Helen; Barclay, Lesley.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A retrospective analysis of a community-based health program in Papua New Guinea
AU - Ashwell, Helen
AU - Barclay, Lesley
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The Women and Children's Health Project was a large Australian funded aid Project that sought to improve the health of women and children in Papua New Guinea between 1998 and 2004. Community development and health promotion interventions aimed to increase community support for attended birth and children's health. Green and Kreuter's [Green, L. W. and Kreuter, M. W. (2005) Health Program Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, New York] precede-proceed model of health program planning was applied retrospectively to critique the design, implementation and evaluation of the Project. An outcome evaluation (2006) provided data for this analysis and investigated long-term impact using a multi-methods approach. Application of the precede-proceed model was useful, but the model fails to sufficiently well identify 'inhibiting factors' as part of the educational and ecological assessment during the planning phase. Pre-defined objectives and contractually obligated outputs in a donor funded business model negatively influenced Project activity and outcomes. Despite this and the challenging context for implementation, Project interventions improved interaction between the community and health systems, and improved use of maternal child health services. � The Author (2009). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
AB - The Women and Children's Health Project was a large Australian funded aid Project that sought to improve the health of women and children in Papua New Guinea between 1998 and 2004. Community development and health promotion interventions aimed to increase community support for attended birth and children's health. Green and Kreuter's [Green, L. W. and Kreuter, M. W. (2005) Health Program Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, New York] precede-proceed model of health program planning was applied retrospectively to critique the design, implementation and evaluation of the Project. An outcome evaluation (2006) provided data for this analysis and investigated long-term impact using a multi-methods approach. Application of the precede-proceed model was useful, but the model fails to sufficiently well identify 'inhibiting factors' as part of the educational and ecological assessment during the planning phase. Pre-defined objectives and contractually obligated outputs in a donor funded business model negatively influenced Project activity and outcomes. Despite this and the challenging context for implementation, Project interventions improved interaction between the community and health systems, and improved use of maternal child health services. � The Author (2009). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
KW - article
KW - child health care
KW - health behavior
KW - health care planning
KW - health care policy
KW - health care system
KW - health education
KW - health program
KW - health promotion
KW - human
KW - maternal welfare
KW - outcome assessment
KW - Papua New Guinea
KW - priority journal
KW - public health
KW - quality of life
KW - retrospective study
KW - social aspect
KW - Child
KW - Child Health Services
KW - Community Health Planning
KW - Female
KW - Health Promotion
KW - Humans
KW - Maternal Health Services
KW - Models, Organizational
KW - Needs Assessment
KW - Program Evaluation
KW - Retrospective Studies
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 140
EP - 148
JO - Health Promotion International
JF - Health Promotion International
SN - 0957-4824
IS - 2
ER -