Public health lecture on How To Do Community Development & Diagnosis, Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Research Project.
Social Mobilization can be defined as a collaborative approach to community development, that equitably involves all partners in the developmental process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings.
It is an integrative process whereby stakeholders are stimulated to become active participants in social change using diverse strategies to meet shared goals.
In relation to public health it can be defined as a process of participatory action involving health workers, community members, stakeholders and policy makers, for the purpose of improve the determinants of health in a community.
We also explored the:
Aims of Social Mobilization.
Importance of Social Mobilization.
Processes of Social Mobilization.
Factors that influence the success of social mobilization.
Channels for Social Mobilization.
Effects of social mobilization in the community.
Next we talk on COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
Definitions of COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS.
History of COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS.
Purpose and Objectives of community diagnosis.
Processes of community diagnosis.
Data Collection in COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS.
Community diagnosis is the foundation for improving and promoting the health of a community.
Community can be defined as groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations.
According to WHO(1994), Community Diagnosis is a quantitative and qualitative description of the health of citizens and the factors which influence their health. It defines problems, proposes areas for improvement and stimulates action.
Community diagnosis is a comprehensive assessment of the health status of the community in relation to its social, physical and biological environment.
Next we also looked at SOCIAL ACTION
Definition SOCIAL ACTION .
Why, When, and Who of social action.
Planning & Implement of social action.
Type of social action.
Social action is the practice of taking action usually as a part of an organized group or community to create positive change.
Social action seems to suggest efforts directed towards changes in law or social structure or towards the initiation of new movements for the modification of current social practices (Peter Lee 1937).
Social action by its nature, is often practiced for those who have little power in society, the poor, minorities or people with disabilities etc.
Finally we talked on COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Definition of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Goals of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Nine Principles of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Examples of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
How to initiate a community development project.
Challenges of Community Development.
Then came the Conclusion.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Is the process of working collaboratively with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations to address issues affecting the well-being of those people.
It is a powerful vehicle for bringing about environmental and behavioral changes that will improve the health of the community and its members.
It often involves partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for changing policies, programs, and practices (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 1997, p.9).
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