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Health Promotion International, Vol. 6, No. 3, 199-206, 1991
© Oxford University Press 1991

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A new approach to community participation assessment

GUNILLA BJÃRÅS, BO J. A. HAGLUND and SUSAN B. RIFKIN

Karolinska Institute, Department of Social Medicine Sundbyberg, Sweden Institute of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, SAI, University of Heidelberg Federal Republic of Germany

Address for correspondence: Gunilla Bjãrås Karolinska Institute Department of Social Medicine Kronan Health Centre 17283 Sundbyberg Sweden

It is important to investigate the processes which influence participation in a community-wide intervenlion programme, to see if the programme actually evolved from an idea to reality. A method for assessing community participation in health programmes has been developed and so far niainly applied in developing countries. The method uses five indicators that strongly influence the community participation process. These are: needs assessment, leadership, organization, resource mobilization and management. This method was used to analyse the community development process in a community intervention programme aimed at preventing accidents, in Sollentuna municipality, Stockholm County. An asses.snrent of the participation process was made for years 2 and 4, indicating that participation had expanded. The method was of value for describing and understanding the participation process and was also found to be relevant in an accident prevention programme in an industrialized country. The method was also found robe a valuable educational tool when used as a process indicator for the programme, and important for understanding change.

Key words: community intervention; community participation; health systems research


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