Experiences from three community health promotion projects in Greenland
Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Jun OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: Three community health promotion projects have been implemented in Greenland in the municipalities of Upernavik, Ittoqqortoormiit and Qasigiannguit. Based on project reports and other written material, this paper describes experiences from the three p...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/714bdac0-c6c0-11dd-a428-000ea68e967b 2024-05-19T07:39:01+00:00 Experiences from three community health promotion projects in Greenland Curtis, Tine Olesen, Ingelise Kjeldsen, Ann B Bjerregaard, Peter 2005-06-01 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/714bdac0-c6c0-11dd-a428-000ea68e967b https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v64i3.17993 eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/714bdac0-c6c0-11dd-a428-000ea68e967b info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Curtis , T , Olesen , I , Kjeldsen , A B & Bjerregaard , P 2005 , ' Experiences from three community health promotion projects in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 64 , no. 3 , pp. 260-8 . https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v64i3.17993 Community Health Services Consumer Participation Greenland Health Promotion Humans article 2005 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v64i3.17993 2024-05-01T00:14:11Z Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Jun OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: Three community health promotion projects have been implemented in Greenland in the municipalities of Upernavik, Ittoqqortoormiit and Qasigiannguit. Based on project reports and other written material, this paper describes experiences from the three projects and discusses the implications of the differences in project design and organization for potential outcomes. RESULTS: None of the three projects were formally evaluated. They all experienced problems and have only been partially successful in reaching their goals. The Upernavik and the Ittoqqortoormiit projects were organised with strong leadership and a central organisation, whereas the Qasigiannguit project was designed as a community project with population participation in all phases of the project. The two former projects have probably had a greater direct change impact on the community, whereas the latter has strengthened aspects of community capacity building. CONCLUSION: We need to learn more about how to employ the resources of communities, how to achieve better partnerships and how to support people in their efforts in order to secure population participation at all project stages. It is important to build coalitions with broad representation in the community and to secure population participation in order to disseminate the efforts and reach the needs of the whole community. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Ittoqqortoormiit Qasigiannguit Upernavik University of Southern Denmark Research Portal International Journal of Circumpolar Health 64 3 260 268 |
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Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Jun OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: Three community health promotion projects have been implemented in Greenland in the municipalities of Upernavik, Ittoqqortoormiit and Qasigiannguit. Based on project reports and other written material, this paper describes experiences from the three projects and discusses the implications of the differences in project design and organization for potential outcomes. RESULTS: None of the three projects were formally evaluated. They all experienced problems and have only been partially successful in reaching their goals. The Upernavik and the Ittoqqortoormiit projects were organised with strong leadership and a central organisation, whereas the Qasigiannguit project was designed as a community project with population participation in all phases of the project. The two former projects have probably had a greater direct change impact on the community, whereas the latter has strengthened aspects of community capacity building. CONCLUSION: We need to learn more about how to employ the resources of communities, how to achieve better partnerships and how to support people in their efforts in order to secure population participation at all project stages. It is important to build coalitions with broad representation in the community and to secure population participation in order to disseminate the efforts and reach the needs of the whole community. |
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Curtis , T , Olesen , I , Kjeldsen , A B & Bjerregaard , P 2005 , ' Experiences from three community health promotion projects in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 64 , no. 3 , pp. 260-8 . https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v64i3.17993 |
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