Journal
SAGE OPEN
Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2158244012446996
Keywords
community; community capacity building; health; health promotion; qualitative research
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Funding
- Industrial Research and Innovation Fund [206949]
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) Medicine Start-Up Fund [205973]
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There is a great deal of literature examining the benefits and relevance of community participation and community capacity building in health promotion and disease prevention endeavors. Academic literature embracing principles and commitment to community participation in health promotion practices often neglects the complexities involved and the flexibility required to work within this approach. This article addresses some of these challenges through a case study of two projects funded by Provincial Wellness Grants in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province in Canada with a strong tradition of community ties and support systems. In addition to addressing the unique circumstances of the community groups, this research allowed the authors to examine the situational context and power relations involved in the provision of services as well as the particular forms of subjectivity and citizenship that the institutional practices support. Recognizing this complex interdependency is an important step in creating more effective intervention practices.
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