Health rights pamphlets
Critical literacy and inclusive citizenship, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22944978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Strecker, Marla J Strecker (University of Cape Town), Maria Stuttaford (0000-0002-3948-2196, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Leslie London (0000-0003-1297-2758, University of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 339-348 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/das067 |
| PMID | 23242779 |
| OpenAlex | W2113785460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
The Ottawa Charter recognizes the importance of strengthening community action for health and developing personal skills. At the same time, a rights-based approach to health includes the right to information, participation and accountability. The Learning Network for Health and Human Rights is a research and learning collaboration between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and universities in the Western Cape, South Africa. For the purposes of this article, a CSO is understood to be any organization that is outside of the state and private market sector. As part of a wider programme of action research, the learning network developed six pamphlets aimed at enhancing individual and collective skills to support action related to the implementation of the right to health. The research reported here analyses how the pamphlets, coupled with directed training, strengthened skills, promoted critical literacy and supported inclusive citizenship. Eighteen semi-structured interviews and eight focus groups were conducted with 59 participants from eight CSOs, their members, beneficiaries and communities. The success of the pamphlets was found to be attributed to the role they played in a wider training programme, requested by the CSOs and developed jointly by CSOs and university-based researchers. Community action on the right to health is contingent on personal as well as collective skills development. Understanding of the right to health and skills for participation and accountability were extended in breadth and depth, which enabled inclusive citizenship.
Accountability · Active citizenship · Charter · Citizenship · Civil society · Collective action · Health care · Literacy · Political science · Public relations · Right to health · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Human Rights and Development · Law · Patient Dignity and Privacy
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |