Community development interventions to improve Aboriginal health
Building an evidence base
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3613161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Campbell (0000-0003-2309-3599, Central Land Council, corresponding author), Priscilla Pyett (The University of Melbourne), Leisa Mccarthy (Charles Darwin University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 304-314 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/hesr.2007.16.3-4.304 |
| OpenAlex | W2070809199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper explores the potential of community development interventions to contribute to improvements in Aboriginal health, the theory underpinning community development interventions, and the methods used to evaluate such interventions. This paper is based on a review of health literature to identify Australian and international examples of interventions utilising a community development approach with a view to directly addressing a health issue and contributing to the empowerment of Aboriginal people. Seventeen articles published over a ten year period from 1994 were identified which met the criteria for community development with a specific empowerment objective. Aboriginal communities are undoubtedly engaged in community development with the aim of improving health outcomes for their own communities. We argue that interventions promoting empowerment and control should be included as part of an overall strategy to reduce health inequalities in Aboriginal settings. There is an urgent need for further research in this area, particularly research which can engage with unpublished examples of community development in Aboriginal health contexts
Community development · Community health · Economic growth · Empowerment · Indigenous · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Publishing · Sociology · Underpinning · Engineering · Global Health Workforce Issues · Health Policy Implementation Science · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine · Nursing
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |