'Think differently and be prepared to demonstrate trust: Findings from public hearings, England, on supporting lay people in public health roles

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-294

  South, Jane ^a   Meah, Angela ^b   Branney, Peter E ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community health workers; community involvement; expert evidence; professional support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84861072897     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar022     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Abbatt, F. (2005) Scaling Up Health and Education Workers: Community Health Workers. DFID Health Systems Resource Centre, London.
2. Abelson, J., Forest, P. G., Eyles, J., Smith, P., Martin, E. and Gauvin, F. P. (2003) Deliberations about deliberative methods: issues in design and evaluation of public participation processes. Social Science and Medicine, 57, 239-251. (Pubitemid 36582667)
3. Altpeter, M.,Earp, J. L. and Schopler, J.H. (1998) Promoting breast cancer screening in rural, African American communities: the 'science and art' of community health promotion. Health & SocialWork, 23, 104-115. (Pubitemid 128459402)
4. American Association of Diabetes Educators. (2003) Diabetes community health workers. The Diabetes Educator, 29, 818-824.
5. Andrews, J. O., Felton, G., Wewers, M. E. and Heath, J. (2004) Use of community health workers in research with ethnic minority women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 36, 358-365. (Pubitemid 41755021)
6. Baum, F. (1998) Measuring effectiveness in communitybased health promotion. In Davies, J. K. and MacDonald, G. (eds), Quality, Evidence and Effectiveness in Health Promotion. Striving for Certainties. Routledge, London, pp. 68-89.
7. Beresford, P. (2001) Service users, social policy and the future of welfare. Critical Social Policy, 21, 494-512. (Pubitemid 33105574)
8. Bhuyan, K. K. (2004) Health promotion through self-care and community participation: elements of a proposed programme in the developing countries. BMC Public Health, 4, 11. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-4-11
9. Britten, J., Hoddinott, P. and Mcinnes, R. (2006) Breastfeeding peer support: health service programmes in Scotland [corrected] [published erratum appears in BR J Midwifery 2006 April;14(4):232]. British Journal of Midwifery, 14, 12.
10. Brown, I. (2000) Involving the public in general practice in an urban district: levels and type of activity and perceptions of obstacles. Health and Social Care in the Community, 4, 251-259.
11. Campbell, F., Hughes, L. and Gilling, T. (2008) Reaching Out: Community Engagement and Health. Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), London.
12. Casiday, R., Kinsman, E., Fisher, C. and Bambra, C. (2008) Volunteering and Health; What Impact Does It Really Have? Volunteering England, London.
13. Coote, A. and Lenaghan, J. (1997) Citizens Juries: Theory into Practice. Institute for Public Policy Research, London.
14. Davies, C., Wetherell, M. and Barnett, E. (2006) Citizens at the Centre: Deliberative Participation in Healthcare Decisions. The Policy Press, Bristol.
15. Dennis, C.-L. (2003) Peer support within a healthcare context: a concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40, 321-332. (Pubitemid 36871573)
16. Department of Health (2003). Tackling Health Inequalities: A Programme for Action. Department for Health, London.
17. Earp, J. A., Viadro, C. I., Vincus, A. A., Altpeter, M., Flax, V., Mayne, L. et al. (1997) Lay health advisors: a strategy for getting the word out about breast cancer. Health Education & Behavior, 24, 432-451. (Pubitemid 127454697)
18. Elford, J., Sherr, L., Bolding, G., Serle, F. and Maguire, M. (2002) Peer-led HIV prevention among gay men in London: process evaluation. AIDS Care, 14, 351-360. (Pubitemid 34620840)
19. Elford, J., Bolding, G. and Sherr, L. (2004) Popular opinion leaders in London: A response to Kelly. AIDS Care, 16, 151-158. (Pubitemid 38183578)
20. Eng, E., Parker, E. and Harlan, C. (1997) Lay health advisor intervention strategies: a continuum from natural helping to paraprofessional helping. Health Education and Behavior, 24, 413-417. (Pubitemid 127454695)
21. Entwistle, V., Renfrew, M. J., Yearley, J., Forrester, J. and Lamont, T. (1998) Lay perspectives: advantages for health research. British Medical Journal, 316, 463-466. (Pubitemid 28121309)
22. Farrant, F. and Levenson, J. (2002) Barred Citizens: Volunteering and Active Citizenship by Prisoners. Prison Reform Trust, London.
23. Fawcett, B. and South, J. (2005) Community involvement and Primary Care Trusts: the case for social entrepreneurship. Critical Public Health, 15, 191-204. (Pubitemid 40933069)
24. Hart, G. J., Williamson, L. M. and Flowers, P. (2004) Good in parts: the Gay Men's Task Force in Glasgow-a response to Kelly. AIDS Care, 16, 159-165. (Pubitemid 38183579)
25. Hongoro, C. and McPake, B. (2004) How to bridge the gap in human resources for health. Lancet, 364, 1451-1456. (Pubitemid 39370722)
26. Hunter, D. J. (2007) Scoping Study of the Public Health System in England. Centre for Public Policy and Health, University of Durham, Durham.
27. Jackson, E. J. and Parks, C. P. (1997) Recruitment and training issues from selected lay health advisor programs among African Americans: a 20-year perspective. Health Education & Behavior, 24, 418-431. (Pubitemid 127454696)
28. Kelly, J. A., St. Lawrence, J. S., Stevenson, L. Y., Hauth, A. C., Kalichman, S. C., Diaz, Y. E. et al. (1992) Community AIDS/HIV risk reduction: the effects of endorsements by popular people in three cities. American Journal of Public Health, 82, 1483-1489.
29. Laverack, G. (2004) Health Promotion Practice: Power and Empowerment. Sage, London.
30. Leaman, M., Lechner, C. and Sheeshka, J. (1997) Perspectives in practice. The Community Nutrition Worker Project: a retrospective survey of peer educators. Journal of the Canadian Dietetic Association, 58, 34-38. (Pubitemid 127041151)
31. Love, M. B., Legion, V., Shim, J. K., Tsai, C., Quijano, V. and Davis, C. (2004) CHWs get credit: a 10-year history of the first college-credit certificate for community health workers in the United States. Health Promotion Practice, 5, 418-428.
32. Macaulay, A., Commanda, L., Freeman, W., Gibson, N., McCabe, M., Robbins, C. et al. (1999) Participatory research maximises community and lay involvement. British Medical Journal, 319, 774-778. (Pubitemid 29431538)
33. Mays, N. and Pope, C. (2000) Assessing quality in qualitative research. British Medical Journal, 320, 50-52.
34. McQueen, D. (2001) Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion. Health Promotion International, 16, 261-268. (Pubitemid 32910942)
35. McQuiston, C. and Uribe, L. (2001) Latino recruitment and retention strategies: community-based HIV prevention. Journal of Immigrant Health, 3, 97-105.
36. Milewa, T., Dowswell, G. and Harrison, S. (2002) Partnerships, power and the 'new' politics of community participation in British health care. Social Policy and Administration, 36, 796-809. (Pubitemid 36195997)
37. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. (2008) Community Engagement to Improve Health. NICE public health guidance, 9, NICE, London.
38. Nemcek, M. and Sabatier, R. (2003) State of evaluation: community health workers. Public Health Nursing, 20, 260-270. (Pubitemid 37363208)
39. North, N. and Peckham, S. (2001) Analysing structural interests in primary care groups. Social Policy and Administration, 35, 426-440. (Pubitemid 32804732)
40. Parkin, S. and McKegany, N. (2000) The rise and rise of peer education approaches. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 7, 293-310.
41. Pope, C., Ziebland, S. and Mays, N. (2000) Analysing qualitative data. British Medical Journal, 320, 114-116. (Pubitemid 30173056)
42. Potts, L. K., Dixey, R. and Nettleton, S. (2007) Bridging differential understanding of environmental risk of breast cancer: why so hard? Critical Public Health, 17, 337-350.
43. Public Health Resource Unit and Skills for Health. (2008) Public Health Skills and Career Framework. Skills for Health, Bristol.
44. Raphael, D. (2000) The question of evidence in health promotion. Health Promotion International, 15, 355-367.
45. Rhodes, S. D., Foley, K. L., Zometa, C. S. and Bloom, F. R. (2007) Lay health advisor interventions among hispanics/ latinos: a qualitative systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33, 418-427. (Pubitemid 47575813)
46. Ritchie, J., Spencer, L. and O'Connor, W. (2003) Carrying out qualitative analysis. In Lewis, J. and Ritichie, J. (eds), Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers. Sage, London, pp. 219-262.
47. Rogers, E. M. and Shoemaker, F. F. (1971) Communication of Innovations. The Free Press, New York.
48. Royal Society of Public Health. (2009) Qualification Pathway for Health Improvement. http://www.rsph.org.uk/en/qualifications/ centres/understanding- health-improvement.cfm. (last accessed 10 June 2009).
49. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. (2008) Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power. Cm 7427. Department for Communities and Local Government, London.
50. Secretary of State for Health. (2000) The NHS Plan. A Plan for Investment, A Plan for Reform. Cm 4818. Department of Health London.
51. Springett, J., Owens, C. and Callaghan, J. (2007) The challenge of combining 'lay' knowledge with 'evidencedbased' practice in health promotion: Fag Ends Smoking Cessation Service. Critical Public Health, 17, 243-256. (Pubitemid 47399984)
52. Strategic Action Programme for Healthy Communities. (2000) Strategic Action Programme for Healthy Communities. Report of an Expert Hearing. King's Fund, University of Salford
53. University of Liverpool, Our Healthier Nation, London. The Commission for the Compact. (2005) Volunteering. Compact Code of Good Practice. http://www.thecompact. org.uk/shared-asp-files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=100323. (last accessed 19 June 2009).
54. Wanless, D. (2004) Securing Good Health for the Whole Population. Final report. HM Treasury, London.
55. World Health Organization. (2002) Community Participation in Local Health and Sustainable Development. Approaches and techniques. European Sustainable Development and Health Series No. 4. EUR/ICP/POLC 06 03 05D. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.
56. World Health Organization. (2007) Community Health Workers: What Do We Know About Them. World Health Organization, Geneva.