A review of assessment indicators used by Healthy Municipalities and Communities Program in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Chaparro, Raúl; Melendi, Santiago; Santero, Marilina; Mariana, Seijo; Elorriaga, Natalia; Belizán, María; Adolfo, Rubinstein; Irazola, Vilma

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“…Paved the way for a nationally scaled programme Interviews 7 CuritibAtiva Ribeiro et al 2010 [ 36 ] General population; community-based PA Maintained over time Discussion groups 8 Guide for Useful Interventions for Activity (GUIA) Project Parra et al, 2011 Pratt et al, 2010 [ 37 ]; Brownson et al, 2010 [ 38 ] Latin America Government, organisations, and academia; PA network of Brazil and Latin America PA Created sustained networks. Paved the way for a nationally scaled programme Social network analysis 9 Healthy Municipalities, Cities, and Communities Strategy (HMCS) Chaparro et al, 2020 [ 39 ] Caribbean General population; local authorities and related sectors PA & diet Used in multiple countries Qualitative systematic review 10 Pacific Diabetes Today Coalitions Aitaoto et al, 2009 [ 40 ] Pacific Islands General population; community-based PA & diet Continued after official funding ended Interviews 11 Pacific Sports Partnerships’ (PSP) sports-for-development program Keane et al, 2019 [ 41 ] General population, disability; sports sector PA Contributed to national health strategies Interviews, focus groups, observations 12 Isfahan Healthy Hearts programme Sarrafzadegan et al, 2018 [ 42 ] Iran General populatio...…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The qualitative publications acknowledged that such clustering is not always ideal, and that having health experts and CBP champions diffused across different health and non-health sectors is preferable [ 14 , 30 , 33 , 35 , 39 ]. The authors argue that this diffusion increases the ability to take advantage of multiple windows of opportunity to implement and spread the programme.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, the HEVS programme (Hábitos y Estilos de Vida Saludable; Healthy Life Habits) has a secure network with dedicated government policy support and committed funding from multiple avenues which protects them from changes due to administrative cycles [ 33 ]. Multiple programmes highlighted the importance of continued government support in sustaining the programme [ 34 , 35 , 39 , 42 , 43 ], as well as the need for sustained funding [ 33 , 35 , 40 , 41 ]. The HEVS programme also mentioned the importance of in-kind collaboration (organisations that provide resources) to sustain the network [ 33 ] as well as leaders who are able to source multiple funding streams [ 41 ].…”

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Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Abrahams

Khodabakhsh

Toumpakari

et al. 2023

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background Community-based programmes [CBPs], targeting increased physical activity and/or healthier eating, have been used in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. However, CBPs are only useful, insofar as they can be scaled up and sustained in some meaningful way. Social networks—defined as “social structures that exists between actors, individuals or organizations”—may serve as an important tool to identify underlying mechanisms that contribute to this process. This scoping review aimed to map and collate literature on the role of social network research in scaling-up and sustaining physical activity and/or diet CBPs in low-and middle-income countries [LMICs]. Methods Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and its enhancement were followed. Inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed articles exploring the role of social networks in scaled-up and/or sustained physical activity and/or diet CBPs in adult populations, published in English since 2000, and based in a LMIC. Databases searched were PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, SocIndex, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, and Google Scholar. Books, conference abstracts, and programmes focused on children were excluded. Two reviewers independently selected and extracted eligible studies. Included publications were thematically analysed using the Framework Approach. Results Authors identified 12 articles for inclusion, covering 13 CBPs. Most were based in Latin America, with others in the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, Iran, and India. All articles were published since 2009. Only three used social network analysis methods (with others using qualitative methods). Five main social network themes were identified: centralisation, cliques, leaders, quality over quantity, and shared goals. Contextual factors to be considered when scaling-up programmes in LMICs were also identified. Conclusions This review has shown that the evidence of the use of social network research in programme scale-up has not yet caught up to its theoretical possibilities. Programmes aiming to scale should consider conducting social network research with identified network themes in mind to help improve the evidence-base of what network mechanisms, in what contexts, might best support the strengthening of networks in physical activity and diet programmes. Importantly, the voice of individuals and communities in these networks should not be forgotten.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

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“…Diabetes (Singh et al 2019), obesity (Tseng et al 2018), and community health status (Chaparro et al 2020) Ecosystems Air (e.g. pollution)…”

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“…community networking and empowerment) aspects to create healthy environments (e.g. availability of healthy food; encouragement of physical activity) that would in turn improve community health (Chaparro et al 2020).…”

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A multi-scalar perspective on health and urban housing: an umbrella review

Turcu

Crane

Hutchinson

et al. 2021

Buildings and Cities

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With more than half the world's population living in cities, understanding how the built environment impacts human health at different urban scales is crucial. To be able to shape cities for health, an understanding is needed of planetary health impacts, which encompass the human health impacts of human-caused disruptions on the Earth's natural ecosystems. This umbrella review maps health evidence across the spatial scales of the built environment (building; neighbourhood; and wider system, including city, regional and planetary levels), with a specific focus on urban housing. Systematic reviews published in English between January 2011 and December 2020 were searched across 20 databases, with 1176 articles identified and 124 articles screened for inclusion. Findings suggests that most evidence reports on health determinants at the neighbourhood level, such as greenspace, physical and socio-economic conditions, transport infrastructure and access to local services. Physical health outcomes are also primarily reported, with an emerging interest in mental health outcomes. There is little evidence on planetary health outcomes and significant gaps in the research literature are identified. Based on these findings, three potential directions are identified for future research.

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Investigating the role of the built environment in healthy living: lessons for urban managers from the literature

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AlRubie

et al. 2024

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The increasing interest in research on healthy cities, reflected in the growing number of research outputs, coupled with the increasing need for building cities that promote the health and wellbeing of residents has evoked a need to conduct a review of this growing amount of research. In this connection, this study, through a systematic review of the literature, seeks answers to the following questions: How can the built environment be designed to promote healthy living? What insights can city authorities glean from existing literature? And what research gaps exist that could inform future studies in this area? Through this review, key lessons for city authorities to promote healthy living in urban areas are identified, alongside the identification of research gaps that can guide future investigations and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in urban planning.

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A review of assessment indicators used by Healthy Municipalities and Communities Program in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

A multi-scalar perspective on health and urban housing: an umbrella review

Investigating the role of the built environment in healthy living: lessons for urban managers from the literature

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