Applying influence for systems change in a large-scale community-based prevention intervention.

Public Health Research & Practice
Monica Bensberg

Abstract

Study objectives and importance: The study aimed to explore how a 'self-in-the-system' approach was understood and applied by Healthy Together Community (HTC) practitioners, as part of Healthy Together Victoria's (HTV) systems approach to community-level health promotion. Self-in-the-system tactics were a means of systems practice within HTV, where practitioners viewed their connections to others as parts of the systems that surround them. It enabled them to intervene via exerting influence, by drawing upon relationships to leverage what people can contribute to achieve change. Study type and methods: This qualitative research included 31 primary semistructured interviews. The initial participants were identified using purposive sampling and subsequent participants were nominated via snowball recruitment. The interview questions focused on participants' understanding of systems thinking and about how it had been developed and applied in HTCs. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Inductive thematic analysis was based on Braun and Clarke's six-phase analysis framework. Results: The research findings show that some of the HTC practitioners viewed themselves as part of the prevention system and were able to draw u...Continue Reading

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Feb 12, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Monica BensbergErin Wilson
Jan 31, 2020·Health Promotion Journal of Australia : Official Journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals·Monica BensbergGary Sacks

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