{"id":2771,"date":"2015-10-05T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T12:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2022-05-02T20:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:45:26","slug":"key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blog Post by Berkeley Franz<\/p>\n

Blog for the article: Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions<\/p>\n

Authors: John W. Murphy, Berkeley Franz, and Jung Min Choi<\/p>\n

\"grenadalayworkers<\/a><\/p>\n

Community-based health projects have become quite popular as a means to promote sustainable and relevant health care. Particularly important to the success of these projects is an emphasis on incorporating local perspectives on health and illness and encouraging full participation by community members. At the core of this community-based methodology is an epistemological shift, which emphasizes local definitions of knowledge. Community-based philosophy, influenced by phenomenology, suggests that knowledge is interpreted, rather than objective. As a result, understanding problems within a particular community requires dialogue with local persons. In other words, knowledge cannot simply be brought in from the outside because meanings about health and illness are interpreted within particular contexts.<\/p>\n

\"Community<\/a>

Community Notice Board, Victoria, St. Mark’s Parish<\/p><\/div>\n

This shift in philosophy, while important for community-based work, raises significant questions about how health projects can be evaluated properly and whether they remain tied to a community. For example, if beliefs about healthcare are interpretive, can meaningful conclusions be drawn from community-based projects? We suggest four important distinctions that clarify the relationship between interpretation and reliable evidence in community-based health projects. Many questions arose, related to these distinctions, while working on a health project <\/a>on the island of Grenada. For example, in this project we trained lay community health workers to provide primary health care. Community members were significant in this role because local knowledge on health and illness contributes to relevant solutions to many health problems. However, the importance of local knowledge of health issues is supported by health planning research. Lay health workers, for example, have been successful in improving health care in a variety of contexts<\/a>. For this reason, we think that these theoretical clarifications will help social planners explain the importance of community-based philosophy and the connection to generalizable information in different health care interventions. The active ingredient of Accutane, isotretinoin<\/a>, is only partially absorbed from the intestine into the blood after oral intake (approximately 25 percent). Afterwards the decomposition takes place in the liver. When applied to the skin, for example in the form of a gel, only a small amount is absorbed into the blood.\"Grenada\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You can access this article for free for the next 30 days by using\u00a0THIS LINK.<\/a><\/p>\n

After you\u2019ve had a chance to read this piece, please share your thoughts, ideas, or experiences with our community so we can continue this discussion! The AR+ site is hosting a discussion forum for us to talk about our reactions and experiences related this topic. You can access the discussion forum\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

A quick (and free) registration is all that\u2019s needed to join the\u00a0discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blog Post by Berkeley Franz Blog for the article: Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions Authors: John W. Murphy, Berkeley Franz, and Jung Min Choi Community-based health projects have become quite popular as a means to promote sustainable and relevant health care. Particularly important to the success of these projects is an emphasis on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1689,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nKey Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blog Post by Berkeley Franz Blog for the article: Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions Authors: John W. Murphy, Berkeley Franz, and Jung Min Choi Community-based health projects have become quite popular as a means to promote sustainable and relevant health care. Particularly important to the success of these projects is an emphasis on […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AR + Action Research Plus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-10-05T12:01:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-02T20:45:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2592\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dusty Columbia Embury\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@actionresearchj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@actionresearchj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dusty Columbia Embury\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/\",\"name\":\"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-05T12:01:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-02T20:45:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c54abfd94ab569172528135265afe373\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2592,\"height\":1728},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/\",\"name\":\"AR + Action Research Plus\",\"description\":\"Action Research Plus\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c54abfd94ab569172528135265afe373\",\"name\":\"Dusty Columbia Embury\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de9b9c7c49df7ff3bd02d83ae22d83c0?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de9b9c7c49df7ff3bd02d83ae22d83c0?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dusty Columbia Embury\"},\"description\":\"Columbia Embury www.wright.edu\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.wright.edu\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/author\/dustycolumbiae\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus","og_description":"Blog Post by Berkeley Franz Blog for the article: Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions Authors: John W. Murphy, Berkeley Franz, and Jung Min Choi Community-based health projects have become quite popular as a means to promote sustainable and relevant health care. Particularly important to the success of these projects is an emphasis on […]","og_url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/","og_site_name":"AR + Action Research Plus","article_published_time":"2015-10-05T12:01:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-02T20:45:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2592,"height":1728,"url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dusty Columbia Embury","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@actionresearchj","twitter_site":"@actionresearchj","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dusty Columbia Embury","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/","url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/","name":"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions - AR + Action Research Plus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2015-10-05T12:01:18+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-02T20:45:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c54abfd94ab569172528135265afe373"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_9118-1-scaled.jpg","width":2592,"height":1728},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/key-theoretical-distinctions-in-community-based-health-interventions-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Key Theoretical Distinctions in Community-based Health Interventions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/","name":"AR + Action Research Plus","description":"Action Research Plus","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c54abfd94ab569172528135265afe373","name":"Dusty Columbia Embury","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de9b9c7c49df7ff3bd02d83ae22d83c0?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/de9b9c7c49df7ff3bd02d83ae22d83c0?s=96&r=g","caption":"Dusty Columbia Embury"},"description":"Columbia Embury www.wright.edu","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.wright.edu"],"url":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/author\/dustycolumbiae\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14102,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions\/14102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionresearchplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}